JoshMartini007

More than two backstrokers AND the relay

Two people can qualify in one event.

Hopefully we get more than two backstrokers and the 4x200m free relay qualified.

They demonstrated that they can finish in the top 4. So if we make the final, they will likely be subbed in.

Still too early to say, but we're probably on pace for 25-30 athletes.

The result file didn't have them written as OQT, but you are correct.

Here's the qualification list by priority. People in italics are qualified in a higher priority. Priority 1: Finish in the top 2 and achieve the OQT at the event. Javier Acevedo (M 100m Backstroke) Mary-Sophie Harvey (W 200m Freestyle, W 100m Butterfly) Tristan Jankovics (M 400m Individual Medley) Maggie MacNeil (W 100m Butterfly) Summer McIntosh (W 200m Freestyle, W 400m Freestyle) Blake Tierney (M 100m Backstroke) Priority 2: Finish in the top 4 in the 100m and 200m freestyle events to compete in the relays. Julie Brousseau (W 4x200m Freestyle Relay) Mary-Sophie Harvey (W 4x200m Freestyle Relay) Summer McIntosh (W 4x200m Freestyle Relay) Emma O'Croinin (W 4x200m Freestyle Relay) Priority 3: Winners of the 100m backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly to compete in the relays. Sophie Angus (W 4x100m Medley Relay) Finlay Knox (M 4x100m Medley Relay) Maggie MacNeil (W 4x100m Medley Relay) Blake Tierney (M 4x100m Medley Relay) Priority 4: Additional 100m and 200m freestyle or 100m medley athletes to compete in the relays (based on director's recommendation) TBD I'm thinking maybe MSH and Acevedo does the medley while the women's 4x200m relay gets another 2-3 swimmers. Priority 5: Swimmers who have achieved the OQT during the qualification period (March 1, 2023 - June 23, 2024) and finished in the top 2 Sophie Angus (W 100m Breaststroke) Priority 6: Swimmers who have achieved the OCT during the qualification period, won the event and finished within 1% if their fastest time will be provisionally nominated pending World Aquatics invitation. None Current Total: 10 (4 men, 6 women) Note: People could be added in priority 5 or 6 should they achieve an OQT/OCT between now and June 23rd.

I can see us nominating more than four athletes in the 4x200m free relay. I wouldn't be surprised if we sent the top six, assuming they all finish in the low 1:59.xx. We only have 12 relay only athletes that we can send so that might make things difficult considering we're likely forced to use four for the men's 4x200m relay

Fun fact: This is Tommy's second Olympics, the first being back in 2008.

Makes sense, maybe they should designate it as "standby" along with the people just barely missing the cut so they know not to stop training, but at the same time it doesn't make it look like they are officially qualified. It's quite clear they took the top 20 currently eligible universality athletes and gave them notice. Maybe not for specific events, but it's clear they will be offered a quota to compete in an event.

Two issues. 1) That's presumptuous of World Athletics that none of those nations could qualify in other events thus invalidating their quota. 2) Nations can only get one universality quota so or can't be qualified in both men's and women's marathon. The same thing happened in 2020. Universality quotas showed up and disappeared for a while.

The way the qualification document is written is that a nation automatically gets the K2/C2 quota while the K1/C1 gets reallocated, but here it looks like the nation can choose to decline the K2/C2 quota and receive the K1/C1. Regardless, quotas will need to be reallocated. Also it looks like is to get the K1 1000m quota instead of .

Is this an actual rule? Could they not play over 3-4 days or add a rest day in between? Regardless, despite the men's depth, I don't see any true team sport besides football having more than 12 entrants. Not to mention that the women's side does not have this kind of depth.

Nice to see the relay go to the oversea departments (except Mayotte), French Polynesia and New Caledonia.

Yeah, with no India, the South Asia qualifier has attracted a lot more entrants than usual. Equal or more than Southeast Asia which is typically the second strongest region in Asia.

Here are the groups. Top two advance to the knockout stage.

Summer McIntosh is listed in: 400m Freestyle 200m Freestyle 100m Backstroke 400m Individual Medley 100m Freestyle 200m Butterfly 200m Individual Medley I assume she's doing the 100m events as practice. I don't think she needs to do the free to be considered for the relay.

What a whirlwind on how they handled Abbasi's quota. Technically, the quota goes to the NOC so EOR could have chosen someone else, but Al Ghotani didn't reach the minimum athlete requirement so was not eligible. However, since the IOC has the power to create quotas they decided to decline the original quota and then create a new one. Obviously this smells like a backroom deal was made. I mean at this point, why even let the refugees attempt to qualify if they are going to nominate whoever they want.

It's the joy (and sorrow) of sports. That's why we don't run a computer simulation and award medals based on that.

Canada will unlikely qualify through the rankings for either event. I think we have a better chance in the mixed, but let's see what the heat looks like.

Not a great day for the Caribbean nations

I wonder in the mixed 4x400m relay, we will see some athletes which have to double up, ease up if it becomes apparent that they won't finish in the top 2.

This is Australia's and Brazil's final chance to qualify to the Olympics. Canada and Germany will have one more opportunity.

ICF: But they are individuals! They just so happen to be in the same boat at the same time going towards the same place.

They just can't finish. This is commonly seen in inexperience teams or teams with a mental block. The good news is we have the talent so once we get a better coaching staff we could be something special.