52! Years Later ... 🦋 | Women's 200m Butterfly Then and Now!
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- čas přidán 13. 05. 2024
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The Women's 200m Butterfly discipline at the Olympics has witnessed a remarkable evolution over the span of 52 years, from the 1968 Mexico City Games to the 2020 Tokyo Games. 🦋
This evolution is not just marked by changes in technique and strategy but also by substantial improvements in performance, as showcased by the contrasting achievements of Aagje Kok in 1968 and Zhang Yufei in 2020. 🏊♀️
In 1968, during the Mexico City Olympics, Aagje Kok of the Netherlands clinched the Gold medal in the Women's 200m Butterfly event with a time of 2 minutes, 24.07 seconds. Kok's performance was outstanding for its time and secured her a place in Olympic history. However, as the sport progressed and athletes honed their skills, records were destined to be broken.
Fast forward to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei left an indelible mark on the sport. Zhang not only claimed the Gold medal in the Women's 200m Butterfly but also shattered the Olympic record with a breathtaking time of 2 minutes, 3.86 seconds. Her remarkable performance demonstrated the culmination of years of training, technique refinement, and advancements in sports science.
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Woow
I can’t believe it’s been 8.065^67 years since the first competition, how time flies
Wow, in the older one, the women must be so strong! No caps no googles, no racing suit! Gosh the development is insane
literally 53 years. tokyo 2020 held in 2021!
Many of my favourites
What a wonderfull video😮
I fell in love with swimming because of Kirsten coventry currently Zimbabwe sports Minister. We were glued to the TV during her performances 😂
Goosebumps 😂🙌🏿
Splendid.
Love it!
👍Love it....
Wooow
The mexico start almost looks like a bellyflop compared to the modern start.
Mexico 1968
1 Aagje "Ada" Kok NED 2 Helga Lindner GDR 3 Eleanor Daniel USA
Tokyo 2020
1 Yufei Zhang CHN 2 Regan Smith USA 3 Hali Flickinger USA
You have to remember that the original Olympians were true amateurs who trained alone in their spare time, did not get paid and had fewer facilities.
Nowadays the "amateur" Olympians are sponsored, have coaches, train almost non-stop, etc.
Not just that, but because of the financial benefits of being competitive, most of today's athletes push the limits of the rules (mostly the USA) to gain an advantage, something that was virtually unheard of in true competition, and as such the true spirit of sportsmanship (and the games) has been lost and winning at all costs is now considered the primary goal.
The clue is in the name .. the Olympic _Games_ ... Games are meant to be enjoyed by everyone taking part ... when was the last time you could honestly say that about an Olympic event ... ?
related femke kok?
Great video. That's amazing to see how everything evolved in swimming. Now they go underwater more time. If you like video games about sports, you should play Medal winners 24, a 2d retro syle game.😉
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