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This is officially Canada's best medal performance at a WC in swimming ever.  And still several chances left.  

 

Edit: Sorry, they've tied their most medals so far.  

 

 

Edited July 26, 2019 by orangeman

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Canada will happily take another medal.  Thanks Pickrem!

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13 minutes ago, intoronto said:

THe Canadian 4x200 finished in a whopping 17th place. Just a decade ago they were winning medals in this event. Sad.

 

It is truly shocking the disparity between the Canadian men and women right now.  I mean, I'm happy our women have been doing so well, and look to actually be improving.  But how can the men be left so far behind?  Maybe Thormeyer and Pratt can rise a bit in the coming years.  

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Tonight Ruck will race the 100m free final and then have the 200m back SF two races later.  She was only 14th in the prelims, I wonder if she'll drop it to get ready for the last two relays.  

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Oleksiak does it!!!

Bronze!

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Just now, Canada4thewin said:

Hmmm Who is the last leg ?  Oleksyak ?

 

Yes.

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Just now, Canada4thewin said:

How are our Canucks girls doing ?

 

4th on the 3rd leg.

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6 minutes ago, thepharoah said:

 

Is there Black dutch SAs  In SA it's either you're black or white, they don't mix up right there 

 

Tell that to Trevor Noah.  

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Just now, Canada4thewin said:

What do you mean ?

 

Sorry I can't watch right now.

Finished second in his heat, going to the finals tomorrow!

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Wow!  Thormeyer takes advantage of his last minute inclusion!

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Thormeyer is in the SF, someone must have dropped out?

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Both Canadians make the final!

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4 minutes ago, LDOG said:

Our tv just showed a close up of King's touch. It seems she makes a very soft touch with her left hand while she makes a strong one with the right hand. Maybe the left hand wasn't registered. 

 

Maybe she should talk to Milorad Cavic about alleged soft touches on the wall.  Is Efinova sponsored by the official time keeper as well?  

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1 minute ago, ofan said:

 

Qualified for Tokyo

 just 0.06 back 

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Apparently Oleksiak is also sitting out the morning relay (in addition to Ruck).  https://swimswam.com/day-5-relay-lineups-schmitt-smith-on-american-womens-4x200-prelim/

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Places 13-17 were in that heat.  And Thormeyer gets 17th by less than a 10th.  

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Just now, ofan said:

Wow, what a horrific final 50 for Thormeyer.  

 

And he just misses the SF.  

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Oy.  Thromeyer went from 2nd to 9th in that final 50.  

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Not a great time for Ruck.  

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No Oleksiak in the 100m free.

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3 hours ago, OlympicsFan said:

Ok ... how exactly are your women going to win 10 medals by themselves?

100 back + 200 back + 100 fly + 200 IM + 400 IM + 2-3 relays -> 7-8 medals

Theoretically Canada could also win medals in 50 fly, 50 back, 200 breast or 100 free, but in the last 2 events canadian athletes aren't favorites for a medal, so it is very possible that Canada ends up with "only" 9 medals on the women's side, so i am not sure why you act as if there is a guarantee that canadian women will win at least 10 medals.

 

Well, I meant that the women will win 8-9.  But you're right, Canada won 6 swimming medals back in the 70s, so technically 12 would make it double  I was talking modern times.  

 

The point still stands, Canadian women are miles ahead of the men.   

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6 minutes ago, ofan said:

Oh wow, China DQ'd. What was that for?

 

All I can see is that there are no reaction times logged for the last two of their swimmers, although split times are there.    

 

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China DQ'd in the relay.  

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The Italian commentator just said "Momma Mia" and thus my life is better now.  

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9 minutes ago, ofan said:

 

Pratt's backstroke leg was super strong. Hopefully he can do something in the 200m backstroke tomorrow . Him and Thormeyer are both competing 

 

His backstroke leg was 7th overall in the heats, .01 top 5.  Not bad.