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  1. 1 hour ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

    I understand the intent of the 15m rule, but I kinda liked it at the 1988 Olympics when the swimmer caused the rule to be created in the first place by swimming so far underwater. Was genius.

    David Berkoff and the Berkoff Blastoff. 

    How daughter swam in this Olympics.

    ETA there was a Japanese swimmer who also did this but not to the same extreme. He's the one who got the gold while Berkoff got silver.

  2. 2 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

    The head has to be up BEFORE the 15 meter mark. that should be a DQ.

    There shouldn't even be a need for a protest - they have already DQ'd swimmers for this in this Olympics.

    yeah i see the rule is for the head not just any part of the body. thanks.

    I don't know the rules for reviewing the race other than for the protest.

  3. Unless the ninth-placed swimmer filed a protest within 30 minutes after the results were posted the result will stand. 

    It does look very vaguely like a part of the swimmer's leg broke the surface either right at or just before crossing the 15 meter mark. If so then she's legal.

  4. "we've given Rowdy a sedative and are moving on"

    1 minute ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

    The US and Australia, at this moment, have the same number of gold medals.

    they'll move back ahead of us after they win the 4X200 free relay in a bit. 

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  5. 7 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

    Damn how long did they say it was since we didn't have a medalist in this event?

     

    7 minutes ago, Shut up Lou Holtz said:

    32 years i think?

    There's a good chance we don't win the men's medley relay. That would be the first time EVER that we've lost that race in an Olympics. 

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  6. Why is Team USA so bad at 3x3 basketball?

    tl;dr answer: 

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    In addition, there are stipulations as to who can play for each 3x3 roster. Players accrue points by playing in more sanctioned 3x3 events over the course of the year, and those who have not participated are not allowed to be placed on the team, unlike with 5x5 rosters, where first-timers are eligible for any competition. Those guidelines certainly led to tougher situations for USA Basketball in building these rosters, but longer-range planning and better selling the 3x3 game to top stars could have remedied them. Instead, we're left with the best basketball country in the world, losing in both men's and women's 3x3 games on the same Olympics day.

    stupid rule.

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  7. 3 minutes ago, chainsaw said:

    the "tough border bill" idea

    it's not about being "tough on the border" you fucking twit.

    It's about calling out Trump and the GOP for not being serious about solving their biggest issue. They had a deal to address it and TRUMP KILLED IT BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WOULD HURT HIM POLITICALLY.

    She's pointing out that Trump and the GOP only exist to bitch and complain and not actually solve problems. It's powerful and effective for swing voters who are the ones who will decide this election.

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