Sydney McLaughlin dumps Floreal: beginning of the end?

She is the Future World Record Holder in the 400 Hurdles AND she is a MAJOR THREAT to break Marita Koch's LONGSTANDING 47.60 for the 400 which was looking to seem unbreakable for another few decades, nothing normal about that kind of talent, Think Heike Drechler type of Athletic talent, Male Equivelants would be Eliud Kipchoge, Geb, Edwin Moses, Carl Lewis, Jesse Owens and even Usain Bolt though Bolt's personality made him a bigger star than just his World Records. Jesse Owens besides his many accomplishments was in a significant historic meet the 1936 Olympics which Elevated his Legend, I think she will be like Edwin Moses, Winning all the time usually by large margins and bringing the records in her events down so low, the person who breaks it Grand Parents are not born yet.

This is a RARE SPECIAL ATHLETE, nothing normal about her talent.

douglas burke wrote:

She is the Future World Record Holder in the 400 Hurdles AND she is a MAJOR THREAT to break Marita Koch's LONGSTANDING 47.60 for the 400 which was looking to seem unbreakable for another few decades, nothing normal about that kind of talent, Think Heike Drechler type of Athletic talent, Male Equivelants would be Eliud Kipchoge, Geb, Edwin Moses, Carl Lewis, Jesse Owens and even Usain Bolt though Bolt's personality made him a bigger star than just his World Records. Jesse Owens besides his many accomplishments was in a significant historic meet the 1936 Olympics which Elevated his Legend, I think she will be like Edwin Moses, Winning all the time usually by large margins and bringing the records in her events down so low, the person who breaks it Grand Parents are not born yet.

This is a RARE SPECIAL ATHLETE, nothing normal about her talent.

So you say, pal.

What makes her different? A mix of all of the above things you listed, as well as her marketability. Further, Ajee is not a hurdler and is not as good at her event as Sydney is currently (no one within half a second this year). Many "non-track fans" cared about Devers and Jones, and they will care about McLaughlin. I don't understand your "prematurely" comment - I'm not claiming her to be an icon of the sport currently.

I'm not saying she will run open and hurdle events simultaneously at championships, but your original statement made it sound as though she will never accomplish anything in flat events ("Felix sprints and Richards sprinted but McLaughlin hurdles"). I don't agree with that sentiment. Allyson Felix's 400m PR is 49.26 - are you of the belief that Sydney doesn't have to chance to run that fast?

hcigcg wrote:

Kind of like the NBA draft. Bet on the future.

based on current SBs if we picked a OG squad

On the team at 400 IMs

One of three in a photo finish for the 2 first round only legs on the 4x400

Olde Hogge wrote:

Yes, really. Switching rarely elicits positive results. Time will tell, I suppose. Though, I hope for the best. Precocious talents like her do not come around often.

Tell that to Simpson and Rowbury.

Pros gravitate to the event they can make the most money at. That is why Simpson will never go back to the steeple.

The article says nothing about McLaughlin "dumping" Floreal. The athletes may not wish to relocate to Texas. Floreal himself, with his new job, may not have time to coach pros anymore.

Her new management company will fix that. Are you too blind to see what's happening here? This woman is going to be a superstar!

overhyped wrote:

hcigcg wrote:

She has no medals

She has no WR records

She lacks a personality during interviews

She has potential .

Kind of like the NBA draft. Bet on the future.

Her personality sucks. No charisma. She's not fast enough like the all-time greats, and 400m hurdles is not a marquee event.

That's just trollbait. This is a very good athlete who already almost broke 50, but not close to 48.

Les wrote:

The article says nothing about McLaughlin "dumping" Floreal. The athletes may not wish to relocate to Texas. Floreal himself, with his new job, may not have time to coach pros anymore.

How much time can a Div. 1 track coach give to a professional athlete? Can he travel with her to Europe? Can he attend every workout she does? How much time does he have for her on weekends? Does time with pro athletes take away from time with Kentucky collegians plus the multiple admin duties involved?

