Syd7

Very Well said 

Yep, you should have a sense of humilty towards others and always be gracious in defeat. It is sort of what I can't stand much about the US (bar a few swimmers), it is ALWAYS someone else's fault for them not winning. Lets just call it the Serena Williams textbook excuse.

This event isn't fair for the athletes. You can't have one race where it is flat, the next it is choppy and un-raceable. It isn't hard to develop a venue that gives every athlete a chance. This Olympics has been a fiasco unfortunately, it better be the last time we schedule an Olympics in this area.

Your team reminds me of Great Britain in 2008 as a swimming team. They didn't win a lot (Rebbecca Adlington being the one that did) but what they did is they went young. They took a long term approach. You will be better in Japan in 2020. Also if you follow the juniors you have a few elite under 16/17 year olds coming through who are ranked in the top couple.

Just found this forum- thank goodness! hope you don't mind an Australian being here.
 
Has been a great couple of days. Loving the newer swinning countries getting some medals. As for us today the less said about Roberts and Magnussen please, they both swam like they had a 3 day bender!