nykfan845 51 Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 31 minutes ago, Texas said: American Simone Manuel just made history in a race that she had no chance to win. Remarkable, really. Teared up at her win. An amazing moment. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faster 545 Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 Sun Yang doesn't even qualify for the 1500m final. Shocking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LatinXTC 270 Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 15 hours ago, nykfan845 said: Remarkable, really. Teared up at her win. An amazing moment. Me too! 37 minutes ago, Faster said: Sun Yang doesn't even qualify for the 1500m final. Shocking. lol good!!! Clearly he didn't even dope enough! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Rols 1902 Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 (edited) If that's to be Phelps' individual swan song, kinda disappointed it was silver. But can't begrudge a first gold ever for Singapore, and what a fitting three way tie of greats for second - Phelps, Cseh and Le Clos! Edited August 13, 2016 by Sir Rols Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Rols 1902 Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 Sothe end of an era. Fitting Phelps finished with gold. For whatever you think of him, it's been a privilege to watch the career of, I was gonna say one of the greats, but have to say now, Greatest (apologies Ali). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dylanlip 5 Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 Woah woah woah. Okay woah, he's definitely the greatest Olympian at this point: no question. But let's not go down that path of "the" greatest athlete. It's always gonna be a toss-up between guys like Ali, Jim Thorpe, Babe Ruth, Joe Montana, Gordie Howe, Willie Mays, and Jordan. Phelps gets the honor now of being in that list. But there really won't be a definitive "#1" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Rols 1902 Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 Of course you're right. It's Don Bradman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Texas 20 Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 Simone Manuel wins silver in the 50 freestyle and gold in the 400 medley relay. That's four medals, two individual medals. Looks like Team USA has a brand new star, and this one is an unexpected star too, with everyone thinking that the likes of Michael Phelps, Allyson Felix, Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas and Katie Ledecky coming out of the Olympics as we expected them to. Nobody thought that Simone Manuel was going to medal, much less tie for the gold medal in the 100 Freestyle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zekekelso 794 Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 Lots of success from US women... even with a disappearing Missy Franklin, who was supposed to be the next big thing. Fate can be cruel sometimes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
krow 562 Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 10 hours ago, Texas said: Simone Manuel wins silver in the 50 freestyle and gold in the 400 medley relay. That's four medals, two individual medals. Looks like Team USA has a brand new star, and this one is an unexpected star too, with everyone thinking that the likes of Michael Phelps, Allyson Felix, Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas and Katie Ledecky coming out of the Olympics as we expected them to. Nobody thought that Simone Manuel was going to medal, much less tie for the gold medal in the 100 Freestyle. maya dirado had a good olympics as well, grabbing that individual gold in the 200m backstroke to secure her spot as over-achiever of the decade with her perfect SATs and stanford double degree. forget eric garcetti, dirado's the one that could put obama to shame. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Olympic Fan Darcy 323 Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Jarrad Poort thrashing it in he 10000m marathon. A full minute out front of the pack. Hope he holds on and gets gold for Australia! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zekekelso 794 Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Anyone remember when Phelps was the bad boy of USA Swimming because he - gasp - smoked a little weed? Time change. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChristianNL 0 Posted June 24, 2017 Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 On 7-8-2016 at 4:12 AM, Hansfromdenmark said: That part surprised me too... But i don´t know if it´s a first time, or i just have bad memory A late post...:-) The finish left or right: that depends on the camera positions and the space around the swimming pool. From the camera position, the finishes were right in Rio, Athens, Sydney and Atlanta. And left in Beijing and London. The same happens during world champs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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