Swimming definitely varies state to state. One factor is of course population. There's something like 20 million people in New York and it's pretty competitive here. Idaho has about 2 million people (both numbers according to quick google searches).
What are your state cut times in 50, 100, and 200 free?
Edit: After looking at those results I'm honestly shocked. I could go to states in a lot of events in Idaho and place top 5. some of your state records aren't even our state cut times. I'll try to dig up last years states results.
Here's all of our state records, still looking for results. Look at the 200 Free relay record. Those guys from Clarence were insane. Luckily I didn't have to race them in the 100 when we swam them. They left most their state swimmers on the bench.
100 Butterfly (State Meet)
Luke Weniger Pittsford 48.99 2004
100 Butterfly
Thomas Luschinger Mt. Sinai 48.37 2009
50 Free
Adam Powell John Jay-Cross River 20.58 2007
100 Free
Michael DeRocco Niskayuna 45.29 2006
Tom Simon Auburn 45.40 1989
200 Free
Tom Luchsinger Mt. Sinai 1:37.12 2009
Ryan Feeley Rye 1:39.37 2009
Tom Luchsinger Mt. Sinai 1:39.38 2008
John Hodge Williamsville North 1:39.77 1985
200 Free Relay
A.Barden, C.Rommel Clarence 1:24.54 2010
A.Urschel, A.Case
Jeff Wood, Jimmy Roberts, Fairport 1:25.80 2003
Jon Roberts, Andy Amyot
Lattimore, Murphy, Horseheads 1:28.61 1996
S.Elkovitch, Roof
S.Hubbell, J.Honor, Plattsburgh 1.34.61 3/6/04
S.Crain, D.Elliott
200 Individual Medley
David Kahn Port Jefferson 1:48.95 2002
200 Medley Relay
C.Roe, D.Daly Pine Bush 1:34:26 2010
N.Boncek, L.Virgilio
C.Roe, D.Daly Pine Bush 1:34.95 2009
N.Boncek, C.Muller
J.Wood, J.Roberts, Fairport 1:35.06 2003
C.Salehiu, A.Amyot
Wow, New York and Washington are actually really close. All the records are within like a second, except for the 100 breast where it's a 53.66 (also national record)
Although I just looked at your state results. And New York has way more depth, Washington just has similar top people. The medley relay I swam on got 5th last year with a 1:41 and that wouldn't even place top 16 in New York.
I can't even imagine what seeing a 53.66 100 breast live would look like lol that's insane. To make states in New York you pretty much have to swim on a club team year round. The occasional non-club swimmer gets in now and then but that's rarely and even then they usually just make it. A girl at my school just made states by .1 in the 50 free even though she does softball more seriously. She motivated me to get back in the pool and start working lol
I can't even imagine what seeing a 53.66 100 breast live would look like lol that's insane. To make states in New York you pretty much have to swim on a club team year round. The occasional non-club swimmer gets in now and then but that's rarely and even then they usually just make it. A girl at my school just made states by .1 in the 50 free even though she does softball more seriously. She motivated me to get back in the pool and start working lol
There was an article in a Swedish newspaper a few yers ago about one of our swimmers who were at the Beijing Olympics. It was about how he could solve the cube in about 30 seconds, and competed against some foreign participants.
Seems to be common to swim and Cube
Although I just looked at your state results. And New York has way more depth, Washington just has similar top people. The medley relay I swam on got 5th last year with a 1:41 and that wouldn't even place top 16 in New York.
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