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Why was East German Olympic swimmer Sylvia Ester one hundred-meter freestyle swim time of 57.9 not recognized as a new world record?
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∙ 16y ago
She was not wearing approved swimming apparal. Actually, she wasn't wearing anything .... she was swimming in the nude.
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∙ 16y ago
Sylvia Ester's time of 57.9 for the 100-meter freestyle was not recognized as a new world record because the pool she swam in was missing handrails, which are required for ratification by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). Without proper equipment, the record could not be officially recognized.
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