Suggestion for new olympic swimming disciplines

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  On 4/6/2019 at 9:01 AM, dcro said:

 

And what happens if there is more than one per nation? We assume that everyone is cheering for nations, and not the athletes?

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Yes.

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  On 4/10/2019 at 4:55 PM, rjovica said:

 Yes, and also 4x100 medley m/w, I hope in 2024 will be added 50 m backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly, 4 x 100 freestyle mixed, 4 x 200 freestyle mixed, and in next period something really new like swimming in 100m pools...

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What about a 400m backstroke (I’m really into this idea)

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  On 4/10/2019 at 5:26 PM, heywoodu said:

And which swimming events should be taken out to make place for that?

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prolong the duration of swimming competitions, swimming in the pool takes only first week of games

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  On 4/11/2019 at 8:36 PM, rjovica said:

prolong the duration of swimming competitions, swimming in the pool takes only first week of games

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Yes, and it has around 8 billion events already, so if events are going to be added, surely some others should be taken out.

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  On 4/10/2019 at 6:00 PM, Olympian1010 said:

What about a 400m backstroke (I’m really into this idea)

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in gymnastics, there are all-around team and all-around individual

in swimming could be

backstroke all-around individual (one swimmer swims 50m, 100m, 200m and 400m)

backstroke all-around team (more swimmers swims 50m, 100m, 200m and 400m)

and same for other styles

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Transoceanic swimming (from San Francisco to Tokyo for the next Olympics).

 

No water swimming: judges evaluate athletes who pretend to swim (on a skateboard)

 

"Catch me while I'm swimming": a version of the "cops and robbers" game played in a pool.

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  On 4/11/2019 at 9:24 PM, Dunadan said:

"Catch me while I'm swimming": a version of the "cops and robbers" game played in a pool.

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I would be so much in favor of some sort of swimming kabaddi  

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How about a points or elimination race like in cycling?

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  On 4/11/2019 at 10:14 PM, heywoodu said:

I would be so much in favor of some sort of swimming kabaddi  

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So Water Polo without a ball?