Yannick Agnel (FRA) Wins 200m Freestyle Gold - London 2012 Olympics

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  • @luispastor8089
    @luispastor8089 4 года назад +405

    From time to time I come back here to watch the most perfect 200m freestyle ever swam.

  • @ApatheticCritic
    @ApatheticCritic 11 лет назад +104

    This field was just so ridiculously loaded. Agnel swam one of the best 200m freestyles of all time to win it. Great race.

  • @anesdj4282
    @anesdj4282 4 года назад +94

    What a swim from Agnel, sadly retired at 24 but that's the best 200 swim I've ever seen

    • @williamrithaler4051
      @williamrithaler4051 2 года назад

      yea why did he retire so young ?

    • @anesdj4282
      @anesdj4282 2 года назад +45

      @@williamrithaler4051 in an interview, he said that he achieved what he wanted in the sport, and he had other interests in life than swimming.

  • @chucku00
    @chucku00 9 лет назад +64

    This guy is making it effortless... what a blast !

  • @theterminator308
    @theterminator308 11 лет назад +120

    the world record with hi-tech suits haha :)).
    In my opinion, Yannick Agnel really derserves to be the world record holder in this event.

  • @1pasupaty
    @1pasupaty 9 лет назад +14

    every winner celebrating his victory is really pumping adrenaline in anybodys heart

  • @lightyearahead
    @lightyearahead 4 года назад +20

    Agnel won by more than a body length lead!!! Amazing him.

  • @theterminator308
    @theterminator308 10 лет назад +295

    10 fastest men in 200 free in textile:
    #1: Yannick Agnel (FRA) 1.43.14
    #2: Michael Phelps (USA) 1.43.86
    #3: Ian Thorpe (AUS) 1.44.06
    #4: Ryan Lochte (USA) 1.44.44
    #5: Sun Yang (CHN) 1.44.47
    #6: Park Tae Hwan (KOR) 1.44.80
    #7: Danila Izotov (RUS) 1,44,87
    #8: Paul Biedermann (GER) 1.44.88
    #9: Pieter Van Den Hoogenband (NED) 1.44.89
    #10: Conors Dwyer (USA) 1.45.32

    • @mannyrivas3054
      @mannyrivas3054 10 лет назад +2

      Since when did Pieter van den Hoogenband go a 1:44? I don't think he ever went under 1:45.

    • @theterminator308
      @theterminator308 10 лет назад +4

      he ever got 1.44.89 at european championship in 2002 that's only one time I went under 1.45 in his career

    • @mannyrivas3054
      @mannyrivas3054 10 лет назад +1

      Yeah I know I looked it up and that's when I realized that I was wrong. It's just that he never did it in the world championships or the Olympic which is why I didn't know about it.

    • @theterminator308
      @theterminator308 10 лет назад +4

      like what Magnussen did in 100free, he reached his PB with a time of 47.10, which is the fastest ever in textile at Olympic trials while his best at olympic and championship is 47.53 and 47.49

    • @LOUISVICTORJC
      @LOUISVICTORJC 10 лет назад +3

      At the world championships Agnel swimmed 1.44.20

  • @cedericocosantorini8013
    @cedericocosantorini8013 11 лет назад +48

    Bravo Yannick!!! Tu as été le MEILLEUR de ces jeux de Londres!

  • @anesdj4282
    @anesdj4282 4 года назад +4

    This swim is the reference of the 200m, just epic by Agnel

  • @SpecsJolteon
    @SpecsJolteon 10 лет назад +53

    200 Free at the olympics always has the best races
    2004: van den Hoogenband, Thorpe, Phelps, Hackett, Keller
    2008: Biedermann, Phelps, Vanderkaay, Tae-Hwan, Basson
    2012: Sun, Tae-Hwan, Agnel, Lochte, Biedermann. (Phelps probably could've entered as he was still a good 200 freestyler)
    Some god like company right there. Heres to 2016 being just as good

    • @hoangle2897
      @hoangle2897 10 лет назад +7

      best race in 2016 would be 100 free
      Magnussen, Mcevoy, Adrian, Morozov, Ning Zetao, Manaudou...or even Agnel, Feigen....

