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Originally Posted by cwd
you are writing that the 100 guys who have the other 100 world records could break this one. As I said, I simply don't agree. No harm, no foul. And since this is the first time anyone has made it to 100 meters unassisted, down and up, then to me that is a significant record. One that anyone who has spent time in the water can respect.
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I'm sorry, but a "world record" by definition is something someone made for the first time in the whole world, so how's this any different then any other world record in diving i don't see it. You keep bringing that up, but it's the same as any other world record.
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Now, about those 100 records you keep talking about, where are they again?
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I am obviously exaggerating when i say 100, but you have named 8. There are more if you include cold water diving (i don't know which association carries those), but i know there's several more disciplines again in cold waters (like polar ice water) etc.
So yes, those 8, plus the other few, is really not necessary, and im quite sure all of the other world record holders could brake the other's record if they focused on that. It's why they need way less variations so that we really see what a human is capable of. This way, it's just a way to be famous and make extra money.
Just think about my example with runners. It's quite similar to this, because fins/weights/etc indeed do make a significant difference while you dive, but so would shoes/no shoes/spikes etc make a difference if you ran (we don't even get into weather conditions). Think how stupid olimpycs would look if you had 10 different 100m contests, then multiply that with all the other running disciplines...
It's all im trying to put across really.