AimingforYoko July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 Lydia Jacoby's Seward neighbors tell tourists she trains with whales and sea lions. 1 Link to comment
ferjy July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Daisy said: Australia looked gobsmacked that they lost 24 minutes ago, Lady Whistleup said: What an upset for Australia. They looked stunned. I feel bad for them too. It's always worse when you're favoured to win gold. I remember Debi Thomas in figure skating in the Calgary Olympics. She had two bad falls which she just never had, that brought her down to bronze. We got a silver because of it, but I felt so bad for her. Edited July 29, 2021 by ferjy mispelled name 1 Link to comment
SeanC July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 China is only the third country to ever win this event, which was first contested in 1996. Link to comment
selkie July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 Zhang Yufei had an amazing session to go so fast in the 200 fly and then come back for the relay. Link to comment
Irlandesa July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 (edited) It's a shock that Australia came in third. At the same time, it's hard to talk "upset" when all three teams who medaled, including the Aussies, broke the previous WR in the event. If anything, team USA and China might have over performed related to expectations. Katie, for sure, had a wow performance given how underwhelming her appearance in the individual event was. It made for a very exciting race. And I was happy to see how happy the US women were for getting Silver. Edited July 29, 2021 by Irlandesa 6 Link to comment
legaleagle53 July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, ferjy said: I feel bad for them too. It's always worse when you're favoured to win gold. I remember Debbie Thomas in figure skating in the Calgary Olympics. She had two bad falls which she just never had, that brought her down to bronze. We got a silver because of it, but I felt so bad for her. Yes. That's why I was thrilled that the US won a Silver. We weren't expected to win Gold in this event despite Katie Ledecky swimming the anchor leg, and in fact, I wasn't even sure we were going to get Silver for much of the race. When the expectation is much lower, it's easier to take "losing" Gold in stride because we still won Silver -- AND we did it ahead of the world record pace even though China beat us to that record, too. The Aussies should be proud of that Bronze! Edited July 29, 2021 by legaleagle53 1 Link to comment
selkie July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 In retrospect, the Aussie coaching staff screwed up with relay composition- they left Mollie O’Callaghan and her 1:55.1 flat start off the finals squad and that could have been the difference. The problem was that they brought Leah Neale to the meet as a relay-only swimmer and the rules say that, in absence of proven injury or illness, you have to race any athletes brought for relay-only (it comes down to that they don't want an athlete who doesn't swim a race taking a quota spot away from an athlete who had a B time standard but didn't get an Olympic invitation) so they had to use her at some point in the meet. She actually overperformed compared to her Trials swim but was still significantly slower from a flying start than Mollie had been from a flat start in prelims. 2 Link to comment
katisha July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 37 minutes ago, selkie said: It wouldn't really be a proper Olympics without a puzzling underperformance by Australia somewhere and they were kind of due. True! But to be honest, this one will really sting the swimming powers that be because I think they'd pretty much already counted it into their numbers. Maybe they should have let the B team swim again. Meanwhile, congrats to Zac Stubblety-Cook. That's a race we've never been much good in so it's a huge result for him. And Kyle Chalmers was so chilled out about only getting the silver in the 100m final because as he pointed out, if the Olympics had been last year he wouldn't have been able to compete at all as he had to have shoulder surgery. Puts it all into perspective and I'm really happy for him. :) 2 Link to comment
Mirabelle July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 I feel Titmus should have been the anchor. Based on what I saw of her in her gold medal winning races, she knows how to overtake the lead and finish. 6 Link to comment
emmawoodhouse July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mirabelle said: I feel Titmus should have been the anchor. Based on what I saw of her in her gold medal winning races, she knows how to overtake the lead and finish. Good point. She excels at coning from off the pace. 2 Link to comment