    • @thebigseal1
      @thebigseal1 9 лет назад

      2016 will have lochte, hagino, agnel, McEvoy, guy, sun yang, maybe Phelps..

    • @alexichouchouchou100
      @alexichouchouchou100 9 лет назад +2

      stravius also?

    • @marlingod
      @marlingod 6 лет назад +7

      looking back at the 100 NOBODY saw Chalmers coming

    • @martinleborgne-peres9228
      @martinleborgne-peres9228 4 года назад +1

      @@hoangle2897 Also, nobody was expecting that Timmers will get the silver...

  • @MrVpassenheim
    @MrVpassenheim 7 лет назад +2

    Both this and the women's 200 race winner were a display of perfectly executed races.

  • @Knoxicutioner
    @Knoxicutioner 12 лет назад +5

    The Arena X- Glide tech suit he wore in 2009 increased his buoyancy due to it made of 100% polyurethane. Beidermann was a pretty big and bulky guy when he set that record. The transition from the body suits to jammers hurt big guys like him because now he has to work harder to keep that weight afloat, where the bodysuit+weight combo used to make people like him incredible. Bob Bowman said it himself though. it took Phelps 5-6 years to drop 4 seconds in the 200. Biedermann did it in 11 months.

  • @propulsious7495
    @propulsious7495 9 лет назад +170

    Imagine if agnel had lochte & phelps' underwaters...

    • @waterbender9939
      @waterbender9939 6 лет назад +8

      probably would have went 1 minute and 42.99 seconds

    • @verward
      @verward 6 лет назад +9

      I think he would've gotten the olympic record, probably not the world record.

    • @eldoug1589
      @eldoug1589 4 года назад +2

      Would it really matter? He torched Lochte and his underwaters in this race.

    • @shiftyboi8827
      @shiftyboi8827 4 года назад

      @@eldoug1589 I think the OC was more referring to how fast Agnel could go, rather than whether or not he could win

    • @mysteriousdalenkgu1559
      @mysteriousdalenkgu1559 4 года назад

      @@shiftyboi8827 I’m pretty sure eldoug knows that; I think his point is that yannick is probably faster over water than underwater since Lochte already has world class underwaters.

  • @verward
    @verward 5 лет назад +24

    I think 08 and 09 were too recent when this happened, so the commentators don't realise what an incredible feed 1:43.14 is. No one since has even come close, yet the announcers just shrug it off, like it's an ok time or something.

    • @madafok
      @madafok 5 месяцев назад

      And it should have been the true Olympic record !

  • @anastasiabeaudry3399
    @anastasiabeaudry3399 11 лет назад +6

    I'm so proud for Agnel :)

  • @Aakos94
    @Aakos94 12 лет назад +3

    thats about as good of a meet as angel could have hoped for! just incredible

  • @thomasprice7621
    @thomasprice7621 6 лет назад +1

    Despite being an American, expat living not in Trumpy-Town.
    Add this to your AWESOME BOX of moments in Olympic swimming history, Yannick was the man for 100-400 for about 30 mos. and it is here, Cheers. OUT. :)

  • @theterminator308
    @theterminator308 11 лет назад +1

    He deserves the world record in the 200m freestyle than Biedermann.
    1m43.14s is real world record in this event

  • @XDF745
    @XDF745 3 года назад +1

    2012 Agnel is still the benchmark for the 200 free.

    • @sarkaprokopova7726
      @sarkaprokopova7726 3 года назад +1

      Most certainly. Best 200m free swim ever - such a smart, and well implemented swim. Agnel actually talked about it on Brett Hawke's podcast (available on RUclips).

