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After taking a win in the 400 IM in Indy, Carson Foster was asked about what will be waiting for him in Fukuoka: Leon Marchand, the reigning world champion. Foster is no stranger to racing Marchand and divulges that he actually enjoys the challenge of racing him (in the long course pool).
Foster is a good guy. He seems very sympathetic. I understand his words. Of course, you do the best when you compete with the best. And as a fan of Marchand, I think LĂ©on will have to be at his best level to go back to back and keep his title. Maybe I’m wrong but I see Carson under 4:05 in the 400 IM in Japan (his actual PB is 4:06.56). It means that LĂ©on will have to beat his European Record and maybe, I hope, the WR. But if LĂ©on is not in a good shape, it will be road to glory for Carson. And for the 200 fly and above all the 200 IM, the battle will be… Read more »
The Japanese have been on fire.
Always out with the old and in with the new philosophy at this site đ In this case routing against records from legends like phelps to go away. No loyalty to the veterans and the previous stars
I don’t think its so much “out with the old, in with the new” mentality around here. Everyone on this site loves fast swimming! Why would anyone want to root against something crazy fun happening?
Evolution of the sport is natural and the legends have all had their respective times to shine (Phelps especially having quite a long reign of dominance, at that) and helped push the sport to where it is now! We can look back at those times with appreciation for how awesome those swims all were at the time and also be excited for what the future holds.
I think that’s part of what makes breaking those records so incredible, they are all from these… Read more »
I don’t understand what you’re trying to say. Records are made to be broken. This the way of sport history. Swimming like track and field are chronometric sports. You race against opponents but against time too. Of course Phelps is a legend. He’ ll remain as the greatest male swimmer of history. No problem. But swimming or any sport must go on. If it’s not Marchand or Foster to break his WR, another guy will come on. Dawn Fraser was a legend. And her 100 free’s WR was broken by Shane Gould. Thorpe’s records have been broken. Alexander Popov’s records too. And so many.
He’s embracing the challenge of racing him even though the outcome seems one sided, best mentality you can ask for from the underdog.
Big fan of this guy
I donât think you are going to find a more honest and wholesome attitude toward one of the superstars from the French team, Marchand, than you find here. Foster clearly sees his weakness â as is obvious to everyone â to be in the breast, and he knows that has to improve. As he moves toward Paris 2024, he may well be in a much better place as he truly âstays in his own laneâ!
he had faster breast split yesterday than Phelps did when he broke the US record. Not bad for an âobvious to everyone weaknessâ.
Long course
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