Swimming at the Aquatics FINA World Championships 2022

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22 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

Clearly a move aimed for a predicted German gold medal. Like Irena Szewinska was always handing out medals in hammer or race walking back in the day

Yeah, I believe at the Olympics IOC members get first choice of which events where they can hand out medals, so they always pick one where a national hero is favoutite.

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Maria Ugolkova - sounds like a Russian whose wealthy parents obtained Swiss citizenship?

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1 minute ago, Monzanator said:

Maria Ugolkova - sounds like a Russian whose wealthy parents obtained Swiss citizenship?

Made their money in coal-mining?  

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Leon Marchand wins 200 Medley.

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36 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Summer Mcintosh at age 15 wins her first major world individual medal! Breaks 4 mins and the new NR! Not bad for a 15 year old!

 

(She did win the silver medal in the 400m at the short course worlds )

Only 4th swimmer after Ledecky, Titmus and Pellegrini to break the 4 minute at only 15yo. Crazy.

 

This was the last gold for Ledecky in the 400 on a major meet. Titmus and McIntosh gonna dominate this race in the next years.

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3 minutes ago, NMQ said:

Only 4th swimmer after Ledecky, Titmus and Pellegrini to break the 4 minute at only 15yo. Crazy.

 

This was the last gold for Ledecky in the 400 on a major meet. Titmus and McIntosh gonna dominate this race in the next years.

There’s a young phenom coming out of the US College circuit….

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10654003/On-winners-podium-Lia-Thomas-6ft-1in-trans-swimmer-went-male-puberty.html

 

 

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What a finish by Australia, going from 8th at the half way mark to second. Chalmers destroyed everyone.

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That was very entertaining. Hope the next days will be even better.

 

 

Congrats, Canada! 
And I wonder if Marchand gets gold for France on first day in Paris 2024. Hopefully he can keep this form for next two years and maybe still improve.

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And a first small success for Team Poland. No repeat from Tokyo. This time half of a team didn’t have to head back home before the competition even started. 💪

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Our men's relay can't catch a break. If Kisil wasn't injured I would think Canada would have won a medal here. RIP