  • @TheClashOfClansVidz
    @TheClashOfClansVidz 9 лет назад +42

    FRANCE FTW YEAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH COME ON BABBBYYYYY

  • @contanrauc3535
    @contanrauc3535 3 года назад +2

    That last 50 was ridiculous

  • @theoponchel2296
    @theoponchel2296 11 лет назад +1

    Agnel also got three medals in the olympics last year, two of them were gold, he beat Sun Yang in the 200m. They're currently even in Barcelona, knowing that Agnel isn't swimming lots of events this time. You cannot say which of them is the best, so we'll see in Rio.

  • @MickChickenn
    @MickChickenn 11 лет назад +1

    I'm so excited to see how they do. There has been controversy about Yannick being sick and adding events at the last second, and there has been stuff about Sun having coaching issues. I can't wait to see if they can overcome their difficulties.

  • @fernandopardo4185
    @fernandopardo4185 3 года назад +3

    The best 200 ever

  • @theterminator308
    @theterminator308 11 лет назад +1

    Last night, Agnel has come back with a time of 1.44.20. He didn't get the best but this record is good enough for him to get gold

  • @fortitudo1409
    @fortitudo1409 3 года назад +1

    9 years later, NODOBY came close to 1.43.1 , nobody even got under 1.44 , what a legendary swim.

  • @theterminator308
    @theterminator308 11 лет назад +3

    Yannick Agnel have still had best record 1.45.48 in 2013 which is in front of 1.45.97 of Ryan Lochte. coaching issues could impact negatively sun yang in championships. anyway, I totally believe that he is invincible in 1500m at least

  • @JMott76
    @JMott76 10 лет назад +19

    supatvshowuploader
    Yes Phelps' Beijing time was quicker.... because he wore a Speedo LZR. Not as fast as Biedermann's suit (Rome), but still quicker than those worn by the London field. Worth roughly a second over a textile, so without it the time would've been around what he did to win 07 Worlds (1.43.86). Good for silver here, but (probably) not enough to beat Agnel.

    • @theterminator308
      @theterminator308 10 лет назад

      phelps had been at his peak in 2007 not 2008 before supersuits was applied...I think that he would never get under 1.44 again without LZR suits. It is proven that phelps swam 1.44.79 in textile (off his PB by 0.93) in shanghai 2011 or 1.44.05 as anchor leg in london 2012.

    • @iEssential
      @iEssential 10 лет назад

      you can't take his time in 2007 into comparison, he was still wearing a full body suit.

    • @theterminator308
      @theterminator308 10 лет назад +7

      full body suit but not super suit....
      look at his 200 butterfly in 2007, he chased down former WR by 1.71s with only jammer and goggle

    • @gnja2015
      @gnja2015 7 лет назад

      It was the Fastskin FS II. That suit is fully textile.

  • @adamroflll
    @adamroflll 11 лет назад +1

    Excited for this race in barcelona 2013. Expecting him to kill it again.

  • @dpoynterfletcher4816
    @dpoynterfletcher4816 11 лет назад

    I think we can say France has the best new generation swimmer, look at Agnel, 20 years and this is a killer

  • @theterminator308
    @theterminator308 11 лет назад +1

    and don't forget Park Tae Hwan. a little part may be Paul Biedermann. 200m freestyle is still the most interesting race in championships with 4 olympian gold medalists, 1 WR holder and potential new stars

  • @fleetfoot86
    @fleetfoot86 11 лет назад +1

    I guess I should be more specific. His over arm recovery looks similar but his pull is very unique. Straight down and back.

  • @zisssssou
    @zisssssou 11 лет назад

    "the long white shark"
    Agnel will certainly be one of the talent to watch in the following years
    USA, Australia, France and Russia have the best swimmers ressources

  • @dfisdjnjcsjsjn
    @dfisdjnjcsjsjn 11 лет назад

    Sun Yang, wr 1500, .06 off 400 wr done in supersuit and still manages to be competitive in the 200m.

