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  • Ironman92
    SportsAndLady;1806875 wrote:I read this on tapatalk as the last post, and immediately just assumed iggy posted the one race where an American didn't medal, and called for the collapse of the swim program and how they're all choking lol.
    I kinda saw that potential as I read it but left it. You guys all know how to handle Iggy.

    What's funny is on the flipside Ironman02 read it and cussed me for potentially jinxing Phelps.
  • ironman02
    Still shocked that Franklin is struggling like this.

    Main even is next.
  • Ironman92
    Franklin done. 7th in semis.

    Dirado 2nd and might medal tomorrow in finals. Hosszu is dominant.
  • Ironman92
    ironman02;1806878 wrote:Still shocked that Franklin is struggling like this.

    Main even is next.
    I still feel that Pereira is going to add to this excitement....he might be 5 seconds back after a terrible strategy but I think he can push for bronze and MAYBE hang near Phelps/Lochte.

    I think Phelps beats Lochte by a body length.
  • ironman02
    Ironman92;1806880 wrote:I still feel that Pereira is going to add to this excitement....he might be 5 seconds back after a terrible strategy but I think he can push for bronze and MAYBE hang near Phelps/Lochte.

    I think Phelps beats Lochte by a body length.
    Watch out for Hagino too. He should be right there in contention.

    Phelps usually seems to edge out Lochte, but Lochte has had a less strenuous program in these Olympics. He should be pretty fresh overall, which could play a factor.
  • Ironman92
    ironman02;1806881 wrote:Watch out for Hagino too. He should be right there in contention.

    Phelps usually seems to edge out Lochte, but Lochte has had a less strenuous program in these Olympics. He should be pretty fresh overall, which could play a factor.
    Hagino for sure but I don't think he'll add to the crowd excitement unless he is all over Phelps.
  • Ironman92
    That guy from Great Britain thought he was Eminem lol
  • Ironman92
    Lochte has to clean up his backstroke to have any prayer of beating Phelps, could cost him a medal if he doesn't.
  • ironman02
    Fucking annihilation.

    What the hell happened to Lochte though?
  • SportsAndLady
    Phelps is not human.
  • Ironman92
    Damn, Phelps looked good. Hagino was insane the last 50, Wang out of nowhere for bronze. Lochte struggled the last 1/2 and Pereira ran out of gas as expected but was game for much of the race.
  • wildcats20
    That was absolutely insane. He won by 2 seconds.
  • Ironman92
    ironman02;1806886 wrote:Fucking annihilation.

    What the hell happened to Lochte though?
    He looked nervous as fuck. He locked up a bit. His backstroke was better but his breaststroke lost some ground and didn't have the gas for the freestyle.
  • ironman02
    That was incredible. Just gotta swim a decent 100 Fly and then relax up until the final tomorrow night.
  • Automatik
    22 GOLD MEDALS
  • ironman02
    Ironman92;1806890 wrote:He looked nervous as fuck. He locked up a bit. His backstroke was better but his breaststroke lost some ground and didn't have the gas for the freestyle.
    It's pretty crazy that through all the hype, le Clos and Lochte kinda locked up and faded, but Phelps just keeps delivering time after time. Doubt we ever see anything quite like this again in our lifetime.
  • Ironman92
    Phelps will be fine in 25 min. If it were 200m I'd be a bit worried but Phelps has a world class aerobic capacity...he'll be dead tired but he'll advance easily.
  • Laley23
    When I see Phelps, I just think of The Mariner from Waterworld. He has to have gills and I know his hands are webbed lol.
  • Laley23
    Ironman92;1806894 wrote:Phelps will be fine in 25 min. If it were 200m I'd be a bit worried but Phelps has a world class aerobic capacity...he'll be dead tired but he'll advance easily.
    If it were the final, it would be different. But he should be able to still get a top 4 seed for the final.
  • cat_lover
    You win by 2 seconds in the Olympics. That is insane.
  • Automatik
    Laley23;1806895 wrote:When I see Phelps, I just think of The Mariner from Waterworld. He has to have gills and I know his hands are webbed lol.
    I'm fascinated by the action of the turn, especially during medley races. He is just ridiculous in that aspect.
  • Ironman92
    Automatik;1806898 wrote:I'm fascinated by the action of the turn, especially during medley races. He is just ridiculous in that aspect.
    Most of the Americans keep making huge ground on the turns.
  • Ironman92
    ironman02;1806893 wrote:It's pretty crazy that through all the hype, le Clos and Lochte kinda locked up and faded, but Phelps just keeps delivering time after time. Doubt we ever see anything quite like this again in our lifetime.
    I'm enjoying Phelps domination this year more than the other Olympic games.

    I'm also enjoying the laboring of him trying to get out of the pool.
  • ironman02
    Simone Manuel! That was awesome!
  • Ironman92
    Manuel! Go America. Good stuff there.