orangeman 1,439 Posted August 1, 2021 #611 Share Posted August 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, intoronto said: NR and bronze medal for Canada! 6th swimming medal, same as in Rio. Penny Oleksiak becomes the most decorated Canadian Olympian (winter or summer) EVER and she is only 21 Third medal for MacNeil, 4th for Masse. Pickrem gets her first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vektor 3,199 Posted August 1, 2021 #612 Share Posted August 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Anyone else feel like so many of these medals are sort of forgettable, since mostly we're watching the same names fight for them the whole week (unlike in athletes, where you see totally different names in most events)? I mean, I've watched basically every final live and with focus but I had already forgotten McKeon actually took the 50 + 100 freestyle double That's pretty much the main argument against swimming having so many events. I would be in favor of cutting down freestyle events, but that will obviously never ever happen because they just added two more. heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federer91 2,279 Posted August 1, 2021 #613 Share Posted August 1, 2021 The 3 new events were unnecessary imo. The rest have a tradition, so i don't know what could be cut theoretically. Makedonas and dullard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federer91 2,279 Posted August 1, 2021 #614 Share Posted August 1, 2021 And now the relay the US have never lost, ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,845 Posted August 1, 2021 #615 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Just now, Federer91 said: The 3 new events were unnecessary imo. The rest have a tradition, so i don't know what could be cut theoretically. Theoretically? We could do with one breaststroke, one backstroke and one butterfly event, for starters. 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...
Vektor 3,199 Posted August 1, 2021 #616 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Just to elaborate, this is probably a controversial opinion, but I would throw men's/women's 50, 400, 1500 free all out, have the 100 as the only sprint event, and have 800 as the standard long distance event. We got the open water anyway for those who find 800 too short. I would also leave the mix relay out for obvious reasons. 28 gold medals in the pool, sounds about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 791 Posted August 1, 2021 #617 Share Posted August 1, 2021 8 minutes ago, Vektor said: That's pretty much the main argument against swimming having so many events. I would be in favor of cutting down freestyle events, but that will obviously never ever happen because they just added two more. I think there is far less diversity than in athletics or even taekwondo, so there is no reasonable explanation (if you don't consider the US buying as many medal events in their best sports a reasonable explanation) for swimming to have that many events. If you are the 2nd best american athlete in the 100 free and you are also decent in the 200 free, you are already pretty much guaranteed 4 medals (4x100 free, 4x200 free, medley relay, mixed medley relay). If you are equally good but were born in a smaller country, you win 0 medals (despite having the exact same abilities). De_Gambassi 1 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...
heywoodu 13,845 Posted August 1, 2021 #618 Share Posted August 1, 2021 New gold for these guys we've been watching all week, alright. WR and all. On to the next sport please 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...
heywoodu 13,845 Posted August 1, 2021 #619 Share Posted August 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, Vektor said: Just to elaborate, this is probably a controversial opinion, but I would throw men's/women's 50, 400, 1500 free all out, have the 100 as the only sprint event, and have 800 as the standard long distance event. We got the open water anyway for those who find 800 too short. I would also leave the mix relay out for obvious reasons. 28 gold medals in the pool, sounds about right. Even more controversial: instead of leaving 100 and 800, I'd go for leaving 50 but throwing out 100 in favor of 200. And keep 1500 instead of 800. That way you have a true sprint, a true middle event and a true distance event. 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...
Olympian1010 7,665 Posted August 1, 2021 #620 Share Posted August 1, 2021 WORLD RECORD!!! “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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