  • @sarthakbhalerao1045
    @sarthakbhalerao1045 6 лет назад

    After 200m freestyle in 2004 athens, i would say this was the one which had a lot of superstars and could have gone anywhere.....

    • @lexsoft3969
      @lexsoft3969 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah... the great Ian Thorpe, Peter Van den Hoogenband (defending champion) and the GOAT Michael Phelps raced for the gold in a thrilling race. I didn't watch live on TV, but I saw a video on it....Wow.

  • @theoponchel2296
    @theoponchel2296 11 лет назад

    You'd better relax dude, you just cannot be saying Agnel isn't currently one of the best swimmers in the world.

  • @Ineddiblehulk
    @Ineddiblehulk 12 лет назад

    Bruce is the greatest caller/commentator in Aus, and probe the World. You should hear him call his pet sport Athletics. He is just amazing, the Phelps/Usain of telecast sport.

  • @massimomarchini5835
    @massimomarchini5835 2 года назад +1

    AGNEL, IL + GRANDE NUOTATORE DEI 200 SL DI TUTTI I TEMPI .

  • @marcusyakou2066
    @marcusyakou2066 10 лет назад +54

    French we are the best

    • @arthurjoly4171
      @arthurjoly4171 9 лет назад +4

      Exactement

    • @gtrinh1
      @gtrinh1 9 лет назад +3

      Marcus Yakou What if they had better swimmers from the USA? There are about 196 states around the world. But Taiwan Ins't officially named yet which brings it to 195 states. Others might swim better than France did like the Australian teammate Thomas-Fraser-Holmes Who won the 200m Freestyle at the Pan-Pacific In 2014.

    • @everydaymusic1759
      @everydaymusic1759 8 лет назад

      Human Beings are the best, not just French, ok?

    • @juliemolina5657
      @juliemolina5657 7 лет назад

      thanks we are great champions 😉🇫🇷

    • @poormansrose7754
      @poormansrose7754 6 лет назад +1

      "We"? I only saw one swimmer that won the race and not all french people.

  • @lexsoft3969
    @lexsoft3969 5 лет назад +7

    I remember I had been observing two French "tower" swimmers since 2010 European Championship : this guy and Camille Lacourt. I was impressed with their results there, esp Lacourt. When I knew their height, I was even more impressed : 2.02 m and 2.00 m, respectively. Wow.
    I was glad Agnel won here. I didn't want Sun Yang or Park Tae Hwan won; let them only take 400m and 1500m which belonged to them.

  • @harip4911
    @harip4911 3 года назад +1

    Superb technique, a little bit reminding me of Thorpe

  • @sousss4911
    @sousss4911 12 лет назад

    Agnel : a new star is born ! ;)

  • @monajackson9377
    @monajackson9377 7 лет назад +1

    Sunyang win 200m freestyle champion in 2016 rio Olympics and 2017 Budapest world championships,what's a pity for Agnel

  • @carmelopearman5721
    @carmelopearman5721 3 года назад +18

    Welp, this hurts to watch now

  • @MickChickenn
    @MickChickenn 11 лет назад +1

    Also, Sun is invincible in the 1500. Totally agree there. He could have skipped training for a week leading up to this WC and still win it.

  • @goldmonkey77
    @goldmonkey77 12 лет назад

    It would be interesting if Yannick Agnel and Sun Yang compete for "Fastest man in the water" in a 300m freestyle swimming, like the race of "Fastest man on the land" between Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson in 1997.

  • @ennediend2865
    @ennediend2865 3 года назад +4

    No one could have beaten Yannick here ! Not even Phelps, the reason why he chose not to swim that distance .

  • @Vomitoxx
    @Vomitoxx 11 лет назад +17

    Agnel the futur phelps !

