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[Satch]

mens swimmer bodies are so strange

they look bayonetta-esque

 

[Lkr]

Lol Brazil still scoreless against Iraq

 

[BolognaSoup]

Cody Miller celebrating like he won Gold with the WR. Americans ain't what they used to be in the pool.

lol worst post of the Olympics so far?

 

[zero_suit]

Yo that Google pictures commercial tho. Had me in stitches.

So good.

 

[ATOMICJORGE]

Swimming should be done nude if equipment helps that much lol. Though, I guess penises wouldn't help times.

LOL hahahahaha

 

[AnotherDayAnotherDollar]

I think I'm late, but Djoko lost and the Williams sisters did too? Damn.

Ledecky is making America great again!


Must be juiced to the gills.

Ledecky doesn't sound like an american name to me! We have to find out what the hell is going on!

 

[Chumly]

I thought they banned the supersuits? The men are not swimming in much besides briefs.

I believe some things have been banned but the suits are still completely different compared to 20 years ago

 

[mclem]

You wait ages for a medal, then two come at once. Peaty was as good as I'd hoped. Carlin was better than I dreamed.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Backstroke always seems like the dudes are just chilling out. No sense of speed at all.

 

[Subitai]

Guys, swimming is a young sport compared to track. There is so much experimentation and science going into the sport that the ideal stroke technique in a stroke changes every 6 years or so. Everyone who competed in the 2000s was sort of doing things wrong except Phelps, and everyone was doing it even more wrong in the 90s. The USOC biomechanics people and the top coaches are going to break down Katie like they did for Phelps, and things are going to change a little more again.

 

[User 463088]

Swimming should be done nude if equipment helps that much lol. Though, I guess penises wouldn't help times.

Go on....

 

[Dr.Acula]

True but people don't really consider that a bye and don't consider qualies part of the tournament.

I was technically incorrect, I just meant to say that in a slam, Djokovic would not have had to face such a fresh player in the first round.

edit: ahhaha, CBC just showed del Potro's twitter where he was stuck in an elevator today for 4 hours, then the CBC web guy just switched to his gmail on a live broadcast.

 

[Tekniqs]

Brazil is piss poor. christ they can't string together any number of passes

 

[Rainy]

US will probably lose the relay to Russia and/or France right?

 

[Trey]

Guys, swimming is a young sport compared to track. There is so much experimentation and science going into the sport that the ideal stroke technique in a stroke changes every 6 years or so. Everyone who competed in the 2000s was sort of doing things wrong except Phelps, and everyone was doing it even more wrong in the 90s. The USOC biomechanics people are going to break down Katie like they did for Phelps, and things are going to change a little more again.

I was gonna say, the way these folks do freestyle looks different than it used to. More rhythmic is suppose.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

Guys, swimming is a young sport compared to track. There is so much experimentation and science going into the sport that the ideal stroke technique in a stroke changes every 6 years or so. Everyone who competed in the 2000s was sort of doing things wrong except Phelps, and everyone was doing it even more wrong in the 90s. The USOC biomechanics people and the top coaches are going to break down Katie like they did for Phelps, and things are going to change a little more again.

Do you have any examples of these changes in form?

 

[Satch]

Guys, swimming is a young sport compared to track. There is so much experimentation and science going into the sport that the ideal stroke technique in a stroke changes every 6 years or so. Everyone who competed in the 2000s was sort of doing things wrong except Phelps, and everyone was doing it even more wrong in the 90s. The USOC biomechanics people and the top coaches are going to break down Katie like they did for Phelps, and things are going to change a little more again.

we could use this to make a bunch of Captain Americas

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Guys, swimming is a young sport compared to track. There is so much experimentation and science going into the sport that the ideal stroke technique in a stroke changes every 6 years or so. Everyone who competed in the 2000s was sort of doing things wrong except Phelps, and everyone was doing it even more wrong in the 90s. The USOC biomechanics people and the top coaches are going to break down Katie like they did for Phelps, and things are going to change a little more again.

We can't even figure out how to swim right. Take that, Aquatic ape hypothesis.

 

[zelas]

Guys, swimming is a young sport compared to track. There is so much experimentation and science going into the sport that the ideal stroke technique in a stroke changes every 6 years or so. Everyone who competed in the 2000s was sort of doing things wrong except Phelps, and everyone was doing it even more wrong in the 90s. The USOC biomechanics people are going to break down Katie like they did for Phelps, and things are going to change a little more again.

I was just thinking about this after seeing Peaty's start technique. Wondering if what he did would catch on or not.

