Melvin Stewart had this posted on his blog, Gold Medal Mel, it is a video of Mary T's 200 fly world record in 1981.
Pure beauty
YouTube- Mary T. Meagher
Thanks for posting, that was nice. (Youtube is great.)
It was a kick to see all the little throwbacks in this old video, like the triple lane-lines, the old-style starts from the back of the blocks, breathing every other stroke. (No false start, though...we used to get THREE in LCM, remember?)
I don't know about others, but breathing every other stroke was just a matter of course in those days. Our coach would punish anyone who did otherwise.
She had a gorgeous, effortless stroke; when done right, I still think butterfly is the most beautiful stroke to watch. And no one ever did it better.
Thanks for posting, that was nice. (Youtube is great.)
It was a kick to see all the little throwbacks in this old video, like the triple lane-lines, the old-style starts from the back of the blocks, breathing every other stroke. (No false start, though...we used to get THREE in LCM, remember?)
I don't know about others, but breathing every other stroke was just a matter of course in those days. Our coach would punish anyone who did otherwise.
She had a gorgeous, effortless stroke; when done right, I still think butterfly is the most beautiful stroke to watch. And no one ever did it better.