    • @theterminator308
      @theterminator308 10 лет назад

      he can't become phelps but may be thorpedo

    • @Lukithunder
      @Lukithunder 10 лет назад +2

      theterminator308 well thorpe also reigned in the 400 for a long time so not exactly

    • @peaces4me
      @peaces4me 7 лет назад +3

      Vomitoxx Did he race in Rio? I can't remember lol.

    • @Yourmom-dd3fh
      @Yourmom-dd3fh 7 лет назад +1

      Phelps the endless trying to be Agnel

  • @andrewwright.
    @andrewwright. 3 года назад +2

    9 years ago. What have you done lately?

  • @foquslab8229
    @foquslab8229 12 лет назад

    Paul Biedermann is still world class. I say they bring back the suits. Made the sport a lot more fun to watch.

  • @林石謙
    @林石謙 11 лет назад +1

    super star ~ yannick agnel

  • @laylashakinah4811
    @laylashakinah4811 3 года назад

    Asian swimmers have swag they got the dbs going on

  • @MickChickenn
    @MickChickenn 11 лет назад

    I have never said Agnel isn't one of the best. He has a gold medal to prove that he is. I'm just saying that if we were betting on who has a brighter future in swimming, Sun Yang has more potential, due to his wider range of good events. Learn how to read.

  • @ashaniadrac
    @ashaniadrac 11 лет назад +10

    is it me or does china always have the fastest reaction time on starts

  • @liberalegypt
    @liberalegypt 3 года назад +3

    Let's imagine a race between Agnel London vs Phelps Beijing WOW

    • @cooldumpy7913
      @cooldumpy7913 3 года назад

      phelps was only 0.18 faster and did it with a much better suit. even if phelps had a smaller program agnel would still win

    • @ferencorosz9753
      @ferencorosz9753 2 года назад +1

      2001 Thorpe vs Angel.
      Ian was in his own league as well, he would have been faster.
      But this Angel form was nearly unexpected.
      Noone has predicted a swim and dominance like this.

  • @MarineKingPride
    @MarineKingPride 12 лет назад

    This is just awesome.

  • @theterminator308
    @theterminator308 11 лет назад

    keep calm and waiting for their performances in World Championships 8 days from now

  • @JMott76
    @JMott76 11 лет назад

    Interesting. Didn't know Agnel was actually ahead of London pace at 150, presumed he was around 0.5-1 sec down..... what an absolute BEAST he was here! Rivalled only by Sun (relay) since.
    And even then, still more than a second off Biedermann's 'WR'.... Farcical ;(

  • @theoponchel2296
    @theoponchel2296 11 лет назад

    Race start: 3:35

  • @goldmonkey77
    @goldmonkey77 11 лет назад

    When did Yannick swim 3:43? If he did, he should have swum 400m freestyle at London Olympic because he would be more competitive in 400m than 100m. They are both great swimmers. Hope they will have more competitions at more events together in the next few years.

  • @benjaminli3808
    @benjaminli3808 3 года назад +2

    Sun needed to go out faster, Agnel swam perfectly here.

  • @adamroflll
    @adamroflll 12 лет назад

    agnel raced lochte 3 times. 200m free, 4x1 free, 4x2 free. out of those swims:
    agnel: 2 gold, 1 silver.
    lochte: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 4th place finish.
    agnel whooped lochte by 1.9 seconds in the 2free, had the fastest split in the 4x1 and 4x2, and passed lochte in the 4x1. lochte had a higher medal count, but he also swam more and is more versatile. agnel swam less, but the quality of his swims were higher

  • @unforgotable1
    @unforgotable1 10 лет назад +43

    that's the proof that biederman did 1:42 thanks to his suit.

    • @hoangle2897
      @hoangle2897 7 лет назад +1

      I mean his best in textile....not super suit

    • @mvnjuan
      @mvnjuan 7 лет назад

      with a banned super suit. His best real time was a 1:44 high.

