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Pool and Open Water Swimming: Do Not Swallow the Water

selkie

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sab85
sab85

"Nathan,  what happened with this swim?" [Mind you,  he had just won a bronze medal] "Well I didn't have the fastest time in the pool" Love it.  I wish all the athletes would answer stupid q

Daisy
Daisy

History you guys: we share a border and an olympic record and history.   

TobinAlbers
TobinAlbers

Gotta love Cody Miller's whooping it up with his personal best and placing bronze. He was high fiving and punching the air like he won gold. Too cute.

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Sew Sumi

Sew Sumi

1 minute ago, Ohwell said:

Michael Phelps raising fingers in the air was unnecessary and so uglyamericanish.  Just go fuck yourself with that attitude.

It just goes to show he wasn't as oblivious to it all as he pretended to be. 

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againstthewind

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2 minutes ago, Ohwell said:

Michael Phelps raising fingers in the air was unnecessary and so uglyamericanish.  Just go fuck yourself with that attitude.

Can't top Sun Yang's behavior. And Phelps has backed it up. He's never been a showboater. He's officially out of fucks at this point.

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tanyak

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Just now, againstthewind said:

Can't top Sun Yang's behavior. And Phelps has backed it up. He's never been a showboater. He's officially out of fucks at this point.

Amen. Raise 'em up!

That said, Chad is a cutie. Is he swimming anymore?

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againstthewind

againstthewind

Just now, Bewitched said:

I wonder if part of Phelps' showboating is an attempt to keep himself pumped for the relay.  That is a quick turnaround but just long enough for the endorphins to fade.  

I'm actually pretty concerned about that. It's a very tight turnaround.

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TobinAlbers

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The look on Michael's son's face as Debbie went nuts in the stands was hilarious. That kid was so thinking 'Is Grandma always gonna be like this?'

Le Clos needs to just have a seat. Definitely all the LOLs.

Kinda cool to see the basketball team going nuts in the stands too.

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Shaynaa

Shaynaa

I only watch swimming sometimes at the Olympics. Phelps bragging was just really off putting.  Oldest obviously doesn't mean the most mature.  I get he's a great athlete but I am so over the Michael Phelps show.  How many races does he have left?

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Thumper

Thumper

Does anyone else have trouble hearing the announcers during some of the races?  The crowd sound is so loud and I can tell Rowdy is yelling, but I still have trouble hearing him.  I wish they'd muffle the crowd sound a little.

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blackwing

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Gah, NBC sucks big dick.  The women are on the deck, they are getting ready, there are captions underneath each so we know who they are... And yet they are split screened with a scintillating scene of Michael Phelps sitting in a chair.   Woohoo!   

Congrats to him on winning the 200 butterfly.  I think NBC should put a camera on his toilet.  Because America needs to know whether he has a good bowel movement, because it will affect how he does in the evening.  Yay!

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legaleagle53

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2 minutes ago, blackwing said:

Gah, NBC sucks big dick.  The women are on the deck, they are getting ready, there are captions underneath each so we know who they are... And yet they are split screened with a scintillating scene of Michael Phelps sitting in a chair.   Woohoo!   

Congrats to him on winning the 200 butterfly.  I think NBC should put a camera on his toilet.  Because America needs to know whether he has a good bowel movement, because it will affect how he does in the evening.  Yay!

Please, don't give them any ideas!

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KenyaJ

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13 minutes ago, TobinAlbers said:

Le Clos needs to just have a seat. Definitely all the LOLs.

I think Michael just invited him to have the entire stadium of seats. Chad's a great swimmer, but don't poke the bear. At least not that bear.

Love seeing KD, Klay Thompson, Draymond, and the other NBA guys in the stands. I love it when they show up to cheerlead at the swimming events. You know you're that dude when Kevin Durant is recording your races on his phone.

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superdeluxe

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15 minutes ago, blackwing said:

Gah, NBC sucks big dick.  The women are on the deck, they are getting ready, there are captions underneath each so we know who they are... And yet they are split screened with a scintillating scene of Michael Phelps sitting in a chair.   Woohoo!   

Congrats to him on winning the 200 butterfly.  I think NBC should put a camera on his toilet.  Because America needs to know whether he has a good bowel movement, because it will affect how he does in the evening.  Yay!

I am shocked they haven't followed him into the bathroom yet.

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catray

catray

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Missed Ledecky's race on the stream but thrilled she won! She's amazing! 

I will never get tired of watching Phelps do the fly. It's amazing. And LOL to le Clos finishing fourth. (I actually like Chad but after all the posturing it's a little bit ironic that he ended up off the medal stand.) Frankly, I don't love the post race posturing, but if you're going to condone le Clos for the pre-race stuff, you can't bash Phelps for exulting for a moment in his win. (Disclaimer: I don't really love any posturing but it's a part of sports and as long as you're not in someone's space or insulting them, well, whatever.) 

