Really only have taken a good look at the 100 breastroke (men) times, but, over-all really slow (in my opinion) No world records. Has the suits made that much difference? I don't know. Pool conditions-weather-who knows??
Anybody getting a sense to what extent the lack of the body suits are affecting men and women?
Here is the 100 for my age group without the tech suits:
1 Tom Hickcox 1953 Arizona Masters 28.90 59.71
2 Larry Krauser 1953 Hydropower Masters Swim Club 29.94 1:00.56
3 Leonard Bielicz 1951 Göteborg Sim 28.41 1:01.11
4 James Montgomery 1955 Dallas Aquatic Masters 29.87 1:01.61
5 Alexander Mills 1951 Hamar IL 29.55 1:02.09
6 Eric van Boer 1954 Rolling Hills Mud Sharks 29.64 1:02.19
7 Bengt Jönsson 1955 Sollefteå Allmänna Simsällskap 30.75 1:02.69
8 Claudio Berrini 1954 Centro Nuoto Bastia 30.28 1:03.27
9 Bob White 1954 001-WMAC 29.90 1:03.33
Here is the same event from 2008 in Perth:
M E N -- 55-59 -- 100 M. FREE
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1 LARRY KRAUSER USA 0:58.78
2 ALEXANDER MILLS NOR 0:59.27
3 WILLIAM DEVENISH AUS 0:59.52
4 LEONARD BIELICZ SWE 0:59.78
5 MIKE TENNANT USA 1:00.18
6 ROSS KEE AUS 1:01.56
7 JOHN WYNBERG AUS 1:01.82
8 LUIS PINEYRO MEX 1:02.14
9 DOUG HOWIESON RSA 1:02.48
10 TIMOTHY BACH AUS 1:02.74
Seems like a significant difference to me--upwards of a 2 second difference for 100 m free.
Anybody getting a sense to what extent the lack of the body suits are affecting men and women?
Here is the 100 for my age group without the tech suits:
1 Tom Hickcox 1953 Arizona Masters 28.90 59.71
2 Larry Krauser 1953 Hydropower Masters Swim Club 29.94 1:00.56
3 Leonard Bielicz 1951 Göteborg Sim 28.41 1:01.11
4 James Montgomery 1955 Dallas Aquatic Masters 29.87 1:01.61
5 Alexander Mills 1951 Hamar IL 29.55 1:02.09
6 Eric van Boer 1954 Rolling Hills Mud Sharks 29.64 1:02.19
7 Bengt Jönsson 1955 Sollefteå Allmänna Simsällskap 30.75 1:02.69
8 Claudio Berrini 1954 Centro Nuoto Bastia 30.28 1:03.27
9 Bob White 1954 001-WMAC 29.90 1:03.33
Here is the same event from 2008 in Perth:
M E N -- 55-59 -- 100 M. FREE
**********************************
1 LARRY KRAUSER USA 0:58.78
2 ALEXANDER MILLS NOR 0:59.27
3 WILLIAM DEVENISH AUS 0:59.52
4 LEONARD BIELICZ SWE 0:59.78
5 MIKE TENNANT USA 1:00.18
6 ROSS KEE AUS 1:01.56
7 JOHN WYNBERG AUS 1:01.82
8 LUIS PINEYRO MEX 1:02.14
9 DOUG HOWIESON RSA 1:02.48
10 TIMOTHY BACH AUS 1:02.74
Seems like a significant difference to me--upwards of a 2 second difference for 100 m free.