    • @jean-qz5gr
      @jean-qz5gr 7 лет назад +6

      Paul Biderman beat Pheps and Agnel in the first leg of 4 200 shangai 2011

    • @frnzahnrt7044
      @frnzahnrt7044 5 лет назад +1

      Emil Aliyev no its just because their are 3 years between and a lot happens in 3 years and a suit can’t give you 4 secs

    • @edvinkarlsson3561
      @edvinkarlsson3561 5 лет назад +1

      @@frnzahnrt7044 They actually could. They were full body suits made out of polyurethane. They made you much more boyant and hydrophobic as the material wasn't absorbing any water at all.

  • @adamroflll
    @adamroflll 11 лет назад +2

    I dont think so. Agnels stroke looks like no stroke ive seen before. Park tae hwan's stroke looks like thorpe's, just like sun yang's looks like grant hackett's (gee i wonder why). But agnel's stroke is very original and its probably my favorite stroke aesthetically

    • @ccbgaming6994
      @ccbgaming6994 2 года назад

      My stroke is like Agnels but obviously not as fast

  • @theterminator308
    @theterminator308 11 лет назад

    47.84 for 100m freestyle. not bad to agnel. he can totally get a medal in this event if he increase his record a liitle bit more

  • @madafok
    @madafok 3 года назад

    Agnel&Titmus perfect combo for this distance ! Nobody can beat them at the moment and in a fair way (I mean without polyurethan) !
    We will see what Popovici will do in 2024 ! Maybe under 1:44 but it will be difficult !

    • @madafok
      @madafok 2 года назад +1

      Gg Popovici, really impressive !

    • @todanrg3
      @todanrg3 2 года назад +1

      @@madafok He just went under 1:43

  • @adamroflll
    @adamroflll 12 лет назад

    btw im not criticizing lochte, my reply was in defense of agnel. locte is brilliant

  • @verward
    @verward 6 лет назад +1

    I'm still stunned lochte didn't get a medal here.

  • @verward
    @verward 6 лет назад

    The crazy part is that he didn't swim the 400 because of the the 4x100 freestyle relay. The time he swam at the french qualifications was fast enough to get the bronze in London, he probably would've gone a lot faster if he had raced it.

  • @XwD77
    @XwD77 12 лет назад

    Yeh that would be a good race, or also Yannick Agnel vs James Magnussen over 150m would be pretty cool IMO

  • @MehmetOzturk-nw9cr
    @MehmetOzturk-nw9cr 6 лет назад +1

    Texture 200m freestly world record

  • @2010Kylehardy
    @2010Kylehardy 5 лет назад +1

    6:17. Can someone explain this hand entry? I've never seen it before

    • @warrp3226
      @warrp3226 4 года назад

      Teddy Tom He might be trying to make his hand as streamlined has possible as to minimize drag. I’m not sure if it’s that, or if he just does that out of habit haha.

  • @Polygone75
    @Polygone75 11 лет назад +31

    C'est marrant, dans les commentaires la plupart des francophones se mettent à écrire en anglais, mais vous êtes cramé les gars xD

    • @MrOP-jw1zp
      @MrOP-jw1zp 4 года назад

      Personne ne s'en fous

  • @dfisdjnjcsjsjn
    @dfisdjnjcsjsjn 11 лет назад

    5 of the 8 men are over 6ft4. huge.

  • @Greey16
    @Greey16 12 лет назад

    Yup, but Yannick Agnel is the best now ! c:

  • @miranherceg2647
    @miranherceg2647 8 лет назад +4

    Can someone explain me what happened to Agnel? He was just perfect back in some days and now he cant even qualify for semifinal and decide to retired. What happened?

    • @rcmanization
      @rcmanization 8 лет назад

      he is back, not retired. but he just lost his form i guess

    • @miranherceg2647
      @miranherceg2647 8 лет назад

      +rcmanization Last information like two days before he say that he would retired.

    • @nanouklezaf4273
      @nanouklezaf4273 8 лет назад +2

      He trusted the Americans for his training.

