6th World Record for Aaron Peirsol from Universal Sports

[girlzcallmefry]

lochte is boss in backstroke

[Swimbyrd]

my favorite swimmer of all time.

[SINCITY1207]

LIONS ROAR in STADIUM @ 1:07 goosebumps

[ineedadoctor11]

that is what dreams are made of

[dtaonrireels]

i have his US cap! :D

[dlrsa2]

I will miss this man! He is the best backstroker ever!

[Deadlycolli]

Without a doubt the greatest backstroker ever.

[TheCopper05]

He has to be one of the most consistant swimmer I have ever seen swim. It was

an honor to see Aaron Peirsol set a World Record at IUPUI back in 2005. He had

everyone on their feet in Indy. WOW is all I can say.

[ZapdAmer]

No one was as fun to watch in the 100 back as aaron peirsol. what a shame that he retired.

[EMKAYSEE33]

so much better than michael phelps.

[TannerTulgetske]

how lol

[masterdeath1235]

he is absolutely epic look how far he gained in the last 50!!!

[borregorifa8]

@masterdeath1235 just like phelps :D

[Deathby1stgoomba]

Wow, I have Grever's autograph. Sweet.

[Yen170rocks]

haha same place my state championship is at. I won backstroke last year..

[HungAzn]

peirsol's turnover rate is so much faster.

[TheDevindevin]

That was an extreme display of aquatic mastery.

100 back is one of the hardest events by itself without opponents. JFC really.

He grabbed that swim and choked it out like Wayne Brady.

[borat1219]

congrats and without a suit

[calebecamp]

not quite without a suit. pretty sure he was still wearing arena legs

[Fark2h]

Aaron Peirsol has a slow dve

[lander582]

i ate dinner at the same place as he did later that night!

[bordereye]

Great swimmer Peirsol, but in the next 5 or 6 years at least Ryosuke Irie will dominate.

He's too much more talented that anybody else.

I'm an ex-swimmer and followed all competitions of the last 25yrs, and I've never seen anybody swimming backstroke like Ryosuke.

Maybe only Kristina Egerszegi.

[juandi2570]

agreed. Aaron has acknowledged Ryosuke's potential but as today, Aaron is the undisputed "best backstroker" of all time.

[bordereye]

I'm not sure he's the best of all time, but certainly the best in the last 30 years, which his a fantastic achievement.

In Rome, apart from the silly mistake in the 100m semifinal, he was really impressive.

[juandi2570]

who would you say has the record to be compared to Peirsol as the best backstroker ever? i heard there is a polish guy who was damn good but i forgot his name.

[bordereye]

Roland Matthes and I'd add John Naber, although he quit swimming very young and as a result won less.

They were legendary talents, more gifted than

Peirsol, IMHO.

[juandi2570]

let me ask ya about Phelps. What do you think keep Phelps going? His accomplishments are unbelievable(16 medals in Olympic History, 22 world golds, 37 records broken). What driving force is pushing him to compete in London 2012?. He has nothing else to prove. He's the best swimmer who's ever lived like Popov said. If i were michael, i'd retire after kicking Cavic's ass.

[bordereye]

Phelps is a fighter, he doesn't like to lose or his superiority to be questioned. That's why the shocking defeat in the 200m freestyle in Rome was in my opinion the best thing he could have possibly happened after Beijing. He's hungry again and he has new goals, like being the best in the 100m freestyle, which is not easy task, especially now that Cielo has shown his real, fantastic potential.

[FU0C0]

I think that Phelps isnt much of a thinker. Results aren't big for him, the only thing that matters is winning the race regardless of what race it is. Why he's still going? He still likes the sport I guess. He just wants to swim fast and beat people, where he stops is irrelevent to his acheivements but more dependant on his enjoyment.

[juandi2570]

agreed with ya Fu0CO.

[FU0C0]

:D Just my opinion, i could be wrong..maybe swimming fulfils the void in his heart that represents his lack of self-esteem

[MVPacMan23]

There's a difference between lack of self eteem and a desire to win.

[RtRdOh33]

Maybe its better than working normally?xD

[nikkiswims]

peirsol is awesome.

[mrbird00]

Aaron Peirsol is a racist, or I should say he is an anti-Japanese based on his past comments. I really hate Peirsol.

[FU0C0]

No one finishes like Peirsol

[dlam12]

piersol needs to work on his start and underwater

[waterboy0847]

PEIRSOL*

[wasonjr23]

haaa , hes last one to getready when it beeps:L

i like the new arena suit the arena r-evoloution +:)

[yyl002msentc]

Forget about it if suits make us go faster in the water lets all wear one.All of us will set world records then.Its the swimmers hard work that pays off not their endorsement with Speedo or Arena!

[XUXAPHELPS]

• Deemonioo da natação •

[palmyarmyswim]

New world record in the 200 from Aaron today! Machine, great stroke rate in the last 50 that was unbelievable- not the suit helping him with that. oh hes wearing the new Arena suit that fina has approved after the second showing along with the jaked and b70. Machine!

[HungAzn]

How old is Peirsol now?

[jimmyuk007]

26 or 27

[Iwantvoids]

25 actually. 26 in 5 days.

LEGEND. Completely under appreciated. 5 time Olympic ch

[swimmer4ever200687]

is he wearing the arena ??

[tehprincessjenn]

I think that was just Aaron. I think Grevers might have worn the Tracer Rize, but the back looks like an arena.

Aaron is sponsored by Arena now.

[bobtheblobwm]

yep. he's wearing the x-glide.

[swimmer4ever200687]

thats why he got under 52 , because he is wearing a suit that is not approved by fina , but approved in usa .

[CarPanthers9119]

it's not possible for a country to overturn FINA rule, so keep hatin', but shut up

[swimmer4ever200687]

keep hatin what ? 100% you are non swimmer .

because no person in the world dont know that the world record that irie Resouke from japan did in the 200 back , and the world record of 100 free of bernard had been canceled because they were wearing the xglide .

and am not hating any body its just you know nothing about swimming .

[Brizen1]

awesome !

[bobtheblobwm]

ABSOLUTELY BLOODY BRILLIANT

[GremofromItaly]

Aaron n1...

[espeecuz]

so sick! i was there. i'm awesome.

[espeecuz]

-3? because i was there? somebody is jellin.