Olympics Thread
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@Nepia said in Olympics Thread:
@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.
Same. I was sent to some swim coaching by Pic Parkhouse at Wharenui pool in Christchurch and went from hardly being able to swim 50m to getting top 3 finishes at school swimming events. I remember he worked on strong starts and turns, anything in between was us working on our strength and fitness
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@Chris-B said in Olympics Thread:
@Nepia said in Olympics Thread:
@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.
You don't need Sir Ted to sign you up for Match Fit do you?
I assume that's a show for overweight people? Nah, I've been relatively healthy for a decade now after being overweight all through my 20s and 30s.
I just don't swim, other than bob around in the ocean/pool for recreation.
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
If we can do well in the canoeing and the indoor cycling we will still have a very good games
Big chance of a haul from track.
VERY good chance of gold.. should be cert podiums.
Womens team pursuit.
Ally omnium
Gatie omnium
Gatie / Stewart MaddisonHigh chance of medals
Ellesse kierin / sprintGood chance of medals
Mens TP
Womens Team sprint (long shot but cnz boys reckon they're hitting some numbers and our dark horse!) -
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Olympics Spirit
Fuck off you overpaid cun*s
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@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
Olympics Spirit
Fuck off you overpaid cun*s
I upvoted this on past performances even though I can’t play the vid in NZ.
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Drama in the women's gymnastics individual beam. Four competitors fell off the beam, including the two front running Americans Biles and Lee. All round silver medallist Andrade of Brazil just had to nail her routine for the Gold, but didn't do enough. The winner was the Italian gymnast who seemed to miss out on a medal so many times, she was the 7th ranked qualifier. That's a pretty big upset
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
The Italians must have one of the best national anthems
Except when they sing