NUguy514 July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 Holy shit, I canNOT believe how Finke went from fifth to first in about two seconds at about the 785m point of the 800m. What a crazy, amazing, awesome race!! Also, awesome? My Olympics husband Caeleb Dressel's incredible win! Yet AGAIN, though, Dan and Rowdy seemed to be watching from a weird angle because Dan (I believe) sort of casually said around the 85m mark Caeleb was going to win gold, and I was like, "WHAT IS YOUR DAMAGE???? DO YOU NOT SEE KYLE CHALMERS CHASING HIM DOWN LIKE A FUCKING MISSILE????" Caeleb's post-race interview caused me to break down. When he broke down saying that it was a really hard year, I broke down along with him. I really appreciated his vulnerability. I'm sure Dan and Rowdy were trying to build up Michael Andrew since he's American and it was clear that Chase Kalisz was not going to make the 200IM final, but I know too much about Andrew, guys. I want him to win exactly nothing. 11 Link to comment
Leeds July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 How often do you think Caeleb curses his parents for thinking a "different" spelling of your kid's name is cool? 11 1 Link to comment
selkie July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 8th place in the women's 800M heats in Rio- 8:25 8th place in the women's 800M heats in Tokyo- 8:20.5 Newcomers are making the event crazy-fast- the only Rio finalists who made the Tokyo final are Ledecky and Germany's Sarah Kohler. It'll be interesting to see how much everyone has left in the tank for the final. I get the feeling Ledecky swam for place rather than time and while there were probably a lot of swimmers all out to qualify, teenagers generally are quicker to recover than older athletes. Link to comment
proserpina65 July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 Dang it, Australian women, you made me root for China to win a gold medal. Why'd you go and do that? Seriously, though, they really did look so disappointed. It was kinda sad. Link to comment
Sile July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 On 7/27/2021 at 8:14 PM, purist said: Ariarne Titmus is breathtakingly good. Her last 15 metres was ridiculous! In other news, Tom Daley has knitted a pouch for his gold medal. I may die from the cuteness. I always thought I couldn't love Tom Daley more than I already did... And then I found out he knits and crochets. In his pajamas. https://www.instagram.com/p/CPOgoZ0Fj2J/ And then I found out he has an entire IG dedicated to his projects And then I found out that he not only crocheted a couch for his cats, but he made a miniature granny square afghan to go over the back of it. https://www.instagram.com/p/CQJg8QYF34q/ And then I found out that he made a blanket for a little boy with CH. https://www.instagram.com/p/COAt5HTF0cb/ And then found out he knit his medal a cozy (colorwork, no less!) And he's finally old enough that I can drool over him without feeling like a dirty old lady (well, a less dirty old lady). Seriously, I cannot love him any more. It's become painful! 2 6 Link to comment
AimingforYoko July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 (edited) Today in interview news: BBC's Clare Balding inquires about Matthew Richard's "phenomenal third leg". Edited July 29, 2021 by AimingforYoko 8 Link to comment
satrunrose July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Sile said: I always thought I couldn't love Tom Daley more than I already did... And then I found out he knits and crochets. In his pajamas. https://www.instagram.com/p/CPOgoZ0Fj2J/ And then I found out he has an entire IG dedicated to his projects And then I found out that he not only crocheted a couch for his cats, but he made a miniature granny square afghan to go over the back of it. https://www.instagram.com/p/CQJg8QYF34q/ And then I found out that he made a blanket for a little boy with CH. https://www.instagram.com/p/COAt5HTF0cb/ And then found out he knit his medal a cozy (colorwork, no less!) And he's finally old enough that I can drool over him without feeling like a dirty old lady (well, a less dirty old lady). Seriously, I cannot love him any more. It's become painful! In tribute, the LoveCrafts website has a free pattern for a crochet doll of Tom Daley with his medal. 2 3 Link to comment
ferjy July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, AimingforYoko said: Today in interview news: BBC's Clare Balding inquires about Matthew Richard's "phenomenal third leg". I just, just finished watching the video then it changed to "not available anymore". ETA; It comes back if you refresh the page, but it keeps ending with the same message. Or is that part of the joke? 😄 Edited July 30, 2021 by ferjy Link to comment
scarynikki12 July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 Ok NBC showing the video of Rowdy during the 100 free was hilarious. Rowdy's always fun but this is going right to the top for me. 4 Link to comment
SeanC July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 (edited) Liendo is Canada's most promising young male swimmer. It'd be great if he could somehow squeak into the final here as a learning experience. Edited July 30, 2021 by SeanC 1 Link to comment
ferjy July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 Go Josh! (As if, with Caeleb in the same lineup). Link to comment
Daisy July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 GOO SCHOONMAKER! GOOO. GOOOOOOO. YES! World Record!! Way to go!! 2 Link to comment
