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17 minutes ago, Biathlonfan said:

Isn't he still banned ?

A quick Google search says he was banned for 4 years and 3 months from February 28th, 2020, so assuming his ban ends at the end of May of this year. The qualification period runs until June 23rd so theoretically he could qualify but it is beyond unlikely to be honest.

Edited March 6 by OlympicIRL

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4 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said:

The wording makes no sense since as you said, the second statement means athletes under the age of 30 would be allowed to compete in more than 2 Olympics, which is obviously not the intention by World Aquatics or else they wouldn't have written the first statement. It's almost a paradox.

 

I think they meant "and" instead of "or"

 

Yes, an "AND" statement would make much more sense. In that case it would be like my 2) scenario in my earlier post. No athletes who have already participated in 2 Olympics can claim a universality quota. And also those over the age of 30 are likewise not eligible. So for now without clarification it's not certain what way to interpret this

Edited February 21 by OlympicIRL

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7 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said:

The wording is a bit awkward.

 

It's written that athletes under the age of 30 can only compete in two Olympics through universality. It's then implied that over 30 year old athletes can compete in more Olympics.

 

It's a dumb rule in my opinion and hurts a small handful of athletes in their mid to late 20s who may be excluded during what may have been their peak Olympics

 

World Aquatics seems to imply the opposite in their website so it almost seems like they can compete in more than 2 Olympics if they are under the age of 30.

Edited February 21 by OlympicIRL

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1 minute ago, JoshMartini007 said:

The wording is a bit awkward.

 

It's written that athletes under the age of 30 can only compete in two Olympics through universality. It's then implied that over 30 year old athletes can compete in more Olympics.

 

It's a dumb rule in my opinion and hurts a small handful of athletes in their mid to late 20s who may be excluded during what may have been their peak Olympics

Never ceases to amaze me how every Olympics you get these badly-worded qualification documents. It's really not that hard to specify the rules clearly, at least employ someone who can do a better job

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14 hours ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

Now that both the 2023 and 2024 World Championships are over, it's a good time to look at which countries are eligible for universalities. Looking at the entry lists for both championships, we can compile a rough list of which countries are eligible.

 

The following NOC's are eligible for both a male and female universality quota (123 NOC's, 246 athletes):

 

 

So as of now, we are looking at 282 universality athletes from 159 NOC's

 

 

There is also the following rule concerning athletes entering through a Universality place:

"An athlete entering through Universality will be limited to a maximum of up to two Olympic Games in his/her career provided the athlete is not older than the age of thirty (30) as of 31st December 2024".

 

 

The wording is a bit unclear, does it mean that.....

1) an athlete entering via Universality can participate in more than 2 Olympic Games so long as they are not older than 30 years old at 31st December 2024?

 

2) Or does it mean that no athletes over 30 years of age can claim a universality quota AND no athlete can claim a universality quota if they have already participated at 2 Olympic Games?

 

 

Does anyone know how to interpret this rule?

If it's 2) then the following athletes/nations are ineligible for a universality quota:

Amel Melih (W)

Talita Te Flan (W)

Farida Osman (W)

Refiloe Chopho (W)

Jinq En Phee (W)

Nada Arakji (W)

JL Harding-Marlin (W)

Cherelle Thompson (W)

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6 minutes ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

14:34.07 for  Wiffen. PB for him to win gold. Paris will be fun

I've been daring to believe Wiffen could do something big in Paris for a couple of years now but this is really beyond my wildest dreams. Hopefully he can replicate his performances here in Paris but I imagine the opposition will be even stiffer there. Still though, going to celebrate this remarkable achievement for what it is.... 2 gold medals is insane

Edited February 18 by OlympicIRL

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Daniel Wiffen!!!!!  

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1 minute ago, thepharoah said:

so this is the 1st medal ever for Ireland in Swimming ? 

First ever at the world championships yes  

Wiffen finished 4th in both 800m and 1500m last year. Hoping he can bring home another medal in the 1500m.

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Daniel Wiffen just smashed the oldest world record in the books (SC or LC) winning gold in the men’s 800m freestyle 

 

An impressive triple gold for Wiffen here (400/800/1500m free) and wonderful to see his twin Nathan join him in the finals too   

Edited December 10, 2023 by OlympicIRL

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I haven’t seen any of the coverage but I can only imagine it is a very good thing if swimmers are being held to account on their technique. If they performed an illegal turn then absolutely DQ them. They will learn to adjust their technique quick enough  

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5 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said:

I did a nations ranking (only olympic events) according to the FINA scoring system* (can't guarantee that everything is correct):

925

749

499

376

356

309

307

249

237

180

171

141

125

90

67

& 63

53

52

49

46

42

40

39

30

28

27

26

23

& 21

18

& 15

14

13

12

11

10

8

& & 7

6

5

4

& & & 3

& 2

1

 

* Scoring for individual events: 18-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

Scoring for relays: 36-32-30-28-26-24-22-20

There will be a full programme swim-off between  and  for the 16th place to see who advances to the semis. 

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Both our medley relay teams finished in 13th place. Hopefully it might be enough to qualify for the Olympics but it will be tight.

 

Also I’m hoping today is the day Ireland wins its first ever medal at the Aquatics World Championships 

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42 minutes ago, Josh said:

McSharry realistically had no chance at the podium anyways, she did well to achieve a 5th place finish. King, Meilutyte, Jacoby, and Schoenmaker were always going to be 1-2-3-4 (In some order). 

While I agree it was unlikely she going to be on the podium and 5th place is actually a great result, I wouldn’t say based on her semi final performance she had no chance. But again 5th is actually a great result for her and improves on her 8th place in Tokyo.

 

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Exciting for Irish swimming to finally have contenders on the world stage.

Mona McSharry goes in the women’s 100m breaststroke final later today as the 4th fastest qualifier. A medal may just be out of reach but she is in the hunt.

Daniel Wiffen into the men’s 800m final as 4th fastest in a new Irish record. His best event is still to come as well, the 1500m freestyle.

 

Not to mention Ellen Walshe placing 9th overall in the women’s 200m IM and just missing the final but setting a new Irish record in the process.

 

Dare we hope for a medal at these championships? Here’s hoping! 

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Ellen Walshe achieved the OQT in the women's 200 IM, just missing out on the final in 9th place.

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Nice to see an Irish swimmer at #53 in the list and deservedly so. I’m really looking forward to seeing what Wiffen can do this summer and next  

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Finally a medal for Ukraine at these Olympics that isn't bronze

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Nice to see Kirsty Coventry giving out the medals

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So hard to follow that mixed relay.... least on an athletics track you can see whats going on. In the pool it's just a mess.

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Some 80s Kylie Minogue blasting out at the swim venue at the Olympic Games.... bizarre and yet I like it

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What a race! China with the gold and WR   

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Cseh into another Olympic final  

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Bronze for Finland to get them on the medal board

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1 minute ago, dcro said:

Is this the first swimming final for Ireland since she-who-must-not-be-named?

Yes it is! 
 

Well done Mona, awesome performance 

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Hafnaoui!!!  

 

What an Olympics so far for Tunisia!