Swimming Thread

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Coventry brilliant, broke the WR by more than a second there.

 

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Holy ****. Phelps is unbelievable. He had no chance of winning it from there!

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

**** off, he turned in 7th! That's incredible.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

And that's seven. Worst possible finish from the Serb

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Lauterstein!

 

[Johnners]

Hahaha **** me that was amazing. Knew he would come home strong because it's how he'd done it through the heats & semis, but I didn't think he could come back after given them that big of a break in a final.

 

[pasag]

Wow,how did Phelps pull that off? Turned on 7th on the 50. Incredible finish.

Lautersten, what a champ!

 

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I'm still in shock.

 

[Johnners]

The guy's a freak really.

Check the 10 year old (well 14, but she looks about 10) swimming for China in the 800 final.

 

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Going well too, 3rd place at the moment.

 

[Smudge]

And there goes Janet Evans' record. 19 years standing, and is smashed by Adlington.

 

[Johnners]

Nice work from teh Brit there (y)

Smashed 'em good and proper.

 

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Yeah that was pretty convincing.

 

[Smudge]

I must be old, as I remember watching Evans at the Seoul Olympics, and the hype around her.

 

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But now we have to see the end of the walking race. FFS. Most ridiculous event at the Olympics IMO.

Back to the Water Cube please.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

At least Australia won something (Y)

 

[Johnners]

But now we have to see the end of the walking race. FFS. Most ridiculous event at the Olympics IMO.

Back to the Water Cube please.

Nah, you're just saying that becuase Australia won a medal

I think the have it there so the non-african guys have a chance at winning something long distance on the track

 

[Johnners]

Callus to win one for the old brigade (y)

 

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Haha, Cielo Filho going mental. Good on him.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Haha, Cielo Filho going mental. Good on him.

Bit of a blasphemic name there.