Chiming in late with Peirsol love-- probably my first Olympic crush too! 

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Thumper

Thumper

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31 minutes ago, Shaynaa said:

Oh good, NBC is replaying Phelps bragging.  Because that is gripping television.  Who cares about the women who just raced?

What did he say?  I missed it.  Happy he won the race.

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Shaynaa

Shaynaa

2 minutes ago, Thumper said:

What did he say?  I missed it.  Happy he won't the race.

Oh it was when he was still in pool and was pointing number one and making gimme gestures at the crowd.  No actual interview.

What in the world did Ryan Lochte do to his hair?

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Daisy

Daisy

Just now, ExplainItAgain said:

Excuse my total swimming ignorance - where is Missy Franklin? What does she swim and when are her events?

She didn't qualify for the 200... something. she was like dead last. I don't know when her other event is. 

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Cherpumple

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I have no problem with Phelps taking a moment in the pool to give the #1 sign or egg on the cheering crowd. It didn't seem obnoxious to me, and he's certainly earned it. But for the love of god, man, don't sit on the lane line! This was absolutely forbidden during my summer swim team as a kid, and it still irks me to see these big dudes sitting on them while they celebrate.

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chitowngirl

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2 minutes ago, Cherpumple said:

I have no problem with Phelps taking a moment in the pool to give the #1 sign or egg on the cheering crowd. It didn't seem obnoxious to me, and he's certainly earned it. But for the love of god, man, don't sit on the lane line! This was absolutely forbidden during my summer swim team as a kid, and it still irks me to see these big dudes sitting on them while they celebrate.

Somehow I don't imagine the lifeguard (yes, there is one!) telling him to get off of it.

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CrazyDog

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41 minutes ago, againstthewind said:

Can't top Sun Yang's behavior. And Phelps has backed it up. He's never been a showboater. He's officially out of fucks at this point.

Agreed, waving #1 in the air hardly seems like anything offensive, IMO. Go Phelps and Ledecky! Awesome perfomances all around.

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selkie

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20 minutes ago, Daisy said:

Technically, if Katie won the silver..
then her perfect record is over. 
someone tell NBC. 

They qualified it with 'undefeated in individual events at major international competition' so the 4x100FR silver isn't reflected in that. Nor is the 2012ish Duel in the Pool meet where she lost the 400 free after getting sick on the plane to Scotland.

 

Missy Franklin was the It Girl of swimming from about 2011-2013 but has been quietly battling back injuries since then. She's been doing relatively better in the 200s than the 100s this year since the back pain compromising the start doesn't quite matter so much in the longer races.

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legaleagle53

legaleagle53

2 minutes ago, Dots And Stripes said:

True story- he forgot his grill so he decided to dye his hair instead. 

Still as big a tool as ever, I see.  And he just turned 32 last week.  Apparently for him, 32 is the new 12.

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selkie

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5 minutes ago, legaleagle53 said:

Still as big a tool as ever, I see.  And he just turned 32 last week.  Apparently for him, 32 is the new 12.

For those familiar with Florida, that Lochte is from Daytona Beach explains a lot. But he's also by all accounts a great teammate and good to share a lane with, and he does a lot to promote the sport- will gladly spend hours after a meet talking to fans and signing autographs, and, for anything short of an Olympic or long course world championship, has a long tradition of giving his medals away to kids in the stands.

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KenyaJ

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10 minutes ago, Dots And Stripes said:

True story- he forgot his grill so he decided to dye his hair instead. 

OMG, is that really why he did it? LMAO. Last week, I saw Phelps' Instagram picture wishing Ryan a happy birthday and wondered "Who's that old man in the picture with him?" Honest to god, it took me a full minute to realize it was Ryan. A week later, and I still haven't gotten used to that hair.

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photo fox

photo fox

48 minutes ago, blackwing said:

I think NBC should put a camera on his toilet.  Because America needs to know whether he has a good bowel movement, because it will affect how he does in the evening.  Yay!

I was just telling my mom that they should just mount a camera on him somewhere, and stream his every movement. It might free up some time for the other 10,000 (or whatever) athletes.

I love me some Lochte. By all accounts, he's not real bright, but he seems nice, and genuine, and his teammates love him. I'm glad he's getting to race in the final. I'd hate to see the second most decorated Olympic swimmer in history getting his medal in a hotel room. 

And I have purple chunks in my hair, so I don't judge. lol

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Daisy

Daisy

8 minutes ago, cocobeans said:

The silver was a team relay, her 'perfect' record is in individual events.

lol it was slightly tongue in cheek. I find it funny that i wrote that and then after the break, Hicks qualified it. (i think someone is here from NBC). 

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Crs97

Crs97

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When she handed him Boomer, I really wanted to read her lips saying he needed a diaper change!

Michael was very emotional on the podium.  He has been pretty vocal about how disappointed he was in himself in London; incredible that he has been able to get the medals back!

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