Swimming at the Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024

[maestro 658]

O'Callaghan's split in the last 50 was 27.98!

 

I guess that's the fastest last 50 ever in a 200 free. For comparison, she split 28.37 at trials, when she swam her personal best (Titmus was 28.28 in that race) and 28.11 when she set the former world record.

 

 

Edited July 29 by maestro

[dullard 703]

4 hours ago, maestro said:

O'Callaghan's split in the last 50 was 27.98!

 

I guess that's the fastest last 50 ever in a 200 free. For comparison, she split 28.37 at trials, when she swam her personal best (Titmus was 28.28 in that race) and 28.11 when she set the former world record.

 

 

Second fastest. Tang Muhan went 27.95 when negative splitting her current PB 1:54.26

 

 

[Makedonas 2,165]

9 hours ago, intoronto said:

Ch*na denied again 

Any chance he will get caught doping and the bronze medal will be awarded to ? 

[Makedonas 2,165]

9 hours ago, Josh said:

 Christou .02 off of bronze, but still a great performance. 

 

@Makedonas @Ted @maestro

Thank you, my friend!

 

It is very painful, we have improved so much in swimming and I really thought this time we could finally win a medal in the pool. Of course we still have a few other chances like Gkolomeev and Siskos but I really thought Christou had the best chance, it hurts so much that he missed it by just .02. I would've rather he finished 7th or something. To be so close to a historic moment and not make it...

 

It's hard to be positive in these moments, we lost 3 big medal chances within the span of a few hours (Christou, Gkountoura, Sakkari/Tsitsipas mixed doubles) 

 

However I hope Gianniotis can be an inspiration to all Greek Olympians, especially Christou as he is also a swimmer. He was 5th in Athens, then 4th in London (as the favourite) and everyone thought he missed his chance, then he came back to Rio at 36 yo and finally got his Olympic medal!

[Topicmaster1010 4,252]

Time for the longest heats session of the Games! Let's see how  Marchand handles the 200 fly + 200 breast double

[Topicmaster1010 4,252]

Men's 200m Butterfly:

 

Something isn't right with  Honda. Dead last in the heat and won't advance to semis.

 

1:54.06 for  Kharun for win heat 1!!!

[Topicmaster1010 4,252]

 Milak is in fine form. 1:53.92 to lead the heats.

 

And now time for the men's 100m freestyle heats!

[Vektor 3,326]

Milak v Marchand in 200 fly should be really interesting. 

[Dkats 298]

Lani Pallister withdraws from 1500m due to covid 🦠

[Josh 10,662]

12 minutes ago, Dkats said:

Lani Pallister withdraws from 1500m due to covid 🦠

So unfortunate