Summer Paris 2024 - Swimming

[Moonwatcher]

I always forget Burkina Faso on my sporcle quizzes

 

[Bulldog Brent]

I’m so sleep deprived. Reckon OK if I just get up for the 4x200 at 6am? Nothing else I might miss in terms of Aussie gold.

 

[dogs105]

Great swim from the Irish guy with the Dad bod and the Dublin suntan

 

[Royces Hart]

I love these heats, hook them to my veins.

 

[NotAMagpieBogan]

The Olympic refugee story was interesting, but talking over the whole entire race made me laugh.

 

[Richard Cranium]

The contrast between the speed and excitement of 50m heats and Ian Thorpe's commentary is incredible.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

“A legend of gold and 200”: the front page of the newspaper L’Équipe on Thursday, August 1, 2024 To view the edition

 

[Drummond]

Armbruster that was AWESOME.

 

[Kram]

lol the Frenchy just then still looked like he could be in the WWE.

 

[Royces Hart]

God I hope McEvoy can win this. His determination to not retire and reinvent himself and his training is unreal.

 

[Kram]

Nice Cam, nice bro.

 

[Drummond]

Can McEvoy WOW. The 50m is a splash and dash, and yet he somehow made it look graceful. Wow. That was amazing.

 

[Drummond]

God I hope McEvoy can win this. His determination to not retire and reinvent himself and his training is unreal.

Probably outside of Fox the one I wanted to win at these Olympics the most.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

Looked like Cam backed off at the end too.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

The contrast between the speed and excitement of 50m heats and Ian Thorpe's commentary is incredible.

Thorpey was a great swimmer, but his commentary is a great cure for insomnia.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Why was there was a Swisse swimmer in a heat otherwise filled with guys from small African countries with (presumably) incredibly limited swim programs?

 

[Cmarsh]

I’m so sleep deprived. Reckon OK if I just get up for the 4x200 at 6am? Nothing else I might miss in terms of Aussie gold.

There are a couple in this thread that think Liz Dekkers is a smokey chance in the 200 fly.

 

[danielnajdek]

Dressel nearly missed out getting into the semis. The other American didn't even qualify for the semi.

 

[Royces Hart]

Why was there was a Swisse swimmer in a heat otherwise filled with guys from small African countries with (presumably) incredibly limited swim programs?

When the American program director doesn’t know the difference between Switzerland and Swaziland.

 

[danielnajdek]

American men are all talk no game. Wonder what Phelps thinks about them in this Olympics.

 

[gbear]

Probably outside of Fox the one I wanted to win at these Olympics the most.

Me too. It would be so deserved. Has always been so gracious in defeat and it would be fantastic to see him snag the gold.

 

[Phil McCreviss]

The Aussies (coaches and ex swimmers) whinging about the 100m swim is just sour grapes. By all means if any tests come back positive then go all in on the pile on!!

Until then, stay salty.

Ironic isnt it? No country does it better than Australia. Right up there with the Brits.
Maybe every time Australia wins a game of cricket we should all question if sandpaper was being used.
In general Australians love shi##ing on other countries to make themselves feel better. It's an embarassing insecurity. Like an ignored toddler crying out for attention.

 

[catstorm]

If they ****ed that transfer up I swear to god, why would you even try to do that.

 

[GreyCrow]

I’m so sleep deprived. Reckon OK if I just get up for the 4x200 at 6am? Nothing else I might miss in terms of Aussie gold.

Lol I just looked and thought yep that's the time

 

[Drummond]

Perkins has really made me nervous here. I had the same thought as Nicole and then she mentioned it. Oh boy.