    • @miranherceg2647
      @miranherceg2647 8 лет назад

      That is true. But Agnel was not injured. I have feeling he just burned out.

    • @Aka_daka
      @Aka_daka 8 лет назад

      4 years is a long time injuries and form slumps can happen just look at James Magnussen although not as shot as Agnel still a shadow of himself.

  • @furoman1
    @furoman1 11 лет назад

    Michael Phelps made 1:42,96 in Beijing then made 1:42,00 in 2009 WCH
    Phelps decided not to swim in 200m freestyle in London because of the relays.
    Yannick Agnel came first with 1:43,14

  • @태정수-y7f
    @태정수-y7f 6 лет назад

    2024 Olympics paris France is home advantage The fencing and cycling events that you may want to try are of course swimming and judo at least gold medal three to four. Bonus game football.

  • @stuflikethis
    @stuflikethis 11 лет назад +126

    Biedermann cant even place without a suit

    • @jasonbui6429
      @jasonbui6429 6 лет назад

      stuflikethis what do u mean?

    • @billybob6604
      @billybob6604 6 лет назад +31

      Jason Bui He was a god in 2009 still holding the world record in the 200m free with a full body suit
      but now in 2012 he had to wear a normal sized suit and didn’t even medal

    • @jasonbui6429
      @jasonbui6429 6 лет назад

      Billy Bob ok thanks

    • @jasonbui6429
      @jasonbui6429 6 лет назад

      Billy Bob do u know why they banned full body suits?

    • @thebossness1440
      @thebossness1440 6 лет назад +39

      @@jasonbui6429 The issue isn't so much "Full body Suits", as those had been in use since the 1980's and really added a fairly marginal advantage to the swimmer; for example Ian Thorpe won multiple gold medals in the early 2000s wearing a full body suit, and no-one typically questions those victories.
      HOWEVER, critically in around 2008, companies began producing full body suits and "legskin" (look like tight leggings, phelps wore'em a-lot) suits that were made of 50% POLYURETHANE, a compound that essentially floated on top water, leaving less water resistance for a swimmer to deal with. At the 2008 olympics, these suits were as previously mentioned, 50% polyurethane; which while adding a 1-1.25% decrease in time, wasn't that much faster than non-polyurethane suits (Also why phelps's many world record setting performances in 2008 are still held as the fastest in the world.)
      Yet, in 2009 a suit that was 100% polyurethane was introduced, and this SHATTERED virtually every existing world record in Competitive swimming by a 2-5% decrease in times (WHICH is A TON in swimming at this level.) These 2009 suits, and sometimes the 2008 suits, which added less, but still a fairly substantial increase in speed are known as "Super Suits."
      In 2010, any polyurethane at all in suits was banned, and perhaps because full body suits got so associated with the now illegal compound; they were banned aswell. Now swim wear known as "Textile Suits" are no longer permitted to be made with polyurethane, are not more buoyant than water, and are shorter than at the knee. People tend to consider the fastest times before the Supersuit era and after it (both in textile suits) as the actual world records; in some cases of exceptional swims, they are the world record.
      TLDR: They banned full body suits cuz they usually had POLYURETHANE in them, a material that made swimmers go much faster than with something that mimicks human skin. People essentially saw the suits as not really swimming; or rather swimming in a way that was not "natural" or "real" (There are many other reasons aswell however.) The issue wasn't really that they "covered the entire body" however, that has a marginal effect on times; its rather the material that suits from 2008-2009 used known as Polyurethane that made them so much faster than the suits used before and after.

  • @daniel84203
    @daniel84203 12 лет назад

    Yes i have none. But you also have none. you and your country don't have any gold medalists in swimming but we (america) does. That is something to be proud of.

  • @MickChickenn
    @MickChickenn 11 лет назад

    However, Yang's coaching problems might be a serious issue. I've heard rumors of him dropping various events.

