Summer RIO 2016 - Swimming (Pool Only) 6th to 13th Aug

[RussellEbertHandball]

Based on times,the Australians are fastest
Seebohm-58.73
Bohl 1:06.12
McKeon 56.89
C.Campbell 52.06
3:53.80

USA
Smoglia 59.02
King 1:05.20
Worrell 56.48
Weitzell 53.28
3:53.98

Australia slightly ahead,but Seebohm is a proven low 58 second backstroker and certainly faster than her best of 58.73 from this year.

Given C1 to bring the team home,I would say Australia are slight favourites in a new WR TIME of 3:51.70

McKeon's semi final swim of 56.81 today for 2nd fastest makes the medley relay win an ever bigger possibility.

 

[danielnajdek]

No doubt. But recent tradition has seen most Gold Medal winners then invite the other 2 to share the top podium for the photo.

Yeah I get what your saying. Will be interesting. Don't even think he congraduated the Aussie after the swim.

 

[Chaisa]

Could be worse.

"BOY OH BOY WOWEE, DID YOU SEE THAT RICHO? MACK THE KNIFE FYFE, I MEAN HORTON GOLDGOLDGOLD!"

Bruce would've given it the respect it deserves. For all his faults he does know when to lift when something big happens.

 

[Drummond]

Horton you star!!!

That was sensational, inspiring stuff. What a perfect tactical race. He just timed his run to perfection. Was getting nervous on the last 50 but he pulled away with 15-20 left. I'll be watching that over a few times!!

 

[Andrew Mc]

gee Mack really doesn't like Sun and his doping ways.

Good. I'm glad that some of the athletes are speaking out about it. Especially when they are still racing. Could tell after the event in the pool that noone else really liked the cheat either - quite a few came over to Mack, but didn't notice them congratulate the doper. And I can't blame them one bit.

 

[GreyCrow]

I'd actually prefer that over Basil.

Or Norman



Or Ray Warren (from about 4.30)

 

[raskolnikov]

Hannah Miley.

Where's Cyrus Montana?

 

[La Vache]

Geez this an amazing first 200

 

[SJ]

Where is Ye Shiwen these days?

Also does anyone know where to get faster result times than https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-schedule-and-results/day-6?

 

[GreyCrow]

Hosszu. Mixed up her doping times? Huge huge win.

 

[Igloo]

Huge world record.

 

[La Vache]

Do these two give a **** they are at the olympics? She just beat the WR by 2 ****en seconds.

 

[Warsaw]

Absolutely smashed that WR.

 

[robbieando]

Glad that World Record is off the books

 

[Forward Press]

Smashed a WR by 2 seconds, well done Hosczu.

 

[ManWithNoName]

So they raved about how unbeatable that WR time was, and then it gets destroyed by 2 seconds? I wish I wasn't suss.

 

[Amazing Bombers]

Wow what a swim by Hosszu

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Hosszu absolutely smashed that and continues the trend of the Hungarian producing great swimmers in the medley events.

 

[Warsaw]

Anyone else when they were a kid, put their finger on the yellow line, to stop it from catching the swimmer in front...

 

[kaiserchief13]

Could she beat the record by that much being clean? I have my doubts...

 

[Jeremias]

She didn't just beat that WR - smashed it by over 2 seconds.

Great race and win by Mack earlier this morning. What a future he has.

 

[SJ]

Glad that World Record is off the books

But it makes you wonder...

 

[Chaisa]

Amazing work to smash a WR by 2 seconds. Unfortunately I suspect it's something else....

 

[robbieando]

Where is Ye Shiwen these days?

Failed to qualify. To say her 2012 swim was dodgy is an understatement

 

[Andrew Mc]

Where is Ye Shiwen these days?

Also does anyone know where to get faster result times than https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-schedule-and-results/day-6?

She was in heat 4, swimming a 4:45.86, which was 7th in that heat, and 27th best time overall.