Swimming FINA Short Course World Championships 2018

[heywoodu 15,145]

Yeah Trinidad and Tobago winning a medal is really cool  

[thiago_simoes 1,423]

Fu Yanhui failed to get a medal altogether on the 50 m backstroke event, even with Ethiene Medeiros out of competition. Now this is what I call underperformance on home soil.

[heywoodu 15,145]

4 minutes ago, thiago_simoes said:

Fu Yanhui failed to get a medal altogether on the 50 m backstroke event, even with Ethiene Medeiros out of competition. Now this is what I call underperformance on home soil.

 

I was so much looking forward to the podium ceremony with Fu. 

[bestmen 2,818]

ooh nooo 100m ,Sahnoun 3rd of his serie with 47.33 and eliminated i can't belive it ; the rivals are sharks /dolphins ?they have motors in their ass or what

 

[NaBUru38 208]

Excuse  my total ignorance. I saw some races, and swimmers spend 70% of the distance underwater doing dolphin kick, rather than actually swimming the appropriate style. I think it makes no sense at all.

[heywoodu 15,145]

1 hour ago, NaBUru38 said:

Excuse  my total ignorance. I saw some races, and swimmers spend 70% of the distance underwater doing dolphin kick, rather than actually swimming the appropriate style. I think it makes no sense at all.

Well yeah that's what you get (with a few extreme cases) in short course  

 

I'm sure you would have enjoyed backstroke in the 80's  

 

[heywoodu 15,145]

Finally an individual world title for Kelsi Dahlia, after 1 Olympic gold, 4 long course world titles and 7 short course world titles all with relays (plus 4 individual short course world silvers).

[thiago_simoes 1,423]

Daiene Dias was so surprised with her bronze medal that after the interview with the Brazilian journalist she spontaneously hugged him trying to control tears. So cute. 

[heywoodu 15,145]

Cameron van der Burgh finished his impressive career with a gold medal  

[thiago_simoes 1,423]

Three bronze medals in a row for Brazil!