  • @TheCompleteWeirdo
    @TheCompleteWeirdo 10 лет назад +1

    What happened between Sun Yang and Park Taiwan or however it's spelled, what happened since they tied?

  • @superredlion123
    @superredlion123 12 лет назад +1

    Why isnt michael swimming can someone please tell me?

  • @CoDWiiPS3Gameplay
    @CoDWiiPS3Gameplay 11 лет назад

    I know right? All that was missing was Phelps Thorpe and VDH and it would have been the best field in history.

  • @fande8200200
    @fande8200200 11 лет назад

    YES!

  • @dfisdjnjcsjsjn
    @dfisdjnjcsjsjn 11 лет назад

    That would probably be pretty close. Yannick does 3:43 for 400, Sun does 4:40 and Yannick is the faster 200m swimmer.

  • @MickChickenn
    @MickChickenn 11 лет назад

    I don't think Park Tae Hwan is swimming in this WC. I'm not positive on it, but I've heard he is skipping it. I don't think Biedermann will do much, unless he goes back to his old stroke. Also, in regards to your earlier post about Agnel and Lochte, neither of them are top in the world. Izotov is. He whipped out a 1:44 a little while ago. I think the race will be Izotov, Agnel, and Lochte fighting for the finish.

  • @netfischer
    @netfischer 12 лет назад +3

    exactly my thought xD ... "he cant even medal" you wont believe that he´s talking about an olympic finalist in one of the hardest sports out there like that on youtube...wtf

  • @officechronic
    @officechronic 9 лет назад

    epic lineup

  • @adamroflll
    @adamroflll 12 лет назад

    WOAH we can comment on these now?

  • @erickp.c4665
    @erickp.c4665 3 года назад +1

    Just look at Paul biederman his suit gave him that 1.42. He is 3 seconds off

  • @takioswad
    @takioswad 11 лет назад

    ....just enjoy the video guys and leave all the debates behind!

  • @MickChickenn
    @MickChickenn 11 лет назад

    Definitely.

  • @adamroflll
    @adamroflll 11 лет назад

    Agnel did not choke. He is not in great shape as he switched coaches and moved to america. He was faster at the 150m in barcelona than here. Difference was here he came back in 25.98 and in barcelona only 27.20 due to not being in top notch shape

  • @holdenmcgroin8917
    @holdenmcgroin8917 3 года назад

    2016 200m there's no full video on the match...

  • @MickChickenn
    @MickChickenn 11 лет назад

    No. I really can say which is best. Agnel won 1 individual medal in the Olympics. Sun won 3. The stats don't lie.

  • @sscswimmer1
    @sscswimmer1 8 лет назад +43

    if this were a 200m straight with no turns and no start, sun yang takes them to school. too bad his turns and start are those of a distance swimmer

    • @sscswimmer1
      @sscswimmer1 8 лет назад +4

      lol watch the race, he plays catch up every 50 after the turn, where he loses half a body easily

    • @tallswede80
      @tallswede80 8 лет назад +17

      +sscswimmer1
      Distance swimmers have more turns than any of the other swimmers. They should be the best at doing turns.

    • @sscswimmer1
      @sscswimmer1 8 лет назад +6

      +tallswede80 do you swim? because anyone who does would know distance swimmers turns are no where near those of sprinters. their turns are efficient, but not as fast, just look at the video

    • @tallswede80
      @tallswede80 8 лет назад +3

      sscswimmer1
      yes, I swim. Making excuses for him isn't going to accomplish anything.

    • @sscswimmer1
      @sscswimmer1 8 лет назад +14

      +tallswede80 I wasn't making an excuse for him lol I was observing the fact that during the actual swimming portion of the race he's dominant

  • @mrzzaddy5036
    @mrzzaddy5036 6 лет назад

    why the heck they have got the same googles

  • @Gepetto12807
    @Gepetto12807 10 лет назад +1

    Does anyone know what suit Biedermann is wearing?