 

[massivekettle]

US will probably lose the relay to Russia and/or France right?

Depends. If Nathan Adrian and Phelps do well, then I would think that they probably have a good shot at gold.

 

[Ozium]

Brazil 0 - 0 Iraq

59:00

 

[giga]

Guys, swimming is a young sport compared to track. There is so much experimentation and science going into the sport that the ideal stroke technique in a stroke changes every 6 years or so. Everyone who competed in the 2000s was sort of doing things wrong except Phelps, and everyone was doing it even more wrong in the 90s. The USOC biomechanics people and the top coaches are going to break down Katie like they did for Phelps, and things are going to change a little more again.

The NYT did a focus piece on this with Lochte and how he found a new way to freestyle: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/05/sports/olympics-swimmer-ryan-lochte.html?_r=0

 

[ATOMICJORGE]

Brazil 0 - 0 Iraq

59:00

Really? That sounds very boring

 

[TheGameshark]

Man this Brazil vs Iraq game is complete shit

 

[Dr.Acula]

The NYT did a focus piece on this with Lochte and how he found a new way to freestyle: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/05/sports/olympics-swimmer-ryan-lochte.html?_r=0

I literally cannot get this web 3.0 jank ass slash page to do anything

 

[Vic]

Ledecky was celebrating before any competition arrived at the wall.

 

[gutter_trash]

I'm not sure if should laugh or face palm, this game is too hilarious

 

[Bold One]

Oh are you into that? O:

well returned...

 

[MIMIC]

Horrible tactics from Djokovic. Fed del Potro FH after FH, and just left the BH alone.....the shot del Potro doesn't have. Very bizarre performance.

Fortunately, Olympics is meaningless in tennis (it literally awards a whopping zero points this year)

 

[Vire]

Murica!

 

[TheGameshark]

What the fuck kind of shot was that

 

[Hazzuh]

Horrible tactics from Djokovic. Fed del Potro FH after FH, and just left the BH alone.....the shot del Potro doesn't have. Very bizarre performance.

Fortunately, Olympics is meaningless in tennis (it literally awards a whopping zero points this year)

Clearly wasn't meaningless to Djokovic. I'm sure he'd trade a masters for an Olympic gold lol.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

The NYT did a focus piece on this with Lochte and how he found a new way to freestyle: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/05/sports/olympics-swimmer-ryan-lochte.html?_r=0

As an ex-competitive swimmer, this is very intriguing. Makes perfect sense.

 

[Good Job Bob]

Horrible tactics from Djokovic. Fed del Potro FH after FH, and just left the BH alone.....the shot del Potro doesn't have. Very bizarre performance.

Fortunately, Olympics is meaningless in tennis (it literally awards a whopping zero points this year)

Yeah, so meaningless. That is why he bawled his eyes out after the match.

 

[User 463088]

Why is Ryan Seacrest a thing.
He shouldn't be a thing.

 

[ATOMICJORGE]

well returned...

You know it haha

 

[MMarston]

This Brz/Irq soccer game

 

[Vire]

Phelps super Saiyan reaction never gets old.

 

[SRTtoZ]

These flops lol

 

[TheGameshark]

Iraq pls

 

[Satch]

LAND WHERE MY FATHERS DIED

LAND OF THE PILGRIMS PRIDE

FROM EVERY MOUNTAIN SIDE

LET FREEDOM RIIIIIIING

 

[jett]

Does Phelps actually have a chance at winning his events?

 

[GunBR]

Really? That sounds very boring

Yep

A few minutes a go the crowd was booing Brazil and cheering to Iraq

 

[Good Job Bob]

Is Brazilian football finished?

 

[Ozium]

Iraq pls

I want Iraq to win so hard

 

[Massa]

Goddamn I fucking hate Brazilian soccer fans. Your team is very limited, you're not helping by booing.

And goddamn I hate the World Cup for exporting the "puto" chant against goalkeepers, makes me mad at every single game.

Is Brazilian football finished?

Not yet.

 

[TheGameshark]

I want Iraq to win so hard

lol I know right

 

[perfectchaos007]

Iraq has a solid U23 team. A World Cup force in the future

 

[Gorillaz]

dark cloud over rio right now

this shit might be deja vu for brazil if they can't win it

 

[Bigfoot]

Yeah, so meaningless. That is why he bawled his eyes out after the match.

He probably meant meaningless as in points. It contributes nothing to your ranking.

For the players it only became big to them the last few Olympics. Look at the list of winners pre-2008. Hardly any of the top players bothered.