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How bummed can one be, that the best WR's, those of Phelps and Pellegrini, were the ones, that had to be broken...

Phelps was WR holder in the 400 IM for 21 years, which is the longest consecutive time for a person to hold a WR in any singular discipline (long course) in history.

Damn you Chalmers... Italy winning would have been amazing

It appears we are back in the days, when breaking WR's in swimming is an afternoon chore.

I don't know how Marchand can make 3 seconds on the breaststroke on Phelps of all people. Michael Phelps not having an individual WR seems very wrong.

Yeah, Kamminga is coming for the inevitable second place

China looking very strong. Third place in the medal table look very appealing for a betting man.

So the 3 biggest male stars - Dressel, Peaty and Milak all have mental problems... Usually being the best at something prevents these things, but maybe that is my thought.

Any reason Peaty isn't here?

AUS starts with a bang as usual, since the 400 free is as AUS discipline as any. Throw in the 4x100 women's and day 1 is always amongst their strongest. Let's see how long they will keep the lead in the table.

It's juts the first event. Now if people expected her to win 6 golds ala Phelps, then yeah, it might be a disappointment.

Titmus with a WR and a triumphant return to the big stage. And that is a big WR Tokyo nightmares have returned for the others. Ledecky started very slow, but it didn't matter at the end either way. McIntosh sinks, which posts a few questions.

Ceccon looks to be in form, this bods well for Italia

Damn, first final and that was so close. New AUS sensation takes the gold right in front of the Olympic champion.

Almost time for the first finals session and the only one i will watch live until next weekend. (damn work.. ) Most interested to see if Italia can continue their rise and fight against the giants of US and AUS. Mainly starting with the 4x100 men's free The US don't feel the juggernaut they usually are, let's see if they could finish with sub 10 golds, which would be madness.

Nonetheless, i don't know if i have ever seen another elite athlete have such an instant, rapid decline, as Sagan has had. It's like he went to bed and woke up the next day, as a completely different person, like in a Latino telenovela... The closest one to compare is probably Gregor Schlierenzauer.

Have you seen this person? Name: Peter Sagan Country: Slovakia Palmares: Multiple times World Champion, Tour de France Legend, One of the most versatile and talented riders of the past 30 years, Cycling Hall of Famer. Missing since 2021 ...

Looks like there is still a chance for Switzerland to join the race. If this comes to fruition, then takes my preferred position. can have the 2038 ones.

Impossible is the IOC to award 3 straight Winter Games to Europe. 2034 is most likely going to US or Canada, which leaves 2038 as the next European option.

And i thought Ludogorets is going to be the sensational loss of the round

I told you Pogacar was disappointing... He is going to have a complex now when competing against Vingegaard, just like Valverde and Purito had with Contador.

Sweden should still be in 2030. France ideally could have 2038.

That was really disappointing from Pogacar

It's a historic day today, as for the first time since 1980, that actors in Hollywood are on a strike (and deservedly so!! ). Even more pivotal is that it the first time that both actors and writers are on strike since 1960. All productions on US soil are shutting down for the foreseeable future and we will see how this affects the International stage. I've read some of the demands and it's all very logical. These big corporations, especially the new tech companies, think they are invincible and can boss around the people. There is only so much time to watch movies and shows, so the strike is actually welcomed from my point of view. I have stuff from all the past few decades, that i've wanted to watch.

So, after XX number of years Bulgaria can finally join the Schengen zone Just maybe