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  1. OlympicsFan
    No world record for Burdisso, first italian swimmer here to disappoint.
  2. OlympicsFan
    Amazing swim by Robert Harting!
  3. OlympicsFan
    Maybe you could add Kesely as well. Edit: And Smith, if you can swim a 4:01 400 free you can certainly swim a 1:56 200 free.
  4. OlympicsFan
    First time since 2005 that the US doesn't have someone in women's 200 free final.
  5. OlympicsFan
    Ikee, Jack
  6. OlympicsFan
    I hope that this is what happened ... her 100 fly time doesn't suggest that she is in top shape.
  7. OlympicsFan
    Finally Omegatiming is back up ... Quadaralle had a 8:17 split at 800 m, i think she will go 8:10 - 8:12 in the 800 m and if Ledecky won't compete, then i don't see anyone challenging her. Köhler could also have a small chance for bronze (if Ledecky scratches that race), considering that she had a 8:22.55 split at 800 m when her PB is only 2 seconds faster, i think she can go around 8:17.
  8. OlympicsFan
    Disappointing that 1:56.82 makes the final in women's 200 free, i expect that it will take 1:55 high to final in Tokyo. I fear another gold for Pellegrini incoming.
  9. OlympicsFan
    Hong Kong could win medals in both swimming (olympic disciplines only) and fencing, the only other nations that will achieve that are Italy, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, GB, China, USA and maybe Ukraine/Brazil/France. Much bigger countries like Japan or Germany won't achieve that.
  10. OlympicsFan
    The comparison in athletics would be 400 m and we all know how dirty the 400 m was historically.
  11. OlympicsFan
    You "lost" 4 gold medals in fencing compared to 2018, but at this rate you are gonne make it up in swimming ...
  12. OlympicsFan
    Lucky with what? You produce new talents out of nowhere every year, it's not like you got lucky with 1 or 2 generational talents like Sweden with Sjöstrom or Hungary with Hosszu. I am always skeptical when a nation is much stronger on the women's side in endurance sports, used to be the same with the GDR and chinese women in swimming/middle distance running in the early 90's.
  13. OlympicsFan
    Another surprisingly slow race and another final without medal for the US, pretty bad results for them so far.
  14. OlympicsFan
    Also no chance to give a medal to a german athlete at the fencing world championships ...
  15. OlympicsFan
    Makes no sense, then why are the Netherlands so bad in swimming ... ?!
  16. OlympicsFan
    Our favorite former fencer with another random appearance ... Fun fact: Did you guys know that he won an olympic gold medal in men's team foil at the 1976 olympics?
  17. OlympicsFan
    Could someone please tell me why Canada got so freakishly strong in women's swimming (apart from hiring a great coach)?
  18. OlympicsFan
    Waaaaaay slower than expected, but expected winner. Not sure if Ruck regrets dropping the 200 free now ...
  19. OlympicsFan
    What about 2018? I don't know what it is, but italian swimming has found something after 2016. Everyone peaking at the right time + new talents (Miressi, De Tullio, Martinenghi, Burdisso, Ceccon, Quadarella, Cusinato, Gaetani, Pilato) every year. Currently Italy is number 2 in europe (behind Russia) and number 6 in the world behind USA, Russia, Australia, China and Japan.
  20. OlympicsFan
    If Sun Yang is their leader, then help us god ...
  21. OlympicsFan
    Duncan Scott and Mack Horton are my new idols. It is just so sad that they feel the need to do this, because they don't trust FINA to do the right thing. Apparently FINA hasn't learned anything from what happened to UCI some years ago.
  22. OlympicsFan
    I don't get it ... I mean it is one thing to blatantly cheat and then just don't give a shit about what other people think (like Efimova), but how can you cheat so blatantly and then be surprised that other people don't respect you? I almost have the feeling as if he is only surrounded by people in China who treat him like a god and now he doesn't understand why not everyone treats him like that.
  23. OlympicsFan
    I think he was disqualified because he twitched before the start, it's just weird that FINA doesn't show a replay ...
  24. OlympicsFan
    1) This is a recent development, Italy only became good 3 or 4 years ago and GB wasn't really good until 5 or 6 years ago. France used to be better than both. 2) I think the answer is that they just spend more money on swimming. I think it also helps when you are able to swim outdoors 8 months or so of the year (like in Italy) compared 3 or 4 months (in Germany), swimming outdoors is much less depressing.
  25. OlympicsFan
    Winning a medal with 1:45.63, what a sad state men's 200 free is in ...
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