Would you want your college coach coaching others as well?

hcigcg wrote:

She has no medals

She has no WR records

She lacks a personality during interviews

She has potential .

Kind of like the NBA draft. Bet on the future.

Has no one said it? She is very attractive as well and very talented at track. Just like Felix. Good combo to have

Sanjay Gupta wrote:

Cant wrote:

Disagree with that. Look at Felix. She already has a tv career and she isn’t even done with track yet. Santa Richards, same thing. Felix works for American ninja warrior. She is intelligent, pretty, and already had a following. Syd could be in the same situation after a lengthy career. She could have that in 10-15 years.

Felix sprints and Richards sprinted. McLaughlin hurdles.

Can you name a popular women’s 400 hurdler?

Sydney McLaughlin.

nah,shes a super talented teen phenom,nothing more.she may improve somewhat,provided she doesnt overtrain,and get injured,but i cant see her breaking any world records.as for coming close to koch's world record,she has no chance in hell.shes much more likely to go the way of mary cain,candace hill,nelya neprodnaya,and a whole host of other teen phenoms than she is the next alyson felix,or bolt.

TrackCoach wrote:

I guess the 400h is the low hanging fruit, she is the best in the world right now. However, if the trend continues she could be competing for medals in the flat 400 in the next 2 years and who would choose to run the hurdles over a flat race? The way it works is, athletes gravitate to the easiest event they can have success at.

400 hurdles for women is a very similar situation to the steeple record we just saw go down.

The hurdles are teeny tiny. You just need a girl who is actually fast over the flat 400 - 49 second runner. Then the record will be low 51.

Sanjay Gupta wrote:

Cant wrote:

Disagree with that. Look at Felix. She already has a tv career and she isn’t even done with track yet. Santa Richards, same thing. Felix works for American ninja warrior. She is intelligent, pretty, and already had a following. Syd could be in the same situation after a lengthy career. She could have that in 10-15 years.

Felix sprints and Richards sprinted. McLaughlin hurdles.

Can you name a popular women’s 400 hurdler?

Come on, there are a few well known ones.

Not many people inside track will have heard of Sydney at all. Especially outside the USA.

Here in the UK track fans will know Elidh Doyle as the first name that comes to mind. Maybe Hejnova also because she's been a force in the European champs for years.

But I'd say in the US Dalilah Muhammad or Shamier Little must be the most well known female 400 hurdlers. Little has that hair thing going on also, makes her memorable. I'm sure Sydney will change that in the USA, but probably won't become a big star in the UK.

Americans fail to understand the disinterest Brits take in American athletes. To us, there are many American sprinters and always has been. Before Bolt or Van Niekerk an American was always winning and Sydney is just another one. She's literally just replacing the 400m hurdlers you currently have who are already top in the world.

It will just be like Kenni Harrison if Sydney breaks the WR.

#5 on the list. Bunch of racist haters on this thread -

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hcigcg wrote:

She has no medals

She has no WR records

She lacks a personality during interviews

She has potential .

Kind of like the NBA draft. Bet on the future.

Have you checked the U20 record lists? She has a few there.

Cant wrote:

Disagree with that. Look at Felix. She already has a tv career and she isn’t even done with track yet. Santa Richards, same thing. Felix works for American ninja warrior. She is intelligent, pretty, and already had a following. Syd could be in the same situation after a lengthy career. She could have that in 10-15 years.

It's funny that you say that. I was talking to a guy the other day who said he thought she would become Felix but he thought felix was all so packaged by a marketing agency it was boring. He said, "She's a pretty good runner who always wins gold as she's on the US 4 x 400 team. She's good looking but we know absolutely zero about her or her personality as it's so packaged."

Then a few hours later I got a text to the following video. "This is what we know about felix the person," he said.

She will show up at an NBA game dating a high profile player and then immediately become well known.