Comments on: U.S. swimming coach irked by intensified debate over new suits http://gazetteolympics.freedomblogging.com/2009/07/01/us-swimming-coach-irked-by-intensified-debate-over-new-suits/1625/ Olympics blog for The Colorado Springs Gazette Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:32:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://gazetteolympics.freedomblogging.com/2009/07/01/us-swimming-coach-irked-by-intensified-debate-over-new-suits/1625/#comment-221 Anonymous Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:09:50 +0000 http://gazetteolympics.freedomblogging.com/?p=1625#comment-221 I hate what the new suits have done to the sport. The new suits aren't going to make a mediocre swimmer great but the record book now doesn't make a lot of sense. Much harder to compare swimmers across eras now. FYI - your photo is of Eddie Reese not Schubert. I hate what the new suits have done to the sport. The new suits aren’t going to make a mediocre swimmer great but the record book now doesn’t make a lot of sense. Much harder to compare swimmers across eras now.

FYI - your photo is of Eddie Reese not Schubert.

]]> By: David Andrade http://gazetteolympics.freedomblogging.com/2009/07/01/us-swimming-coach-irked-by-intensified-debate-over-new-suits/1625/#comment-219 David Andrade Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:16:00 +0000 http://gazetteolympics.freedomblogging.com/?p=1625#comment-219 It's a sad state of affairs in the sports world when the swimsuit material is such a big issue! Dara Torres was right on when she said it would be good to wear a regular swimsuit from the old days and then jump in the pool to see who is the fastest. Why do we have to make such a big deal about everything in today's world? It’s a sad state of affairs in the sports world when the swimsuit material is such a big issue! Dara Torres was right on when she said it would be good to wear a regular swimsuit from the old days and then jump in the pool to see who is the fastest. Why do we have to make such a big deal about everything in today’s world?

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