***Official Swimming Thread***

[flibbertyjibber]

Lol, Magnussen said he hates the pool in London. He's obviously got the right attitude heading into the 50m men's freestyle

What difference is it to a pool anywhere else then?

Adlington was impressive, hopefully retain the gold.

 

[Ruckus]

I assume British hygiene standards transfer to the pool as well

 

[Burgey]

What difference is it to a pool anywhere else then?

Adlington was impressive, hopefully retain the gold.

Every Olympic pool is different, actually.

 

[Spikey]

this one is actually 57 meters long

 

[Burgey]

this one is actually 57 meters long

Opposite of the Sydney 100 metres track then?

 

[GIMH]

Every Olympic pool is different, actually.

Just because you're old enough to remember when every Olympics was held in Greece doesn't mean you now need up lecture us on the fact that it now moves around the world, ****

 

[GIMH]

Phelps. Incredible geezer.

 

[Burgey]

How the **** do you win sixteen gold medals? If you wrote a story about it, some editor would send it back marked "Be realistic". It's insane.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

He is a monster, what a guy.

 

[Eds]

How the **** do you win sixteen gold medals? If you wrote a story about it, some editor would send it back marked "Be realistic". It's insane.

Particularly ridiculous considering the general declining age of swimmers. He's going to retire aged 27 ffs.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Bit of a jib from Adlington there, tbf. The 15yo blew her away.

 

[GIMH]

Blown away.

 

[BoyBrumby]

**** me Ledecky is fifteen too, isn't she? Looks sooooo young.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Bleugh. Miles away from her own record. Really has gone backwards.

 

[_Ed_]

Whoa, that was impressive from Ledecky. Thrilled by Boyle's effort for fourth.

 

[Sanz]

How the **** do you win sixteen gold medals? If you wrote a story about it, some editor would send it back marked "Be realistic". It's insane.

It is 18 Gold medals.

 

[silentstriker]

Actually it's seventeen.

 

[Spikey]

going for 18 tonight (?)

 

[social]

Bleugh. Miles away from her own record. Really has gone backwards.

Adlington's world record was set when wearing one of those dodgy flotation suits that were subsequently outlawed

Her best legal time is substantially slower than that

 

[grecian]

Hmm, so an unknown 15 year old swam quicker than she ever has, I hope the Chinese coach has a stern thing to say to the press, only fair.