heywoodu 13,825 Posted July 24, 2019 #791 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Just now, Canada4thewin said: Thank you. You don't seem to be a fan of the mixed relay lol No, I like to see what is happening If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,196 Posted July 24, 2019 #792 Share Posted July 24, 2019 So it's time for the race where nothing makes sense until the last moment, kind of. Because that is... fun? Canada4thewin 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada4thewin 90 Posted July 24, 2019 #793 Share Posted July 24, 2019 il y a 1 minute, heywoodu a dit : No, I like to see what is happening Ah ok, lol my mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada4thewin 90 Posted July 24, 2019 #794 Share Posted July 24, 2019 il y a 1 minute, dcro a dit : So it's time for the race where nothing makes sense until the last moment, kind of. Because that is... fun? lol you crack me up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted July 24, 2019 #795 Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, heywoodu said: I can somewhat understand, since open water swimming and long course swimming is also treated separately by FINA, IOC etc. Could have it as a sidenote though, here they usually say something like "first medal in the pool at these championships". One of the commentators today tried to remedy the situation adding that this is the first time two Brazilians earned a medal at the "long course world championships". I still don't like this because: 1) This is the World Aquatics Championships, not the Long Course Swimming World Championships, so every medal earned here should be treated the same way in my opinion. 2) I understand FINA treats LC swimming and OW swimming differently, but we have people like Paltrinieri participating at both, so it's just the same sport, albeit with wildly different strategies and approaches to get a medal. Still, the objectives and skills necessary for a medal are the same. I mean, it's not like an artistic swimmer could win a medal on the pool, but LC, SC and OW swimming are three variants of the same sport, in my opinion. Artistic swimming is a completely different sport. Edited July 24, 2019 by thiago_simoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada4thewin 90 Posted July 24, 2019 #796 Share Posted July 24, 2019 à l’instant, thiago_simoes a dit : One of the commentator today tried to remedy the situation adding that this is the first time two Brazilians earned a medal at the "long course world championships". I still don't like this because: 1) This is the World Aquatics Championships, not the Long Course Swimming World Championships, so every medal earned here should be treated the same way in my opinion. 2) I understand FINA treats LC swimming and OW swimming differently, but we have people like Paltrinieri participating at both, so it's just the same sport, albeit with wildly different strategies and approaches to get a medal. Still, the objectives and skills necessary for a medal are the same. I mean, it's not like and artistic swimmer could win a medal on the pool, but LC, SC and OW swimming are three variants of the same sport, in my opinion. Artistic swimming is a completely different sport. Artistic swimming is a total mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 791 Posted July 24, 2019 #797 Share Posted July 24, 2019 55 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Holy crap on a stick Yesterday the Dutch commentator said Phelps' record had been deemed as 'pretty much unbreakable' by some study Maybe he was talking about the world records in mens 200 free, mens 800 Free or womens 200 fly... I think everyone who follows swimming thought that either this year or next year Milak or Urlando would break this record. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry_Leon 1,300 Posted July 24, 2019 #798 Share Posted July 24, 2019 These Mixed Medley could be more sense in "Jeux sans Frontieres" than in a World Championship but the show must go on........ PS: for the young people Jeux Sans Frontières Gianlu33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 791 Posted July 24, 2019 #799 Share Posted July 24, 2019 55 minutes ago, dcro said: Yeah, no. Women's shot put record will not be beaten in thousand years. Same is true for womens discus and womens 400 m. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,196 Posted July 24, 2019 #800 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Dressel will race against women-only? #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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