Rowdy has that reaction to every race he watches.

And now we having him rant over how amazing Dressel's starts are lmao

pretty funny, but also i can see why they do two foot forward starts, the blocks are so tiny!

+Jack Smith 777 and they knew how to fill them

metsedudenj Seems to be the only aspect of this swim that your concerned with

Honestly they should just let people wear whatever they want just as long as there aren't any banned materials in it. Whether it's bike shorts, full-body suit, leg skins, etc. Briefs and one-pieces for females will always remain popular for training, but I'd be surprised if you ever see them in high-level races again.

And know we have swimmers that can do these times in drag suits.

@@aquamansanchez8784 16 year old went 47.3 at Euro Jrs

At first I thought some of these videos were out of sync, but now I see what you mean. That starter had the whistle blown on races when people hadn't even gotten down.

As they were going to the blocks, the 8 swimmers discussed the starter and his quick starts.

Heath clearly wasn't settled either

The record for 100m has NEVER been under 45 😂 the fastest is 46.91 with the super suit.

@@psychedelicgoat3464now it’s 46.86 but the WR in SCM is 44.84 by Kyle chalmers

@@parkerfleischman1852 You can't count short course.

***** He did as well as the Australian Olympic Federation appealed about the flying start that happened. Unfortunately the appeals were denied.

@@johnnguyen270 even to this day watching the video Stockwell didn't have time to be ready at the start. If the starter gave Mark the same time to be ready I think he and not Gaines would have won Gold

@@KG1970. Nah, Gaines was faster and didn't get much of an extra advantage at the start.

@@vaderetro264 in sprint events like the 100 freestyle even that small advantage means the difference between winning and losing.

@@KG1970. Only if the difference in speed between two athletes is small. But none of those athletes would have been able to swim in 49.80 apart from Gaines that day, even without the mildly controversial start.

Stockwell was angry because that idiot starter was fast-starting every race. He would say "take your mark" and squeeze the trigger before all the swimmers came down to a set position. Watch other races from these games and you will see the same thing. However, Stockwell should have known what to expect. The eight swimmers discussed the starter's itchy trigger finger as they walked down the side of the pool toward the blocks.

That's a great observation! I've been fascinated by this race forever, and never known this. I think Rowdy was using all his wits to win. Even thinking hard about which goggles to use - slightly comically! Seeing his start now I know he's the only one in a track start position, you noticed he is positioned lower as they jump. All the other swimmers in that race flex both their knees more than there were on "set" then jump. Randy's knees were already flexed to take off position, so he was off the blocks earlier and had more speed entering the water. I'm sure the coaches have figured it out that a track start gives you a faster start so all competitive swimmers do it. Ironic that Rowdy's start was described as "unconventional" by those 1984 commentators.

every single time in the a final was faster than the fastest time in the b final. no clue what you mean

That was the 400 freestyle, not the 100.

Mark Spitz didn't wear goggles and swimming cap when he won 7 gold in Munich Olympic, so he's not a true champion? I think some new rules improve world records to make the sport more exciting to watch.

Times have changed, and they've found ways that make people even faster, which is a good thing. It's nice to have some change, including going back a step from the full body technical suits to the knee to shoulder for women and the waist to knee for men.

It’s been outside in 1992 and 2004 also. I’m not sure we will see it again.

The 2028 Games will have swimming outdoors again.

not really crazy. no dolphin kick. no tech suit. blocks the size of a cereal box. the sport has changed so much since this swim.

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Why did you watch it?

Gross was never a 100m Freestyle swimmer, just contributed in the relays for the West German team. Not to mention that even in Butterfly his strong event was the 200m, not the 100m (no matter what happened in those Olympics).

The the current suits have muscle compression and support that helps you ride higher in the watee

Nowadays it will be classed as sexual assault!

That we know of..

That’s what I thought too. Rowdy Gaines looks normal and is normal. Perfect victory.

That’s because that is exactly who it is.

Rowdy swam when he was younger on Cypress Gardens AAU swim team. That team disbanded and he came back his junior year in High School. In his prime dominating years in 1980 got boycotted for the Moscow Olympics where he would have won five gold medals and he quit. All that hard work and big dream came crashing down. Not just for Rowdy but the whole US Olympic team, all of those dreams of so many. He came back and finally won Gold in Los Angeles. I swam with him when we were 8 and under year olds through high school. Not a better person and bigger heart than Rowdy and was always so passionate for the sport swimming.

Rowdy Gaines won The God Medal, Mark Spitz. It was The Rowdy Gaines Race.

Rowdy was in front the whole way so it was his race.

BoBa Me More like 2.

I was exaggerating