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Overall: 44 35 23 22 21 20 17 14 13 9 7 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

Number of top 8 finishes in total (now that we know the finalists in all events): Men: 16 15 12 12 11 10 9 8 6 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Women: 27 22 13 13 9 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Mixed: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Surprisingly a historic performance by Helen Kevric in multiple ways: a) First 16 year old to finish in the top 8 in the all-around since 2008 (the year she was born) b) Best result for Germany since 1988, if you include GDR athletes c) Best result for Germany since 1964, if you don’t include GDR athletes d) Second best European athlete Too bad she didn’t score 0.2 points more to finish 6th. Obviously Germany never had a talent like her, hopefully she continues on her path without injuries.

Obviously the problem isn’t his performance, but your expectations. He has never done anything to give the impression that he could medal. I wouldn’t have been shocked to see him medal, but anyone who expected him to medal is obviously delusional. The bigger question is why he didn’t focus on the 100 free instead. He has a lot of options concerning the 2028 Olympics. He could add the 100 free/100 fly/200 IM to his program or stick with the 200 back. Italy has promising talents in men’s 200 free, so if Ceccon could get to sub 1:46, their relay might be a medal contender in 2028. Right now it looks as if his best option would be to stick with the 100/200 back and also try to qualify for the two free relays. 5 medals (3 relays, 100 back, 200 back) seem possible, which would probably make him the most decorated Italian Olympian ever?

Women‘s 100 free: 2 Women‘s 200 free: 1 Women‘s 400 free: 2 Women‘s 1500 free: 1 Women‘s 100 breast: 1 Women‘s 200 breast: 2 Women‘s 100 fly: 2 Women‘s 200 fly: 2 Women‘s 100 back: 2 Women‘s 400 IM: 2 Women‘s 4 x 100 free relay: 1 Overall: 18

I just looked at the schedule and I don’t quite understand why she dropped out. In my opinion there would have been more than enough time to recover for her individual event, especially since she can easily get out of heats at 80 % if she is anywhere near her best. Maybe she could have helped them to qualify for the final before deciding to skip it. Her teammates might feel as if she robbed them of a chance to compete in a final. The other Irish runners don’t seem to be good enough to make an individual final. If she ends up winning the 400 m gold, it will probably all be forgotten.

LEON MARCHAND BECOMES FIRST SWIMMER SINCE 1976 TO WIN TWO INDIVIDUAL GOLD MEDALS IN ONE DAY https://swimswam.com/leon-marchand-becomes-first-swimmer-since-1976-to-win-two-individual-gold-medals-in-one-day/ LUKAS MÄRTENS BECOMES FIRST MAN TO MAKE 400 FREE & 200 BACK OLYMPIC FINAL IN 52 YEARS https://swimswam.com/lukas-martens-becomes-first-man-to-make-400-free-200-back-olympic-final-in-52-years/ Pan‘s winning margin was the biggest winning margin in men’s 100 free at the Olympics since 1928. Back then Johnny Weissmüller won by 1.2 seconds (although we can’t be too sure about his winning margin, since they still stopped by hand back then …).

Ireland was considered a medal contender? I didn’t even consider them, how were they supposed to beat GB/Netherlands?

You completely change your tune on Germany after ONE game? You should at least wait until after the game against Japan tomorrow. Nyara Sabally might miss the rest of the tournament and I am not sure if 20 year old Frieda Bühner will continue to play like an WNBA all star.

Hopefully getting beaten by Marchand will motivate him. I think retiring now would taint his legacy a bit. I think Phelps got motivated by losing to Le Clos in 2012.

Number of top 8 finishes after day 5: Men: 12 11 9 8 7 7 7 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Women: 18 13 8 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 Overall: 30 22 15 14 12 12 10 10 9 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

Absolutely insane meet for Germany. Already 6 national records, maybe 3 more will follow (mixed medley relay, women’s 800 free and men’s 200 back). If Gose‘s improvement in the 800 free translates, she could win a medal in the 800 free and maybe even break the European record (8:14.10) by Rebecca Adlington from the 2008 Olympics. Edit: After day 5 Germany has already as many top 8 finishes as at the last 2 Olympics combined.

You sound like a drama queen. Milak could definitely contend for a medal in the 100 free in 2028. Maybe Padar as well (not sure if you rate the women’s event as highly). This was the first 100 free final for a German man in 32 years and I still loved it, although I might have to wait another 32 years for another chance to witness a German medal in this event.

Amazing night of swimming. One of the greatest sessions ever, Marchand with one of the greatest individual sessions ever and Pan with one of the greatest individual swims ever. Winning the most competitive event by 1 second is insane.

German swimmer Melvin Imodou missed gold in the 100 breast by 0.08 seconds, which is certainly worse.

Just read about the captains points. Completely stupid idea. Prediction contests should only be about who has the most correct predictions, otherwise you might as well call it „lottery“.

A user named „yamatake“ on SwimSwam predicted his medal. Apparently his coach Norimasa Hirai has had medal winning athletes (Kitajima, Hagino) at every Olympics since 2004. https://swimswam.com/2024-olympic-previews-the-skys-the-limit-in-400-im-for-marchand-but-battle-brews-for-3rd/ https://swimswam.com/storied-coach-norimasa-hirai-suspended-six-months-by-japanese-swimming-federation/ https://swimswam.com/storied-japanese-coach-niro-hirais-suspension-lifted-olympic-coaching-still-possible/

Just looked at the medal table at the 1992 Olympics: 82 medals 29 medals 29 medals 27 medals 22 medals 20 medals 19 medals 15 medals -> Germany with more medals than Japan, Great Britain, Italy and the Netherlands combined …

Meanwhile Nemour qualified first in uneven bars and probably top 5 in all-around.

Titmus, Ledecky and Fairweather were all almost exactly 2 seconds slower than their best time this year. McIntosh on the other hand went a best time, so she seems to be in a better shape than at trials. The same is true for Gose (and Madden) who set a German record. I think in a „normal“ pool Märtens and Titmus both would have been at least very close to the world record. I think the women‘s times would have been something like: Titmus 3:55 McIntosh 3:56 Ledecky: 3:58 Fairweather 3:59 low Gose/Madden 3:59 high/4:00 low Still surprising that Gose (and Madden) were so close to Ledecky and Fairweather.

I see that you weren’t familiar with the work of the Guardian before …

Nothing sadly. The obvious stupidity of people who think that British or American athletes are any cleaner than Chinese athletes just disgusts me.

German top 8 finishes/finals after day 1: 7 German top 8 finishes/finals in 2021 in total: 8 German top 8 finishes/finals in 2016 in total: 7 German top 8 finishes/finals in 2012 in total: 7

She is a convicted cheater, unlike the Chinese swimmers. Surprisingly the Australian team welcomed her back with open arms. Really inspiring that she came back faster after she stopped doping … makes you question why she did it in the first place? Obviously she is faster without doping …

Individual finals after the first 4 events (men’s 400 free, women’s 400 free, women’s 100 fly, men’s 100 breast): 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Germany with more finals than all the remaining European countries combined. -> Germany confirmed as a new swimming superpower Too bad that it will rapidly go downhill from now on …