Swimming 2022 Discussion Thread

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[dullard 743]

Looks like FINA World Championships in Fukuoka will be postponed until 2023.

 

https://swimswam.com/report-fina-to-postpone-fukuoka-world-championships-to-july-2023/

[rybak 3,303]

1 hour ago, dullard said:

Looks like FINA World Championships in Fukuoka will be postponed until 2023.

 

https://swimswam.com/report-fina-to-postpone-fukuoka-world-championships-to-july-2023/

Ah Japan and their covid hysteria continue....

[dullard 743]

So it is confirmed:

 

FINA Confirms Fukuoka Worlds Rescheduled For July 2023; Doha Edition Switched To January 2024

 

I hope Australia skips that shit in Doha in January 2024. Two long course World Champs and an Olympics in 12 months is ridiculous.

[phelps 8,286]

why not strip the Japanese idiots of their world champs and go on with the 2023 Doha worlds as originally scheduled?  

 

that would be the best solution to me...

[rafalgorka 1,808]

1 hour ago, dullard said:

So it is confirmed:

 

FINA Confirms Fukuoka Worlds Rescheduled For July 2023; Doha Edition Switched To January 2024

 

I hope Australia skips that shit in Doha in January 2024. Two long course World Champs and an Olympics in 12 months is ridiculous.

Well, I actually like it. I will probably have more time to watch it in July than in May.

[dullard 743]

FINA is officially a joke federation:

 

Budapest to host additional FINA World Aquatics Championships in 2022

 

So that's three WCs: June 2022, July 2023, January 2024

 

[Vektor 3,326]

Our economy is on the brink of collapse, the World Aquatics Championships is the last thing we need right now... 

[NearPup 3,496]

1 hour ago, dullard said:

FINA is officially a joke federation:

 

Budapest to host additional FINA World Aquatics Championships in 2022

 

So that's three WCs: June 2022, July 2023, January 2024

 

Completely ridiculous, but hey if the Hungarian government wants to pay for me to have some entertaining swimming to watch I ain't going to complain too much.

 

(Having worlds in 2022 isn't ridiculous, it's the January 2024 edition that is complete nonsense).

[dullard 743]

10 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Completely ridiculous, but hey if the Hungarian government wants to pay for me to have some entertaining swimming to watch I ain't going to complain too much.

 

(Having worlds in 2022 isn't ridiculous, it's the January 2024 edition that is complete nonsense).

Having it 4 consecutive years (2022-2025) is ridiculous. An athlete lucky enough to have their career peak during these years can achieve quite an inflated number of world titles.