Swimming at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[heywoodu 15,141]

Just now, thiago_simoes said:

A great final, really. I'm surprised with Paltrinieri not even making the podium. I thought he had it in the bag, but nope.

He has been sick though, to be fair (mono, if I'm not mistaken).

[Vektor 3,326]

So only 3 European countries win gold medals in the swimming pool,      This might be a new negative record. 

[heywoodu 15,141]

2 minutes ago, Vektor said:

So only 3 European countries win gold medals in the swimming pool,      This might be a new negative record. 

The 'bright' side though is that USA is much less dominant than four years ago.

[thiago_simoes 1,423]

Bruno is so happy! He's been trying to get an Olympic medal for 10 years. He did everything he could for this medal. I can't believe he got it!

[OlympicsFan 858]

Sadly another expected gold for Finke. This guy has one of the most absurd progressions i have ever seen. From complete nobody to dominating Wellbrock/Romanchuk/Paltrinieri, the athletes who dominated men's distance freestyle for years, within a year. If i ever hear another american crying about russian doping again, i will cause a massacre. The US is the dirtiest country of them all, yet their fans somehow find a way to be stupid enough to think that they are the victim.

[heywoodu 15,141]

2 minutes ago, thiago_simoes said:

Bruno is so happy! He's been trying to get an Olympic medal for 10 years. He did everything he could for this medal. I can't believe he got it!

Non-gold medals like this are so much better than gold medals like Dressel's.

[OlympicsFan 858]

7 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

The final sprints from this guy lol.  

Lol is the correct reaction. Wellbrock/Paltrinieri/Romanchuk dominated men's distance freestyle for the whole olympiad and then this nobody comes around and makes them look like amateurs. He is probably dirty enough to glow in the dark.

[hckošice 14,831]

6 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

He has been sick though, to be fair (mono, if I'm not mistaken).

a bit off topic. mono is in slovak blackeye (bruise under the eye) btw

[Vektor 3,326]

3 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

The 'bright' side though is that USA is much less dominant than four years ago.

The new events helped the  , they will win 12, same as Beijing. They would have 10 without men's 800 free and women's 1500 free. 

[OlympicsFan 858]

6 minutes ago, Vektor said:

So only 3 European countries win gold medals in the swimming pool,      This might be a new negative record. 

Obviously the main reason is the fact that the US forced morning finals on everyone else. Not easy to be at your best when you have to do it at 3 AM. I am sure that we will see a differet picture in 2024.