tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418255805011610396.post3512832520197366065..comments2023-12-18T14:09:27.498-08:00Comments on The Screaming Viking! Swim Show: Is it time to start officially calling them "Textile World Records?"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418255805011610396.post-32505860038616337802011-07-31T03:54:29.902-07:002011-07-31T03:54:29.902-07:00I think those within the swimming community unders...I think those within the swimming community understand this sentiment, for the most part. The suits came at a time when there was already increased viewership from casual swimming fans simply because of Michael Phelps and his quest for 8 gold medals at the Olympics. Despite the frequency of WRs that were broken those years, I think that they helped swimming stay in the national spotlight a bit more. On the other hand, I definitely believe that Lochte (and swimming in general) would be receiving more hype from the media if they were setting true WRs now and not just textile bests. One problem that exists is figuring out what the true world records would be had 2008-2009 not seen rubber suits.Anthonynoreply@blogger.com