Olympics Thread
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@ACT-Crusader it’s not just the swimming tho.
Two out of 3 medals in woman’s high jump.
Whatever they do at their training camps, it’s clearly world class, if not world leading.
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@MajorRage said in Olympics Thread:
@ACT-Crusader it’s not just the swimming tho.
Two out of 3 medals in woman’s high jump.
Whatever they do at their training camps, it’s clearly world class, if not world leading.
Two out 4 to be fair...
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
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@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
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@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Is there any evidence against the Chinese swimmer…or is just that he’s Chinese?
Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
But if you google him now it’s all about the speculation of being a drugs cheat.
Absolutely shameful.
I mean if his name was Marchand no one would bat an eyelid.
The Chinese do have history so im not saying he’s definitely clean but it strikes me as a bit of racism for the moment.
Yes they most definitely would. Anybody who knows anything about swimming knows this doesn't pass the smell test. Him being Chinese doesn't exactly help given their history. Christ, accusations were levelled at Ian Thorpe back in the day. More racism?
If he was Russian?
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Would it be "racist" to question a freak performance from a competitor from a country with form in doping if he was Russian?
I’d be suspicious if the Russians didn’t cheat. That’s my default setting.
I seem to have stirred a hornets nest here somewhat.
Both the Chinese and the Russians have been caught cheating at one time or another. And such an exceptional performance out of the blue will raise eyebrows. Regardless of the ethnicity of the athlete
Michelle Smith the Republic of Ireland swimmer a prime example. They must have been Irish level stupidity to think they could get away with it! The fact that she effectively has is even more staggering.
The Con of Michelle Smith: How the Irish Lass Cheated the Swimming World
Michelle Smith was a star at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, but she is best known as a doping cheat whose sudden rise was a fraud.
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@No-Quarter said in Olympics Thread:
Not sure if this is real, but it gives some perspective on an Olympic swimmer vs reasonable "average Joe" swimmers. These athletes are out of this world.
I'm not surprised. Pro/elite athletes are like a different sub species. Just that much faster and stronger in every way relating to their sport
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@MajorRage said in Olympics Thread:
@ACT-Crusader it’s not just the swimming tho.
Two out of 3 medals in woman’s high jump.
Whatever they do at their training camps, it’s clearly world class, if not world leading.
Funding is a part of it. Our richest woman, Gina Reinhardt (mining billionaire) has put millions into select Olympic sports purely out of philanthropy - swimming, rowing, beach volleyball being three.
But also the Government invest pretty well, and are quite targeted in where they invest. If you're not a sport that consistently delivers medals then you have to sing for your supper.
It's one of the reasons why our Women's 7s has success where our 15s are poor - they tap into Olympic funding through the Federal Government. Thus our 7s women are full time, where the others are working 9 to 5 and training outside of that.
And while our women are incredibly talented, I think it's probably fair to say there is a shallower pool of competition across the board given the attitudes towards females in certain parts of the world.
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@No-Quarter said in Olympics Thread:
Not sure if this is real, but it gives some perspective on an Olympic swimmer vs reasonable "average Joe" swimmers. These athletes are out of this world.
I'm not surprised. Pro/elite athletes are like a different sub species. Just that much faster and stronger in every way relating to their sport
And perfection of technique. My wife takes a third of my strokes to swim faster, for longer.
As much as I don't think butterfly should be a thing, one has to marvel that there are people who can not only do it without drowning, but do it so well they could beat joe average doing any other stroke over 100m.
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@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@No-Quarter said in Olympics Thread:
Not sure if this is real, but it gives some perspective on an Olympic swimmer vs reasonable "average Joe" swimmers. These athletes are out of this world.
I'm not surprised. Pro/elite athletes are like a different sub species. Just that much faster and stronger in every way relating to their sport
And perfection of technique. My wife takes a third of my strokes to swim faster, for longer.
lucky you mentioned "to swim"
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@No-Quarter said in Olympics Thread:
Not sure if this is real, but it gives some perspective on an Olympic swimmer vs reasonable "average Joe" swimmers. These athletes are out of this world.
I tried running at the pace the marathon medal contenders will be, I managed to last about 100m before I was gassed. Its just incredible that humans can sustain that for 2 hours.
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@Cyclops said in Olympics Thread:
@No-Quarter said in Olympics Thread:
Not sure if this is real, but it gives some perspective on an Olympic swimmer vs reasonable "average Joe" swimmers. These athletes are out of this world.
I tried running at the pace the marathon medal contenders will be, I managed to last about 100m before I was gassed. Its just incredible that humans can sustain that for 2 hours.
Years ago I ran the Auckland half marathon. Not long after I'd finished my race the top runners were finishing. Crazy
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
@MajorRage said in Olympics Thread:
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Is there any evidence against the Chinese swimmer…or is just that he’s Chinese?
Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
But if you google him now it’s all about the speculation of being a drugs cheat.
Absolutely shameful.
I mean if his name was Marchand no one would bat an eyelid.
The Chinese do have history so im not saying he’s definitely clean but it strikes me as a bit of racism for the moment.
Yes they most definitely would. Anybody who knows anything about swimming knows this doesn't pass the smell test. Him being Chinese doesn't exactly help given their history. Christ, accusations were levelled at Ian Thorpe back in the day. More racism?
If he was Russian?
?
Would it be "racist" to question a freak performance from a competitor from a country with form in doping if he was Russian?
I’d be suspicious if the Russians didn’t cheat. That’s my default setting.
I seem to have stirred a hornets nest here somewhat.
Both the Chinese and the Russians have been caught cheating at one time or another. And such an exceptional performance out of the blue will raise eyebrows. Regardless of the ethnicity of the athlete
Same as that Italian in the 100m last time.
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@Donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:
Triathlon relay about to start. Swimming in the Seine looks and sounds about as appealing as diving into a sewer...
i get the want to have those visuals around the city for the two last legs, but swimming has been banned in that river for a really long time for a reason.
Couple of athletes have infections and are missing this relay
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@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
@Donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:
Triathlon relay about to start. Swimming in the Seine looks and sounds about as appealing as diving into a sewer...
i get the want to have those visuals around the city for the two last legs, but swimming has been banned in that river for a really long time for a reason.
Couple of athletes have infections and are missing this relay
On look and outcomes, it reminds me of the 1990's era report on Lake Rotorua referring to it then as an "unflushed toilet".
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@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@No-Quarter said in Olympics Thread:
Not sure if this is real, but it gives some perspective on an Olympic swimmer vs reasonable "average Joe" swimmers. These athletes are out of this world.
I'm not surprised. Pro/elite athletes are like a different sub species. Just that much faster and stronger in every way relating to their sport
And perfection of technique. My wife takes a third of my strokes to swim faster, for longer.
As much as I don't think butterfly should be a thing, one has to marvel that there are people who can not only do it without drowning, but do it so well they could beat joe average doing any other stroke over 100m.
My parents made me join a swimming club in standard 4 through to form 2 and during that time I pretty much won every race I entered at my school swimming sports. But I gave it up by 3rd form and made the finals but was well back in the pack. By 4th form I wasn't even making finals.
Just a little bit of technique and training helps.
I can barely dog paddle now.
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@Donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:
Triathlon relay about to start. Swimming in the Seine looks and sounds about as appealing as diving into a sewer...
Not to mention the sharks...
