Olympic Swimming

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Coming from a confirmed cynic...

Not to worry....attrbute it to space age swimsuit technology, training methods, olympic adrenaline, and a "fast" pool...

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I don't know about the "S", but last nights relay race the U.S. won IMHO was as great in excitement as anything I've witnessed in the Olympics in many, many years.

They are tested before and after each race.....

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Originally posted by Homerun04:
They are tested before and after each race.....

Yes, we should finally see an end to the illegal champions due to "s" in the Olympics. That is until another way to cheat the system is discovered.

As for the swimming records, I like 44's assessment of the "fast pool". Or maybe for the past four years these athletes have actually been working hard to prepare for their once in a lifetime shot at an Oylmpic medal.

Yeah swimming is one of the more tougher sports in the olympics. The thing that is different are the suits. Speedo came up with some kind of special suit that repels water or some kind of sciency stuff.

There was a big ruckus over it and one camp wanted to ban them which is kind of crazy. Everyone has the same opportunity to use the same suits. Keeps everyone on same ground.

You know something that irks me is how people say basketball players are the best athletes. They can't hold a candle to gymnasts, swimmers and other sports you see every four years.

And, maybe it is just a sign of things to come...
Did you watch the AFLAC All Star Game???
Every pitcher was 90's +, they are hs juniors.

All I have to say is PHELPS is spectacular and we are really enjoying watching him swim. the other american swimmers are tearing it up also but theres something about PHELPS that just is really special.

The men's gymnastics is freaking AMAZING!!!! What an awesome opportunity for the 2 alternates on the team----they sure made Gatorade out of the gators! I feel badly for the loan alternate....what a heartbreak. Also heartbreaking was the American swimmer, forgot her name, who lost the gold medal by 7 hundreds of a second. WAAAHHH!!!!!

I'd love to know more about the story about the kid whose father was a Soviet gymnast. God bless the USA!

Great athletes, Great training programs, and the now famous RZR suit. It actually makes the swimmers "smaller" as they cut through the water.

SI had an article about it recently.

Here is an interesting article about the swimming phenomenon: Swimming records fall: Is there something in the water?

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Originally posted by 2Bmom:
I love the Olympics! Swimming, gymnastics, weightlifting, equestrian, volleyball, you name it. But...is anyone else really glad that synchronized diving is over...?

Here is an interesting article about the swimming phenomenon: Swimming records fall: Is there something in the water?

No kidding...they felt the need to drop baseball, but we have to endure beach volleyball and synchronized diving. Come on, two guys in speedos whispering to each other before they do the exact same dive at the exact same time. YUK!

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but we have to endure beach volleyball

Now wait a minute, I've seen some very exciting matches.

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Originally posted by theygrowupfast:

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but we have to endure beach volleyball

Now wait a minute, I've seen some very exciting matches.

I can live with the uniforms , but the sport...rarely more than two volleys and it has the look of a commercial for Corona.

Oh, there were some volleys, didn't even notice.

Is ballroom dancing still an event at the olympics? I think if it still is an event it would qualify for Sports Illustrated's "Sign of the Apocolypse" if they keep ballroom dancing over baseball and softball.

Another useless event is badminton. I watched about 43.8 seconds of it last night. There were NO volleys (I guess that's what it's called). I think I saw a guy "competing" I had PE with back in 1992.

That is one of the things that I love about the hsbbw. No pc, a positive outlook, and open mindedness. I like the Fencing and Sabre. Action so fast that you have to watch it in slo-mo to see what the heck went on. I could watch that all day long.