AshleyN July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 It's wild watching Dressel come out of the water right off the start with a half a body length lead already. Link to comment
Daisy July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 Lmao she just realized she won and got the world record. I love reactions like that. 8 Link to comment
ferjy July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 (edited) Schoenmaker is ecstatic. Great swim! Edited July 30, 2021 by ferjy 1 Link to comment
AimingforYoko July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 I love that they all congratulated Schoenmaker on the WR. 2 Link to comment
Dots And Stripes July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 Lazor just made me cry talking about how Lilly King helped her get through her father's death. That bond is really beautiful and it's nice to hear about a different side of King. 9 Link to comment
scarynikki12 July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 World record and a celebratory group hug! That was a hell of a 200 breaststroke final. 8 Link to comment
ferjy July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Daisy said: Lmao she just realized she won and got the world record. I love reactions like that. I thought she knew and was wondering why she was so blasé about it, then her reaction. lol 1 Link to comment
SophiaD July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 (edited) Great race, ladies! Schoenmaker's reaction to her win and world record were awesome. So happy for King and Lazor, too. Edited July 30, 2021 by SophiaD 2 Link to comment
Daisy July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 Honestly that's why i love the olympics. great races and then people just being happy for each other. i'm happy for all the medalists. (I was South African for that race LOL) 4 Link to comment
scarynikki12 July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, Daisy said: Lmao she just realized she won and got the world record. I love reactions like that. Doesn't matter the sport the winner having a delayed realization that they've won/set a record is always great. 2 Link to comment
Daisy July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 Rylov/Murphy 1-2 again. Murphy dethroned in both races. 1 Link to comment
SeanC July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 (edited) Alright, here goes everything. Can Penny or Sarah become the 100 m's first repeat medalist in thirteen years? Edited July 30, 2021 by SeanC Link to comment
scarynikki12 July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 I swear every Olympics the same swimmer wins the 100 and 200 in Men's backstroke. I know that's not true but it does happen often enough that it seems true. 1 Link to comment
Dots And Stripes July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 That bit about 'Russian Olympic Committee or whatever the Olympic Committee wants us to call it.' That from Ryan Murphy made me laugh. 3 Link to comment
Daisy July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 Wow. Penny looked like she had a bad start. she looks like she's last? Way to go Emma. Same with Cate. Well Penny that's a bummer. Link to comment
Daisy July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 Just now, ferjy said: Well, that's over. I will say - i know that most of our swimmers are back end swimmers but i feel sometimes that's gonna burn their butts more times than naught lol Link to comment
Chaser July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, Dots And Stripes said: That bit about 'Russian Olympic Committee or whatever the Olympic Committee wants us to call it.' That from Ryan Murphy made me laugh. The figure skating forum during the last Winter Games was calling them NotRussians. 2 Link to comment
SeanC July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 Top 5 were all faster than the gold medalists' time in 2016. 2 Link to comment
emmawoodhouse July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 No surprises so far tonight. All the favorites have won. Link to comment
AshleyN July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 Awww, it's too bad Penny couldn't squeak onto the podium there, but after what happened with Cate Campbell in Rio I can't be too upset to see her get there instead. 2 Link to comment
Daisy July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, SeanC said: Top 5 were all faster than the gold medalists' time in 2016. With all the records being set and everything I'm wondering if the pool itself is fast. I remember there was an Olympics (I wanna say Sydney? Maybe Beiing?) the pool was so fast records were falling left right and centre. Link to comment
Bewitched July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Daisy said: With all the records being set and everything I'm wondering if the pool itself is fast. I remember there was an Olympics (I wanna say Sydney? Maybe Beiing?) the pool was so fast records were falling left right and centre. That was also the era of the suits that are now banned. 4 Link to comment
emmawoodhouse July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 Ugh. Michael Andrew. I pick the field. 9 Link to comment
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