Adam Peaty set a world record in the breast stroke in the 1st prelim.
He barely reacted.
This seems to happen regularly at the Olympics in swimming.
To me it makes the sport less interesting and shows it's not that competitive. Am I wrong? And can someone explain why it happens so often? You never see it in track.
It used to happen a lot I think when they would swim the 3/4 underwater or had the new suits but it still happens now without technological advances.
Haha great minds think alike! We started the same thread!
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I was watching it too.
He had no facial/emotional reaction. all he did was take out his glasses and his cap.
I was thinking about a person setting a world record in the 800m heats or 5000m semis in track and field. No one even comes close to 13 min for men and 14 for women for the 5k.
Yes, swimming is a bad joke.
Whoo hoo! Will do
Probably embarrassed to be a breast stroker and wanted to get out of there before anyone saw him. I only see old ladies doing that in the pool
wejo wrote:
Adam Peaty set a world record in the breast stroke in the 1st prelim.
He barely reacted.
This seems to happen regularly at the Olympics in swimming.
To me it makes the sport less interesting and shows it's not that competitive. Am I wrong? And can someone explain why it happens so often? You never see it in track.
It used to happen a lot I think when they would swim the 3/4 underwater or had the new suits but it still happens now without technological advances.
He was the former WR holder (i.e. he broke his own record), so it makes sense that his reaction wouldn't be particularly excessive.
Breaststroke is also the least laborious of the 4, so recovery after hard efforts is much easier.
As I said on the other thread, It would be wonderful if track athletes actually gave some sort of notable effort during the heats.
Seyta wrote:
As I said on the other thread, It would be wonderful if track athletes actually gave some sort of notable effort during the heats.
Yeah wonderfully stupid
He was probably thinking he fvcked it up. FULL TO THE BRIM!!!
I think it's due to two reasons:
1) swimming isn't as hard on the body as running is so pushing hard won't hurt someone as much as running would (hence swimmers able to compete in several races at meets and able to train for long hours.)
2) it's not easy for swimmers to gauge where their competitors are so they have to blindly push the pace, thinking their competitor two lanes down might be ahead.
If they fall all the time, it is not because they are easy. That can't go on for forty or more years the way it does in swimming, right? Were the records Mark Spitz broke easy? But it is so much faster now. This is a question of technique and recovery. They are always improving the technique somehow and they recover easily because there is no impact.
jjjjjj wrote:
If they fall all the time, it is not because they are easy. That can't go on for forty or more years the way it does in swimming, right? Were the records Mark Spitz broke easy? But it is so much faster now. This is a question of technique and recovery. They are always improving the technique somehow and they recover easily because there is no impact.
It's just lik running was 40 years ago. I heard this story about a guy who fell in the 10,000m and still set a WR. This was 44 years ago.
I remember Mike Marsh running a 19.73 200 in the Barcelona semifinals and wondering if he was mad that he didn't lean for the record. The final was considerable slower and he never approached it again. Serious question - would a dip and lean have distracted him from the ultimate goal?
Record performances in breast stroke this year. Did they change a technical rule this year ( such as allowing more underwater kicks?)?
World records occur in heats in swimming because talented athletes are in peak condition and they are fresh when racing first heat. One cannot see the competitors while swimming as one can see competitors while racing, T&F. One might as well go all out in heat to make sure one makes final.
The water is faster now. I don't know what that means but there was an article I read about it during the U.S. swim trials after some records were broken. Apparently it is more expensive and more likely to be seen temporary or new pools for major events like the trials or Olympics.
It is impressive. That is what is wrong with track, nobody tries for times
Oh man wrote:
I think it's due to two reasons:
1) swimming isn't as hard on the body as running is so pushing hard won't hurt someone as much as running would (hence swimmers able to compete in several races at meets and able to train for long hours.)
2) it's not easy for swimmers to gauge where their competitors are so they have to blindly push the pace, thinking their competitor two lanes down might be ahead.
Correct and correct.
One of the many reasons I will NEVER respect swimming like I do track. That and there is tons of races and relays that athletes can win many medals. It is what it is ... But it gets no respect from me.
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