Neal Van Dyke wrote:
It's my recollection that DeCastella - also from that part of the world - had a low arm carry, too.
Can't help sharing this factoid: I edged Snell at 800 in an all-comers meet in Dallas, TX, in the early 80s. He was 44; I was 31. Didn't catch him until the final turn. Post-race, he introduced himself, and we ran a cooldown together.
Sure am glad I hadn't asked him, "what's your PR?" before the race.
He did, but he always became more efficient when the pace picked up. Its pretty dramatic.