Swimming Thread

[Magrat Garlick]

She is very popular in Zimbabwe though, I've seen pictures of her parade through Harare after Athens and many black and white people celebrate her victories. She is typical of many white Zimbabweans in that she is still very loyal to her country; she's probably lived in the US long enough to qualify for them but she still competes for the land of her birth.

Actually find that a tad perverse tbh. For all the talk of sporting boycotts, surely a stronger signal would be that even the country's own sportspeople refuse to pledge allegiance to the dictator.

World record today though, congrats

 

[Burgey]

Bronte Barrett into the final of the 200m free style. WIll need an extra leg to medal though.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Well done Libby!



She has such a huge gob.

That's why you'll never find any plankton in the pool at the games.

 

[Burgey]

Phelps - that's the biggest margin in a big race since Might and Power in the Caulfield Cup.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Phelps you are an absolute star. Take a bow.

 

[Johnners]

Americans all on drugs, obvs. Coughlan & Peirsol shouldn't be allowed to win. (Fair effort from Peirsol though, smashed 'em)

Good to see Stoeckel grab an unexpected medal though (y)

 

[SupaFreak2005]

And so another record falls to Phelps...

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

And so another record falls to Phelps...

Was already his record wasn't it?

 

[Johnners]

Leisel (y)

 

[Burgey]

WD Jones. Hasn't she grown up compared with how she carried on at Athens?
Not a bad sort either actually......

 

[Burgey]

 

[superkingdave]

yeah look, probably a myth, in my experience the wearing of budgie smugglers is much more prevalent over here

 

[_Ed_]

So Burmester's in the final I see. Now there's only Michael Phelps between him and gold!

*sigh*

 

[silentstriker]

Haha, Phelps owned the field. Hard. Loved every moment.

 

[PhoenixFire]

It's incredible how much swimming has come on over the last 4 years. The time that GB got in the mens 4*100 (I think) relay, would have won them gold in Athens, but it managed to get them 8th this year

 

[_Ed_]

Yeah, we had a swimmer yesterday in the semis who swam a time fast enough for a medal at Athens but she didn't even make the final.

 

[PhoenixFire]

What's all this crap I hear about 'Fast Water'?

 

[pasag]

That's why you'll never find any plankton in the pool at the games.

 

[Mister Wright]

Have actually enjoyed watching the swimming this Olympics. Has been thoroughly competitive and entertaining.

 

[Son Of Coco]

So many WRs so far in the pool. Astounding!

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