I think I may have identified the source of the argument here.
Let's compare the 100m CW and 200m NL dives:
- Murat and Stepanek may have both done 100m CW in training. However, given that they RESPECT other official dives, NEITHER DIVER CLAIMED TO HAVE THE WORLD RECORD. This is a very important point. In Murat's case it is even more extreme, he doesn't even want people to know if he did 100m CW or 192m NL.
- In Musimu's case, after training dives to 200m & 209m, he CLAIMS to hold the world record in this event (he even claims he would have broken the world record 39 times if he did it 1m at a time), and he claims it as a greater accomplishment than all other official records before him, even though he himself FAILED to do the dive on the OFFICIAL day. Like someone mentioned, if it had been an official event, the result would be no official record, because official records are done on announced days.
So, in my view, if a diver comes forward and hints that he has done XXm in training, and perhaps even posts stories & witnesses, that is GREAT, and we can all celebrate in his accomplishment and imagine what our bodies are capable of. And we can congratulate the diver.
However, in my view, when a diver does a result in training and comes forward and boastfully claims it as THE world record which is greater performance than all other records, it is an insult, because the person has clearly forgotten that doing a dive on a specific day at a specific time with specific people is harder and less likely to succeed, and somewhat insults those who managed to do that feat before. Since Patrick was doing unofficial dives, he should compare his dives to other unofficial dives. So he was really trying to break Murat's 192m. Yet, Musimu even claimed his 185m dive as a world record.
So, when Stepanek did 100m in CW in training, and DIDN'T claim it as a world record, I sent an e-mail congratulating him. After Musimu did 200m and claimed to be the greatest diver and world record holder, I was less enthused about sending congratulations. That doesn't mean that I don't believe the dive. It means that it affects my attitude about the dive and the diver.
Let's compare the 100m CW and 200m NL dives:
- Murat and Stepanek may have both done 100m CW in training. However, given that they RESPECT other official dives, NEITHER DIVER CLAIMED TO HAVE THE WORLD RECORD. This is a very important point. In Murat's case it is even more extreme, he doesn't even want people to know if he did 100m CW or 192m NL.
- In Musimu's case, after training dives to 200m & 209m, he CLAIMS to hold the world record in this event (he even claims he would have broken the world record 39 times if he did it 1m at a time), and he claims it as a greater accomplishment than all other official records before him, even though he himself FAILED to do the dive on the OFFICIAL day. Like someone mentioned, if it had been an official event, the result would be no official record, because official records are done on announced days.
So, in my view, if a diver comes forward and hints that he has done XXm in training, and perhaps even posts stories & witnesses, that is GREAT, and we can all celebrate in his accomplishment and imagine what our bodies are capable of. And we can congratulate the diver.
However, in my view, when a diver does a result in training and comes forward and boastfully claims it as THE world record which is greater performance than all other records, it is an insult, because the person has clearly forgotten that doing a dive on a specific day at a specific time with specific people is harder and less likely to succeed, and somewhat insults those who managed to do that feat before. Since Patrick was doing unofficial dives, he should compare his dives to other unofficial dives. So he was really trying to break Murat's 192m. Yet, Musimu even claimed his 185m dive as a world record.
So, when Stepanek did 100m in CW in training, and DIDN'T claim it as a world record, I sent an e-mail congratulating him. After Musimu did 200m and claimed to be the greatest diver and world record holder, I was less enthused about sending congratulations. That doesn't mean that I don't believe the dive. It means that it affects my attitude about the dive and the diver.