Swimming 2024 Discussion Thread

[Josh 10,654]

10 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said:

Will another supersuit record drop? The 400m free might be the events to watch for both genders

Don’t agree personally. There’s a bunch of events more intriguing than them.

[Topicmaster1010 4,247]

1 hour ago, dullard said:

3  x 3:41s already in April and Hafnaoui hasn't even revealed his hand yet (and probably won't until Paris). Maybe Kim Woomin can drop more as well. Klemet's should be 3:42.81 tho right?

Yes, I fixed it. Thanks for catching that.

[OlympicsFan 858]

On 4/18/2024 at 11:29 PM, dullard said:

It doesn't clash with anything at trials and there's a small chance if breaststrokers fail to deliver at trials then Kaylee will be our best option for breaststroke in the medley relay so they might use Mollie for the backstroke leg. Something like O'Callaghan/McKeown/McKeon/Jack. She'd probably want to swim it anyway just to put down a tapered time in ideal conditions.

1) It clashes with the 200 free at the Olympics.

2) She already put down a time. Don’t see anyone who could realistically get close.

3) Don’t see how it would make sense to put McKeown on the breast leg. You would probably lose one second on the back and free leg (combined). McKeown would have to be 1.5 seconds faster than your second best breastroker to justify putting her there. Even if Strauch doesn’t improve till trials, McKeown would have to be 1:05 mid, which doesn’t seem realistic. In addition to that it wouldn’t help your athletes to swim against the American wave (considering that Smith most likely would open up a considerable gap for the U.S.).

[OlympicsFan 858]

1 hour ago, JoshMartini007 said:

Will another supersuit record drop? The 400m free might be the events to watch for both genders

I don’t think that the record on the women’s side is a supersuited one (if that is what you meant). Almost all records are in danger. Only men’s 200/800 free, men’s 100 breast, men’s 200 back, women’s 200 fly and possibly men’s 200 fly seem safe. 

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Zhang Yufei, Wang Shun, Qin Haiyang all named as dopers.

[dullard 703]

Australian Open Championships: Day 4

 

*NOT an Olympic selection event

 

 

Men's 100m Freestyle:

1. Kyle Chalmers - 47.63 

2. William Yang - 48.20 (PB)

3. Kai Taylor - 48.69

 

Women's 200m Freestyle:

1. Mollie O'Callaghan - 1:53.57 

2. Ariarne Titmus - 1:55.38

3. Lani Pallister - 1:55.99

 

Men's 400m Individual Medley:

1. Daiya Seto  - 4:10.44 

2. Lewis Clareburt  - 4:10.86 

3. William Petric - 4:13.55 (PB)

 

Men's 200m Breaststroke:

1. Sam Williamson - 27.16

2. Joshua Yong - 27.60

3. Taku Taniguchi  - 27.73

 

Men's 200m Butterfly:

1. Bowen Gough - 1:57.85

2. Matthew Temple - 1:58.03

3. Ruan van der Riet - 2:00.27

 

Women's 200m Backstroke:

1. Kaylee McKeown - 2:03.84 

2. Hannah Fredericks - 2:08.92 (PB)

3. Iona Anderson - 2:11.40 (PB)

 

Women's 100m Butterfly:

1. Emma McKeon - 56.58

2. Brianna Throssell - 56.77 (PB) 

3. Alex Perkins - 57.73

 

Women's 1500m Freestyle:

1. Lani Pallister - 15:57.01

2. Tiana Kritzinger - 16:23.97

3. Jacqueline Davison-McGovern - 16:39.18

 

For the last three events it was pissing down rain.

[dullard 703]

Deleted duplicate. Is there no way to delete posts on this forum?

Edited April 20 by dullard

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Lukas Märtens 400m Freestyle 3:40,33 at the German National Championships in Berlin.