Jan Linha

Well, I understand. Some of the stars are not in Doha but also we are not sure yet who is going to Paris. Seemannová is going up with her form. Just like she was in Tokyo. There, she broke national record a lot. I believe, that in Paris, she will most likely go below 1:55 and with that time, there is higher possibility. In Tokyo, she was 6th for 1:55,45. This year, she is surely aiming below 1:55, maybe close to 1:54,50 at the Olympics .....

Ester Ledecká is BAAACK!!!! Last week 2nd and 4th in the Europa Cup. Today, she has the fastest time in training. After a very long time, when she had a broken collarbone, may finally fight for a WC podium again 💪💪💪 Com'on Ester!!!

Barbora Seemannová 4th , aka best result for Czech since medal in 2003. This girl has a vibe. Also 4th in 100m Freestyle heats..... And her form is increasing before Paris. We are hoping she could be the one who wins the first swimming Olympic medal for Czech in history .....

Isn't this only for the countries that don't have a quota yet? Before Tokyo, Tomas Nydrle was No.1 ranking but he did not get the quota because Jakub Tomecek got the quota for Czech in one of the World Cup competitions. So the quota went to that did not have any athlete in skeet and they were highest ranked unqualified country in skeet.

Alright. But he swam the Olympic time before as well. So according to FINA, he has already made the limit before....

Only Johansson and Aubry are those who got the OQT for the first time ..... rest of them did it before ......

WCH 2024 Doha (QAT) - 400m Freestyle Men Heats - Olympic Quota Time (3:46,78min) Victor Johansson David Aubry P.S. no new limits in Women's 200m Medley - Heats

How are the points counted for the Olympic quotas? Add up points from technical and free performances? And then the best 3 duets from non qualified teams qualify?

I am not sure. But if it was reallocated according to previous competition results, than it would instead of from Pan American Games and it would instead of based on Asian Games result.

Well, as far as I know, there is place for 18 pairs. Which means if it ended like this, there would actually be less than 18 pairs. In my scenario, there would be 16.

For example, if or get team quota, that means that their duet quota will be considered as "quota gained from team quota". So it means that the quota they earned in previous competition will be erased and reallocated to duets from this year's WCH. So if I take this example, that would mean that if and really takes the team quota, there would be 5 quotas for women's duet, not only 3. Am I right?

The same said Martin Straka to Czech media. He is also not sure. Sometimes reallocation might be tricky. Anyways, the reallocation to ... I am not very sure how exactly it works, whether it goes to the next eligible athlete if the country hasn't fulfilled the quota or whether it goes to yet unqualified country.

Some unexpected ranking right now. I think the OG quotas will be surprising. It looks like may make it. I know it's not over yet but they will surely be either close or they will get the quota in my opinion..

Yeah, I was also surprised seeing two young girls. Well, they have improved a lot but I think that they are currently aiming for LA28.

What's your position??

What about you? Work or travel?

Tourist guide with one of the official resellers. My major ;-)

Well, I will be there working so I hope to find some time to go to grab a beer with you guys 😜😜

Yeah, I will most likely be there. Sure, would be nice to meet :-)

Hey guys, does it count if you manage Olympic limit during indoor meeting? Speaking mostly about runs such as 200m, 800m, 1500m ? I know that technical disciplines count but not sure about the runs ....

I would say "never give up on them" ...... The world relays are still more than 3 months out, we don't know the draws yet. Sometimes, one heat might be with 1 strong team and other 4 teams with similar performance expectations to fight for the second Olympic spot. Lately, we haven't had much chances and opportunities in relays as we did not make it to major events. Now, in my opinion, strongest chances are for mixed 4x400 and female 4x400 with a strong young generation. Middle chances for male 4x100 and 4x400 and minor chances for female 4x100. But for past more than 10 years I finally see bigger chances in several relays. My guess is that will qualify 3 relays to Paris.

So Tomas Machac started in doubles with 0 points in the world ranking before the Australian open. Paired up with Zhang Zhizhen and they already made it to semifinals. From 0 to 720 points and quick improve from nothing to about 120th place. And if they make it to the final, he will appx. gain Doubles positions around 60-70, a spot where is ranked in singles. This is really impressive. I think this connection will last....

Linda did not seem to me at the beginning like she could defeat IGA. But she played quite smart tennis. Sometimes conservative and sometimes aggressive. Never shew her temper or anger. I was so surprised by what kind of tactics she followed. I would not give up on her. Yeah, Elina is a tough opponent. I would say it is hard for anyone to defeat her. But so it is with Iga. Let's see what other rounds will bring us 😉

A bit disappointment from Lehecka. But maybe got too tired after the title in Adelaide. Still after AO will be around 35th place ranking. Holding a good position.

Indeed. I would not be surprised if they were aiming for mixed doubles in Paris. They wanted to play in Tokyo but Tomas was low in ranking so they did not make a cut. Now, he is going higher in singles, also in doubles. So I guess they will play there.