Olympics Thread
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@stargazer It's more about how the classification can change when the athlete's disability hasn't. I know that matching the athlete's ability to swim won't be an exact science.
Pascoe used to be an SB9 in the breaststroke but is now an SB8.
@bovidae did you see this dude
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@mikedogz he's cringey on a world feed (pretty sure he was commentating kayak, canoe etc at the Olympics)
@kiwimurph said in Olympics Thread:
@mikedogz he's cringey on a world feed (pretty sure he was commentating kayak, canoe etc at the Olympics)
I thought he was really good on the whitewater stuff. Had done his homework and managed to explain the sport easily to us part time watchers. One of my biggest gripes about the Olympics was the standard of the broadcast with fuck all graphics and 'experts' that waffled endlessly but told you nothing. I thought he was noticeably better than most.
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@taniwharugby said in Olympics Thread:
@bovidae did you see this dude
Yup. Amazing. Him and the table tennis player with no arms who held the bat in his mouth
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@canefan Just to reiterate what I was saying.
"I'm extremely ecstatic," says Pascoe. "Originally, I wasn't coming into this meeting doing 100 breaststroke, but was a last-minute entry. "The reason behind it was to get myself into race mode and blow the cobwebs out before my four favoured events, coming up in three days. "I came in ranked third, breaststroke is not my favoured event, but it's Ellen's favoured. All power to her, she got me in the last 10 metres and that's when it really hurt - I gave it absolutely everything. "It was an unexpected race and an unexpected result. I will stand on the podium with pride that I gave it absolutely everything." -
@canefan Just to reiterate what I was saying.
"I'm extremely ecstatic," says Pascoe. "Originally, I wasn't coming into this meeting doing 100 breaststroke, but was a last-minute entry. "The reason behind it was to get myself into race mode and blow the cobwebs out before my four favoured events, coming up in three days. "I came in ranked third, breaststroke is not my favoured event, but it's Ellen's favoured. All power to her, she got me in the last 10 metres and that's when it really hurt - I gave it absolutely everything. "It was an unexpected race and an unexpected result. I will stand on the podium with pride that I gave it absolutely everything."@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan Just to reiterate what I was saying.
"I'm extremely ecstatic," says Pascoe. "Originally, I wasn't coming into this meeting doing 100 breaststroke, but was a last-minute entry. "The reason behind it was to get myself into race mode and blow the cobwebs out before my four favoured events, coming up in three days. "I came in ranked third, breaststroke is not my favoured event, but it's Ellen's favoured. All power to her, she got me in the last 10 metres and that's when it really hurt - I gave it absolutely everything. "It was an unexpected race and an unexpected result. I will stand on the podium with pride that I gave it absolutely everything."Use an Olympic race as a warm up. Hardcore
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A silver medal to 20 yr old Danielle Aitchison in the 200 m. She was never going to beat the Chinese WR holder so great to be the best of the rest.
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I am an evil horrible person who will burn in hell
But I just watched the dudes do no arm backstroke and it made me laugh out loud. Wiggle racing.
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I am an evil horrible person who will burn in hell
But I just watched the dudes do no arm backstroke and it made me laugh out loud. Wiggle racing.
@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
I am an evil horrible person who will burn in hell
But I just watched the dudes do no arm backstroke and it made me laugh out loud. Wiggle racing.
LOL. Agreed on both counts.
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Sophie Pascoe just does enough to win gold in the 200 m IM. That's 4 in a row in this event. :clapping_hands:
@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
Sophie Pascoe just does enough to win gold in the 200 m IM. That's 4 in a row in this event. :clapping_hands:
The impression we have is that she's had a trying year to say the least, with a far from ideal buildup. Nice to get some rewards now
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@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
Sophie Pascoe just does enough to win gold in the 200 m IM. That's 4 in a row in this event. :clapping_hands:
The impression we have is that she's had a trying year to say the least, with a far from ideal buildup. Nice to get some rewards now
@canefan Yes, the emotion after winning last night was telling. Hopefully she has one more big race in her for the butterfly.
I didn't see the race but Nikita Howarth finished 4th in her 100m breaststroke final swimming with a fractured arm.
Danielle Aitchison backs up her silver in the 200 m with a bronze in the 100 m.
