Matt Biondi was my 1st model of freestyle : his low stroke rate, esp in 100m and 200m freestyle. Then Alexander Popov refined it with even more effortless style.
@@zachsuarez1830 a combination of the suits and a new standard in swimming, now we have a new generation and they're breaking those times that were thought to be unbeatable
1988 : Matt Biondy (USA) 1992 : Alexander Popov 1996 : Alexander Popov 2000 : Gary Hall Jr (USA) 2004 : Gary Hall Jr (USA) 2008 : Cesar Ciello Filho 2012 : Florent Manaudou 2016 : Anthony Ervin (USA) 2020 : Caeleb Dressel (USA)
@@trickygoose2 I mean he is not featured in this video as a 50m olympic champ. This is the 50m, VDH is a legend in the 100 not the 50 which is why I didn´t mention him.
Evolution of technique: more attention to head and body position, to initial glide-and-catch, to hands & arms during the stroke, and deeper kick. WR came down 1.2 seconds from '88 to '09, and more swimmers able to swim low 21s.
@@swimfan752 Nicely predicted, but Florent Manaudou's longevity allowed him to obtain the only medal he was yet to have : Bronze ! He will forever be the 1st swimmer to win 4 50m freestyle Olympic medals ! Bravo Florent !
It will happen in the next years in the 25m pool but it will take a long time in the olympic pool. I'm not sure if it's even possible unless there are some equipment or regulation changes...20.5 maybe but the air is getting incredible thin up there and to find almost 1 second or 5 % improvement to the current wr seems unlikely
Phelps was a great swimmer all around, but where he really excelled were longer distances. 400 im, 200 fly were his best races, followed by 200 im and 200 free, and he often struggled to win the 100 fly but was still the best overall. he was also one of the best 200 backstrokers in the world, but didn’t compete in it because he couldn’t beat piersol/lochte. he was good enough at the 100 free to race in the relay, but never individually, and he never competed in the 50 because it was too short of a race and he often was one of the slowest in the first 50m of all of his races.
@@diegofraile2651 yeah, but he didn’t want any bronze EDIT: he also tended to swim especially well in relays, which is why he was on the relay in the first place
@@diegofraile2651 maybe, but bob bowman himself has said something along the lines of “he’s a 400im swimmer who can come down to a 200, and a 100 is really pushing it”
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Can you do one on 100 meters?
Ervin winning the same event 16 years apart is one of the most insane feats ever!
Can't wait for dressel at Tokyo!!
Same here!
me too
Me too
David Popovici, remember that name!
@@verhoncristian9999 bro yes
Just imagine winning Olympic Golds 16 years Apart. Anthony Ervin is a Superhuman.
Cesar Cielo🇧🇷 slk
Underwater portion increased a lot from ‘88 to ‘16
Anthony Ervin 🙌
🇧🇷 Cielo Filho 🇧🇷
What a sport🤩❤🏊♂️
César Cielo 🥇🥉
Biondi, Popov and Ervin top 3 💪🏼
Popov 🥇
Matt Biondi was my 1st model of freestyle : his low stroke rate, esp in 100m and 200m freestyle.
Then Alexander Popov refined it with even more effortless style.
His name is famous Biondi drill in butterfly.
1:08-1:10 It is nice to see Matt Biondi congratulated Popov.
Popov, Biondi, Tom Jager were at the same race. 👍
Popov is legendary
Swimming excelled from 2004 to 2008 so much, the mp effect
@@zachsuarez1830 a combination of the suits and a new standard in swimming, now we have a new generation and they're breaking those times that were thought to be unbeatable
Once again a super human effect the dressel and adam peaty effect
yeah their underwaters got better off the start
More like the suit effect ^^
@@papichulo8149 u can see ceilo wearing full suit, his times shouldnt count
Alexander The Great Popov. But I totally forgot about Anthony Ervin winning gold in Rio : What a Return, after 16 years.
1988 : Matt Biondy (USA)
1992 : Alexander Popov
1996 : Alexander Popov
2000 : Gary Hall Jr (USA)
2004 : Gary Hall Jr (USA)
2008 : Cesar Ciello Filho
2012 : Florent Manaudou
2016 : Anthony Ervin (USA)
2020 : Caeleb Dressel (USA)
Small correction for accuracy --> 2000: Gary Hall Jr & Anthony Ervin
Had forgotten Sydney 2000 was a dead heat for gold with Hall Jr & Ervin. And Ervin had a terrible start.
He always does which is crazy
Manadou and Ervin
Ervin, ERRRVIN
16 years on!
he wins the gold again
Really need to learn how to swim. Can't even swim with floaters on 😭
Gary Hall out here looking like a Pokemon evolution between his three Olympics.
The 2021 final will be faster then all of these
oh like a good half second yeah cuz of Dressel
like dressel went .3 of a second faster in the us olympic trials than ervin went in rio's final
That’s the way the sport goes lol
Popov el más grande de todos los tiempos
Bruno Fratus 🥉
Can’t miss the loopy stroke of Popov.
