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Swimming at the Aquatics FINA World Championships 2019


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2 hours ago, George_D said:

Impressive championship for Hungary. They have only golds till now! 

I think they will win one or two minor medals in men's 100 fly and men's 400 IM. Maybe Kesely can challenge for a medal in the 800 free. Before the start of this competition i expected them to win 3 golds (men's 200 fly, women's 200 IM, women's 400 IM), one silver/bronze (men's 100 fly) and two bronze (men's 200 fly, men's 400 IM), so until now they basically have 1 bronze less than expected (men's 200 fly), but 1 more gold than expected (women's 200 fly). Somehow Hungary always finds a way to not disappear. I thought they would drop off badly after 2020 when Hosszu/Cseh retire, but then Milak and Kesely came along and now they have a great future again.

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4 minutes ago, ofan said:

 

I'd cheer for Missy Franklin for the same reason :d 

 

We also adopted Penny Oleksiak during the Rio Games :evil:  It's still questionable whether she's more Polish or Ukrainian tbh but her hockey player brother was supposed to be more Polish since coming from Buffalo :p

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1 minute ago, Monzanator said:

 

We also adopted Penny Oleksiak during the Rio Games :evil:  It's still questionable whether she's more Polish or Ukrainian tbh but her hockey player brother was supposed to be more Polish since coming from Buffalo :p

 

I think you mean Pittsburgh :d . They have a massive Polish community, and the city is famous for its pierogis

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6 minutes ago, ofan said:

 

I think you mean Pittsburgh :d . They have a massive Polish community, and the city is famous for its pierogis

 

I read their father originates from Buffalo but maybe it's Pittsburgh. Western New York, Pennsylvania and obviously Chicago are the biggest Polish communities in the US ;)

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1 minute ago, Monzanator said:

 

I read their father originates from Buffalo but maybe it's Pittsburgh. Western New York, Pennsylvania and obviously Chicago are the biggest Polish communities in the US ;)

 

Ah yes. I misunderstood. That is very possible. By coincidence, Jamie Oleksiak used to play for the Pittsburgh Penguins, so that's what I was referencing. 

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1 minute ago, ofan said:

 

Ah yes. I misunderstood. That is very possible. By coincidence, Jamie Oleksiak used to play for the Pittsburgh Penguins, so that's what I was referencing. 

 

I know he played for Penguins since I cheer for them since the days of Jagr & Lemieux :p  I suppose pierogis ain't that popular in Canada though? :lol:

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1 minute ago, Monzanator said:

 

I know he played for Penguins since I cheer for them since the days of Jagr & Lemieux :p  I suppose pierogis ain't that popular in Canada though? :lol:

 

Very popular. We have large Eastern European populations across Canada. 

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