Swimming 2022 Discussion Thread

[intoronto 5,638]

2:05.81 for Summer Mcintosh in the 200m butterfly, another NR

[intoronto 5,638]

Italian media report Ben Titley is going to Spain.

 

 

[dullard 699]

5 hours ago, intoronto said:

Italian media report Ben Titley is going to Spain.

 

 

I can't find that mentioned anywhere searching Google.

[phelps 7,674]

11 minutes ago, dullard said:

I can't find that mentioned anywhere searching Google.

this is from around Christmas time (from Spanish press, in Spanish, of course)...

 

https://as.com/masdeporte/2021/12/23/polideportivo/1640259722_225440.html

 

it seems that they're still trying to find a deal, rather than being done and dusted (he is/was not the only candidate)...or maybe, now they've finally got the agreement they were looking for...

 

we'll see in the next few weeks, I guess (sooner or later they have to make some kind of announcement)...

[OlympicsFan 858]

36 minutes ago, phelps said:

this is from around Christmas time (from Spanish press, in Spanish, of course)...

 

https://as.com/masdeporte/2021/12/23/polideportivo/1640259722_225440.html

 

it seems that they're still trying to find a deal, rather than being done and dusted (he is/was not the only candidate)...or maybe, now they've finally got the agreement they were looking for...

 

we'll see in the next few weeks, I guess (sooner or later they have to make some kind of announcement)...

Would be extremely weird. Spain must pay insane money for him to go there. I am sure he could have gone to pretty much any world-class country (or France) for a lot of money.

[dullard 699]

13 hours ago, OlympicsFan said:

Would be extremely weird. Spain must pay insane money for him to go there. I am sure he could have gone to pretty much any world-class country (or France) for a lot of money.

[Grassmarket 3,407]

Live swimming from Edinburgh this weekend, fortunately not outdoors. Field looks like it’s mainly   University-based, but that includes a lot of nations. Early chance for Comms & European QTs.

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISRIjZR0Dn8Ps7FHIw6IQg

[Olympian1010 7,973]

 

[Grassmarket 3,407]

Good to see some opposition from non-participants, but as long as the women directly affected are too cowardly to take a public stand this bully is going to be continue bullying then.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10625251/Trans-swimmer-Lia-Thomas-wins-500-yard-freestyle-NCAA-championships.html#comments

And in case you think that the NCAA means nothing, the true champion is Olympic 400m IM silver medallist Emma Weyant. So Thomas is capable of destroying the sport at a global level.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10626265/Uni-Virginia-swimmer-hailed-heroine-coming-second-NCAA-final-trans-rival-Lia-Thomas.html

[Makedonas 2,155]

The Greek Aquatics Federation requested that the swimming competition at the Mediterranean Games be pushed back a week in order to give swimmers the time to compete in both the World Championships and the Mediterranean Games.

 

This request has now been granted, so the swimming will be from 1-5 July instead of 26-30 June (swimming at the World Championships will be from 18-25 June).