World records and the human body

[SCP]

So the world 100m sprint record is 9.58 right now and it's like 46.89 in the 100m freestyle swim. How long do you think humans can continue to set new record times? There has to be a point where the times get beyond what a human body can handle. Or, as long as there is a bar or goal out there to beat, is the human body and competitor always going to find a way to set new records? In 100 years will we be seeing 100m times of 8 seconds?

Almost Olympic time.

[Panthers128]

http://en.wikipedia..../100_metres#Men

They're all black, five are from Jamaica and seven of the top ten records were set in the past 4-5 years.

Nearly all the sprinters who have beaten the 10-second barrier are of West African descent. Namibian (formerly South-West Africa) Frankie Fredericks became the first man of non-West African heritage to achieve the feat in 1991 and in 2003 Australia's Patrick Johnson (who has Irish and Indigenous Australian heritage) became the first sub-10-second runner without an African background.^[5][6][7][8] Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre became the first white European under ten seconds in 2010 (although Poland's Marian Woronin had unofficially surpassed the barrier with a time of 9.992 seconds in 1984).^[9] In 2011, Zimbabwean Ngonidzashe Makusha became the 76th man to break the barrier, yet only the fourth man not of West African descent.^[10] No sprinter of predominantly Asian or East African descent has officially achieved this feat.[

http://en.wikipedia....lly_timed_marks

The only Caucasian to accomplish the feat in under 10 seconds:

http://en.wikipedia....stophe_Lemaitre

Despite his career in athletics, Christophe Lemaitre attends the University of Savoy, where he's obtaining a professional bachelor in industrial electrical engineering and computer science. His personality is often described as timid or introvert, contrasting greatly with other stars in athletics such as Usain Bolt.

It seems there is a genetic factor. I'm sure advances in coaching and training equipment help. Also of the the top 10 times in the 100m, three later tested positive for substance abuse. There are many factors to consider. Here's Michael Johnson's view on the subject:

http://www.nydailyne...ticle-1.1108301

As for your question though, I think they'll continue to improve, but there has to be a plateau that'll be reached. And with all the advances in medicine, we'll never really know who is cheating and who isn't. It's a cat and mouse game and you're only guilty if you're caught.

[rodeo]

[SCP]

Son of a.....

[Iceberg Slim]

This dude is ridiculous.....every damn thread.....