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  1. PenelopeWitherspoon
    Me, or Stacey Abrams. Lol.
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    Not sorry if already posted. Stacey Abrams with the mic drop. 2a8e67ffc0394d3b2602dd0c2644e14f.mp4
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    There was a Hungarian swimmer in the mens 100M free named Nandor Nemeth. Awesome.
  4. PenelopeWitherspoon
    The 2024 US Women's gymnastics team name is Fuck Around and Find Out.
  5. PenelopeWitherspoon
    Honestly, that was just domination start to end by the US Women (rewatching in primetime). On the Russia question, athletes from Russia and Belarus (both historically strong in gymnastics) could have competed, but they would have have to do so as AIN (inidividual neutral athlete). Not sure they could field a whole team, but some of them could have tried to qualify in events or the all around.
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    FIFY
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    So happy for this team! What an awesome final play! Also, the coach, the only female coach at the Olympics. Gotta pull for our neighbors to the North. Go Canada!
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    Yep. You heard in the prelims that a lot of the swimmers attend college in the US. The college swimming and diving teams are like minor leagues for swimming. I will say this, swimming, as a competitive sport, is not cheap. And I wonder if there are things that can be done at the rec league/kids club level to allow more kids to participate. It would be a shame if the next Michael Phelps or Katie Ledecky never fulfill their potential due to lack of money. I thought USA Swimming used to do a lot to help with that, but I wonder if, like other administrative bodies, it has become bloated and self important. I would hope after this Olympics, they go back and take a hard look at what they need to do to prep for 2028.
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    A lot of the European men train the United States with US coaches (a lot are at Texas now that Bob Bowman is there). Will be interesting to see what happens going forward.
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    The pool in Paris is 2.15 meters. It’s definitely shallow. Also, it is 10 lanes across and in those outer lanes it slopes.
  11. PenelopeWitherspoon
    The Flavor Flav sponsorship of US Women’s Water Polo is a fantastic story. v0f044gc0000cqjs1cfog65hs6fhg6bg.mp4 v15044gf0000cqhuf2nog65l184bq3kg.mp4
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    Not sorry if already posted…
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    That’s huge.
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    Bronze.
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    No one watching the men?
  16. PenelopeWitherspoon
    I have British and French ancestry, so usually France is my #2, and Britain my #3. I hate cheaters, thus the reason I have always pulled against Russia and China (both known for state doping programs). For Australia, one of my best friends is Australian, so I hear how awesome Australia is all the time. After the shit Cate Campbell said, and given that I have to hear all about Australia on the reg, I always root against Australia in swimming, rugby, and football.
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    All in on Weinstein. Would be amazing for her to shock one or both of the Aussies.
  18. PenelopeWitherspoon
    Is it wrong that I want the Aussies not to make it? Gemmell not having a good race. Sigh.
  19. PenelopeWitherspoon
    Weinstein looked really good in that semifinal.
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    I assume they are testing the shit out of the Chinese swimmers given the shit from Tokyo.
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    2 100ths of a second separating Peaty and Fink from the Italian. Damn.
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    What a race! I thought Fink might have it.
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    Yep.
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    I think Hobson, had he had a better reaction time off the blocks, will compete. He had a great close. He was slow off the blocks.
  25. PenelopeWitherspoon
    Hobson takes the semifinal. Damn. Well done.

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