phelps and lochte both broke the world record in the 400 im with phelps turning in the lower time and current world record of 4:05.25.
katie hoff broke also set a new wr in the 400 im: 4:31.12.
hayley mcgregory broke the 100 backstroke mark only to see the hottest american swimmer ever to put on a swimsuit, natalie coughlin, break it back in the very next heat. natalie then went on to become the first woman ever to swim a sub-59 100 back setting the new current world record of :58.97 in the finals.
aaron piersol lowered his own 100 back world record to :52.89.
tonight sees natalie take on teen sensation katie hoff in the 200 im which natalie avoided for 7 years after a 4th place finish in the 2000 trials.
It's crazy! I wonder how much of this is due to the new speedo suit?
One of the programs said it took the swimmers about 20 minutes to get into the new suit.
i know 3 of the 4 were wearing it. dunno about hoff. piersol might be screwed though because nike might make him wear theirs in the olympics after letting him wear the speedo in the trials.
Phelps said he has noticed a bit of difference with the new suits.
This always makes me wonder: at some point, we have to stop breaking speed records.
"This always makes me wonder: at some point, we have to stop breaking speed records."
Didn't some Gay guy break the 100m sprint record during the Track & Field trials?
I think I'm against these suits. If they enhance your performance isn't that still cheating?
Equipment and technology have been improving sports for decades. Runners wear unitards for aerodynamics, footwear has improved by leaps and bounds.
if they're available to everyone, shames, it's fair. caps and goggles technically enhance performance as well. so does shaving down. are we gonna ban them as well? how about naked hairy swimmers without goggles?
as far as breaking records, i think we're still no where near seeing the full potential of the human body.
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I know, I know, but it just seems like the new suits are taking it to another level.
And, personally, I'm all for (somewhat) hairy naked swimmers.
Where?
Anywhere!
i'm up for some naked nat.
perhaps they should break speedo records instead. . .
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the borg are so passe. cylons are where it's at, baby.
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