Wrestleknownothing Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Begins tomorrow. And we do not bury the lead in swimming. There are two finals tomorrow. Men's 400m freestyle (no, not that freestyle) and women's 400m freestyle. The women's 400m free will almost certainly have the world record holder plus two former world record holders. This will be a barn burner. Katie Ledecky, the greatest female swimmer of all-time, and former world record holder is NOT the favorite. That title goes the Ariarne Titmus of Australia, the current world record holder. Titmus broke Ledecky's record in 2022. But Ledecky might not even be second favorite. In 2023 Canada's Summer (seems a good name for a swimmer) McIntosh broke Titmus' record only to have Titmus reclaim the record at last year's World Championship (where Ledecky finished second and McIntosh fourth). With the three fastest women ever in the same field it will not disappoint. 2 Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbrog Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 I love watching the swimming events at the Olympics. Back in the day I had a guy who reported to me whose son won an Olympic gold medal in one of the swimming relays at the Sydney Olympics...was cool to see the medal up close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 13 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said: Begins tomorrow. And we do not bury the lead in swimming. There are two finals tomorrow. Men's 400m freestyle (no, not that freestyle) and women's 400m freestyle. The women's 400m free will almost certainly have the world record holder plus two former world record holders. This will be a barn burner. Katie Ledecky, the greatest female swimmer of all-time, and former world record holder is NOT the favorite. That title goes the Ariarne Titmus of Australia, the current world record holder. Titmus broke Ledecky's record in 2022. But Ledecky might not even be second favorite. In 2023 Canada's Summer (seems a good name for a swimmer) McIntosh broke Titmus' record only to have Titmus reclaim the record at last year's World Championship (where Ledecky finished second and McIntosh fourth). With the three fastest women ever in the same field it will not disappoint. Synchronized ... Artistic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted July 26 Author Share Posted July 26 36 minutes ago, Bigbrog said: I love watching the swimming events at the Olympics. Back in the day I had a guy who reported to me whose son won an Olympic gold medal in one of the swimming relays at the Sydney Olympics...was cool to see the medal up close. That is awesome Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted July 26 Author Share Posted July 26 33 minutes ago, ionel said: Synchronized ... Artistic? Why ask a question you already know my answer to? Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Because it was funny! mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 24 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said: Why ask a question you already know my answer to? Because I'm traveling with no access to Olympics and TV this weekend, am board and never tire of hearing your analysis of the various forms of swimming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted July 26 Author Share Posted July 26 27 minutes ago, ionel said: Because I'm traveling with no access to Olympics and TV this weekend, am board and never tire of hearing your analysis of the various forms of swimming. no access? you must be on a rocket ship to the moon. say hello to Elon and/or Jeff for me. Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 5 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said: no access? you must be on a rocket ship to the moon. say hello to Elon and/or Jeff for me. Data mode, streaming video burns thru a lot data. I will be on rocket bike, hard to stream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted July 26 Author Share Posted July 26 (edited) 10 minutes ago, ionel said: Data mode, streaming video burns thru a lot data. I will be on rocket bike, hard to stream. Check this space for updates Edited July 26 by Wrestleknownothing 1 Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted July 26 Author Share Posted July 26 All of the morning sessions will air live on USA starting at 4 am central. The evening semis/finals will air live on NBC starting at 1:30 pm central. Swimming will also be heavily featured in NBC’s tape-delayed prime-time coverage. https://www.nbcolympics.com/schedule/sport/swimming Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted July 26 Author Share Posted July 26 The men's and women's 4x100 free relay finals are also tomorrow. Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted July 27 Author Share Posted July 27 (edited) It is setting up nicely. Ledecky, Titmus, and McIntosh are through to the final. Ledecky was fastest, followed by Titmus with McIntosh fourth fastest. But all of their prelim times were pedestrian. Expect a much faster final. Edited July 27 by Wrestleknownothing Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul158 Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 5 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said: It is setting up nicely. Ledecky, Titmus, and McIntosh are through to the final. Ledecky was fastest, followed by Titmus with McIntosh fourth fastest. But all of their prelim times were pedestrian. Expect a much faster final. I have Dish for watching tv. I tuned in this morning and was surprised to see 13 different channels covering the different sports. There are 6 channels that are in the 9755 to 9991. Then there were about 7 more channels scattered out. Got see the mens and womens 400 and the relays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 35 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said: It is setting up nicely. Ledecky, Titmus, and McIntosh are through to the final. Ledecky was fastest, followed by Titmus with McIntosh fourth fastest. But all of their prelim times were pedestrian. Expect a much faster final. What time CT is final? Might watch on phone data if Elon allows us to dip down low orbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul158 Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 (edited) 8 minutes ago, ionel said: What time CT is final? Might watch on phone data if Elon allows us to dip down low orbit. The swimming finals come on at 2:30 ET. Is that what you are asking? So would that be 1:30 CT? Edited July 27 by Paul158 missed a word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Just now, Paul158 said: The swimming finals come on at 2:30. Is that what you are asking? Is that central time? Yeah thats what I wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul158 Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 1 minute ago, ionel said: Is that central time? Yeah thats what I wanted. Thats ET time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 2 minutes ago, Paul158 said: Thats ET time. Thanks. Too bad I don't have more time only 2.5/3 hr from Wkn's house, could've stopped by. I'm sure he'll be hunkered down in the man cave wearing his speedo with a good bourbon in hand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted July 27 Author Share Posted July 27 26 minutes ago, ionel said: Thanks. Too bad I don't have more time only 2.5/3 hr from Wkn's house, could've stopped by. I'm sure he'll be hunkered down in the man cave wearing his speedo with a good bourbon in hand. What I have says women's 400 starts at 1:42 central Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 3 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said: What I have says women's 400 starts at 1:42 central Thanks, ill tune in an assuming it'll be on the main USA feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted July 27 Author Share Posted July 27 23 minutes ago, ionel said: Thanks, ill tune in an assuming it'll be on the main USA feed. NBC Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Good race! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted July 27 Author Share Posted July 27 2 minutes ago, ionel said: Good race! Titmus is so fast. Little worried about Ledecky not breaking 4:00 though Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 Not a lot of action this morning with only three events, but there was a big upset. #1 seed Sam Short of Australia seems not fully recovered from recent illness as he fails to make the 800 final. Meanwhile, our hero, Bobby Finke will look to copy his world championship swim and win it from an outside lane. As a recovering distance swimmer, I love to watch this guy bring it home like a runaway locomotive. But beware as only 3 seconds separated first from eighth in an 8 minute race. On the women's side McIntosh eased her way into the 400 IM final where she will be the prohibitive favorite. The 100 back will be another barn burner as 4 of the 5 fastest swimmers ever are through to tonite's semi. 2 Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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