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From NLWC email: Schedules for the NLWC Wrestlers (and Lee and Parris) *All times listed are U.S. Eastern Time. Thursday, August 8 Roman Bravo-Young (57 kg), Spencer Lee (57 kg), and Aaron Brooks (86 kg) Wrestle 5:30 a.m. – Qualification rounds (MFS 57-86 kg) 12:15 p.m. – Semifinals (MFS 57-86 kg) Friday, August 9 Roman Bravo-Young (57 kg), Spencer Lee (57 kg), Aaron Brooks (86 kg), Kyle Dake (74 kg) & Mason Parris (125 kg) Wrestle 5 a.m. – Repechage (MFS 57-86 kg) 5:30 a.m. – Qualification rounds (MFS 74-125 kg) 12:15 p.m. – Semifinals (MFS 74-125 kg) 1:30 p.m. – Medal matches (MFS 57-86 kg) Saturday, August 10 Kyle Dake (74 kg), Zain Retherford (65 kg), Kyle Snyder (97 kg), and Mason Parris (125 kg) Wrestle 5 a.m. – Repechage (MFS 74-125 kg) 5:30 a.m. – Qualification rounds (MFS 65-97 kg) 12:15 p.m. – Semifinals (MFS 65-97 kg) 1:30 p.m. – Medal matches (MFS 74-125 kg) Sunday, August 11 Zain Retherford (65 kg) and Kyle Snyder (97 kg) Wrestle 5 a.m. – Repechage (MFS 65-97 kg) 6 a.m. – Medal matches (MFS 65-97 kg, WFS 76 kg)

The realm where the college head football coach has all the power.

I think it is a matter of degrees rather than one sport only does one thing and the other only does a different thing. But the key difference between the sports that will always drive more wrestles to compete for other countries is that in wrestling you do not need to beat everyone, just the ones in front of you. That makes being there more valuable. You might get that lucky draw. That doesn't work in swimming. The way UWW handles seeding also encourages wrestlers to compete for other countries. By only seeding some wrestlers and having the seeds be akin to participation awards, it increases the chances for a lucky draw. Sebastian Rivera at last year's worlds is exhibit A.

Floating is so over rated. Even after getting "prosperous" I cannot float.

Baseball is very much an odd fit. In the MLB they play a series because the pitcher is so important that you need to see all pitchers to know which team is better. Without that it is such a weird fit.

I meant there are not a lot of US born swimmers that swim for other nations. Rather there are foreign nationals who swim for their home country but train in the US. That is especially true as some of the beat coaches in swimming are college coaches. Also, when it is a timed event where you have to beat the entire field it is less beneficial to go elsewhere. There is no such thing as getting a lucky draw ala Coon or Rivera.

Again, whatever it is I do.

It is often the other way around for swimming. A lot of foreign nationals come to the US for training. France's Leon Marchand, who broke Phelps' last remaining record, went to school at ASU and was coached by Phelps' former coach, Bob Bowman.

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.

Nothing about attempting to interrupt the peaceful transfer of power? Nothing at all? With a memory like that how will you ever pass that competency test so many on here lobbied for in order to vote.

The rare 100 / 400 double followed by water polo.

But don't forget

Dandy Don.

While that is an impressive lineup, I have to go under. We just got our first year with two at the same time.

I checked with all my swimming friends and they confirmed I am not prejudiced.

Yes, it does. Along with this.

It helps that swimming is the highest form of sport.

That might be the most pretentiously liberal arts sentence ever written.

Are you really drawing a line from liberal arts degrees to the deaths of millions?

Whatever it is I do.

Titmus is so fast. Little worried about Ledecky not breaking 4:00 though

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What I have says women's 400 starts at 1:42 central

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.

The counterpoint is that she is, like Biden was, the presumptive nominee.