Fratus 2021
Dressel 2021
@@diegofraile2651 He simply meant Bruno Fratus finally won the medal he was looking for.
I swam against Ervin a bunch in high school. He destroyed me. Lol.
Анбиливбл ❤️😘🔥
Always hope to learn swimming😢
Double 50m champs: Alex Popov, Gary Hall Jr and Anthony Ervin 🏊♂️
Double 100m free : Popov (1992, 1996) and Peter Van Den Hoogenband (2000, 2004). 👍
@@lexsoft3969 VDH legend agree but didnt mention cos not in this vid.
@@Romans8-9 He was 3rd in 2000 so he is in this vid.
@@trickygoose2 I mean he is not featured in this video as a 50m olympic champ. This is the 50m, VDH is a legend in the 100 not the 50 which is why I didn´t mention him.
@@trickygoose2 this is about champs not bronze medalists my guy
Why is there so much splash in the old events?
Because they didn't know that white water wastes energy, they thought you just had to move your body the fastest
@@CarlsCozyCorner thanks for the insight
@@CarlsCozyCorner the old were in briefs
Evolution of technique: more attention to head and body position, to initial glide-and-catch, to hands & arms during the stroke, and deeper kick. WR came down 1.2 seconds from '88 to '09, and more swimmers able to swim low 21s.
@@lajohnson1ly ah cool
really excited for the 2020 olympics finals - Manaudou vs Dressel, who's gonna win🤔?
Dressel of course!
Will Nathan Adrian compete in 50m freestyle during tokyo 2021?
No. In US trials, the 2nd fastest was Michael Andrew. He also failed in 100m free, in which Zack Apple finished 2nd behind Caeleb Dressel.
Manaudou gonna bring the gold btw
Nah, NOT with Dressel on the pool.
It would be cool for him to win in 2024 his home country. BUT he’ll be older, I think Leon Marchand will be the star of French swimming
@@swimfan752 Nicely predicted, but Florent Manaudou's longevity allowed him to obtain the only medal he was yet to have : Bronze ! He will forever be the 1st swimmer to win 4 50m freestyle Olympic medals ! Bravo Florent !
Dressel watching this: they’re insanely slow
@@darkness1978 hes my uncle
21.3 isn't slow
@@diegofraile2651 to my uncle it is 🤣
@@maineventmais8246 He had 21.04 in the final of US trials
@@lexsoft3969 21.07 in Olympics and never did it again in Championships .
It's all in the start.
yep
and that’s exactly why dressel is now the best sprinter in the world, his starts are unparalleled and he has the raw speed in the water to match
1:15-1:16 Alexander Popov was late in the start, but still managed to win ahead of Garry Hall Jr.
@@ewhiteman27 his start isn’t actually unparalleled. Brad Tandy has a better start. But Dressel beats him under water and in the actual swim part
@@swimfan752 i agree but i would consider the underwaters after the start to be a part of the start
There should be 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke and 50m butterfly in the Olympics as well.
Did Anthony Ervin ditch the creepy earring?
GoODNIGHTLONDON
Go 100 m
Oh wow, that goes way back.
The most imaginary enjoyable race Brazilian Filho vs American Dressel vs French (Bousquet or Bernard)
dressel cielo fratus proud adrian manadou, missing 2 :P
All elite sprinters vs Alexander Popov, all wearing the same suit as Popov like in 1990s. 😀
I wonder when they'll break the 20 second mark, so far they haven't in 30+ years
they're close on 25m pool
It will happen in the next years in the 25m pool but it will take a long time in the olympic pool. I'm not sure if it's even possible unless there are some equipment or regulation changes...20.5 maybe but the air is getting incredible thin up there and to find almost 1 second or 5 % improvement to the current wr seems unlikely
At least another 20+ years
and dressel wins the 2021 50 free in tokyo with a time of 20.81
👍👍
Wait Michael Phelps didn't participate any 50 freestyles at all ?!
Phelps was a great swimmer all around, but where he really excelled were longer distances. 400 im, 200 fly were his best races, followed by 200 im and 200 free, and he often struggled to win the 100 fly but was still the best overall. he was also one of the best 200 backstrokers in the world, but didn’t compete in it because he couldn’t beat piersol/lochte. he was good enough at the 100 free to race in the relay, but never individually, and he never competed in the 50 because it was too short of a race and he often was one of the slowest in the first 50m of all of his races.
@@ewhiteman27 His 100 free time in the 4×100 relay in 2008 would have been fast enough to win bronze in individual
@@diegofraile2651 yeah, but he didn’t want any bronze
EDIT: he also tended to swim especially well in relays, which is why he was on the relay in the first place
@@ewhiteman27 I mean he could have be the best in that distance if he wanted to
@@diegofraile2651 maybe, but bob bowman himself has said something along the lines of “he’s a 400im swimmer who can come down to a 200, and a 100 is really pushing it”
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3:58 Brad Tandy start in lane 8
yeeeeeeeee