Basil's problem is he doesn't always know the swimmers name, ie the Chinese woman is surging, and he tends to throw in hyperbol about Aussie swimmers. His actually ability to call the action is ok.
Yeah, and even Winnington didn’t fill me with confidence in his post race interview. Actually thought he’d be a a huge gold chance, but now a medal might be a good result. We’ll see.
What did he say.
It’s more likely that all 4 of them were just watching each other and just assumed that they had pace.
Thorpe sounds bored, hardly any energy in his commentary
The 7 + commentary is better
| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Time | Time Behind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | GER MUHLLEITNER Henning Bennet | 0.74 | 3:43.67 | ||
| 2 | 3 | AUT AUBOECK Felix | 0.78 | 3:43.91 | 0.24 | |
| 3 | 4 | ITA DETTI Gabriele | 0.72 | 3:44.67 | 1.00 | |
| 4 | 8 | TUN HAFNAOUI Ahmed | 0.80 | 3:45.68 | 2.01 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Time | Time Behind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | AUS WINNINGTON Elijah | 0.67 | 3:45.20 | ||
| 1 | 5 | AUS McLOUGHLIN Jack | 0.69 | 3:45.20 | ||
| 3 | 2 | USA SMITH Kieran | 0.71 | 3:45.25 | 0.05 | |
| 4 | 1 | USA MITCHELL Jake | 0.70 | 3:45.38 | 0.18 |
The bloke is an absolute freak.
