THAT was a ****ing phenomenal race. Just a fantastic race by Dirado

American swimmers just trolling the world at this point.

Lol, three swimmers, including Phelps and Le Clos, tied for second in the 100 butterfly.

Gee, I wonder if Ledecky can hang on and win this race

She's gonna have a lap on them

She may win by 50 meters

The yellow world record line is losing by two seconds.

There's so many laps how do they keep track in their own heads? This is a massacre.

She's amazing. Just glad I get to watch her.

I looked up the history of the women's 800m Freestyle record. Since 2008, these were the record-breakers in that event.

8/16/08 - Adlington 8:14.10
8/3/13 - Ledecky 8:13.86
6/22/14 - Ledecky 8:11.00
8/8/15 - Ledecky 8:07.39
1/17/16 - Ledecky 8:06.68
8/12/16 - Ledecky 8:04.79

Will Le Clos stare at Phelps the entire time on the medal stand?

nah, they gave each other a respectful bro-hug in the pool

What are we setting the over under at for Ledecky Olympic golds in her life?

They need to put in the 1500 for the women. That's BS that it isn't in there. Instead the put in events like trampoline. It's not like they don't compete in it outside the Olympics.

That 50 Free was crazy

So fun to watch that.

U.S. Swim team has more medals than this dude:
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So she was 16ish when she broke it? Incredible.

The attendance in that stadium is pathetic. If this was in Chicago, it would be rocking.

FYP

Schippers would break your dick off.

lmao, she just smoked that heat...

Dang!

http://crime.chicagotribune.com/chicago/shootings/

I am in love with Maya DiRado.

I think the line of the night was from Rowdy Gaines, when he and Hicks were talking about Anthony Ervin's travels after his first gold.

Hicks: He became sort of a vagabond for a while.
Gaines: I know; he was on my couch.

Katie Ledecky had her cap and goggles off, and was leaning on the divider rope, by the time the second place swimmer came in.

Wow.

She did an interview and was on the medal stand and there were still swimmers in the pool. Ledecky is the female Chuck Norris.

Was that the finals?

I watched one of her races a few days ago, I think the first one she smoked people in....immediately afterwards she was giving an interview to the NBC idiot and she wasn't even remotely out of breath. she was breathing as I would when i make a cup of coffee. that's incredible.

The Ethiopian woman who won the 10,000 meters took victory laps and looked like she could go another 10,000 meters. She annihilated everyone.

Ledecky is the female swimming version of Usain Bolt. She's just that far ahead of the field.

Am I the only one who loses interest in the Olympics during the second week? I've always cared about swimming and gymnastics, and after that I'm kind of meh on week two. The track events just don't do it for me.

haven't seen that one yet. my wife and I have a shitload of Olympics recorded and we watch at our leisure, even if we know the outcomes of certain races. I'll keep a look out for the Ethiopian.

Same.

Gymnastics, swimming, diving....those keep my interest.
I might be inclined to watch some of the field events, but I can't tell you the last time I actually saw one televised.

Didn't mean to spoil it for you, but you have to see it. It was the most dominant distance race I have ever seen.

no worries. I've been following the games somewhat on Yahoo, EPSN etc, so alot of times I already know the outcome etc.

The women's 200 back from tonight was a fantastic race. Well worth your time.

Not a Photoshop...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CptAD1xXgAAh_8w.jpg:large

LMAO
Jesus...

Would be nice if they had the 1500 M freestyle for women so that she could win that one too.

Damn she smoked the field.

Reminds me of high school track in Atchison. I was breaking records up there. Then I went to state and went up against the brothers. Same result as the pic. Except there were other brothers in the frame.

It was humiliating.

If they added that she might have to drop the 200 Free. She can probably maintain her dominance in the 400-1500 through 2020. Swimmers usually peak in their early 20s and distance swimmers peak a little sooner than that. After that, they tend to shorten their distances as their endurance drops but their strength increases (which is why someone like Ervin can still win gold in the 50).

Secretariat at Belmont

Reddit thread:

"Katie Ledecky wins the Women's 800m Freestyle. Breaks her own WR, and first teenager to defend an Olympic title"

Was up before the race was over. LMAO

She looks pretty far back in this pic:

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016...erJumbo-v2.jpg

She would be out of the pool & dried off before they finished.


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That was exactly my thoughts.

Something you can tell your grandkids when you are old.




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What was the deal with Costas interviewing the ice skaters? That Michael Weir dude was just creepy. Tara Lupinsky has grown up.

This. She is a piece of shit and I don't like her.

Ouch...

I was going to NSFW here asshole, but I thought better of it...
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Yes. Four medals were awarded: one gold and three silver. A three-way tie for second had never happened before.

Some chick just ran a 70 second 400m in one of the prelims. I bet you could find a high school girl in every high school in America that could run sub 70. Isn't there some sort of benchmark that must be met to qualify even if you are one of the fastest in your country?

No, you send your best. That being said, I'm fine with people getting out there and just doing their best, you won't always win but you always do your best - it's the scouting way. And when Kariman Abuljadayel ran her race, that was awesome. Knowing that while the other runners left her in the dust, she did something more important. She thumbed her nose at the Muslim male leadership and all but told them to **** off. That's brave in many ways. And I pray to God this wardrobe malfunction doesn't cost her her life, or a mutilation, in some form of Muslim honor bullshit.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/...1023309348.jpg

So yeah, there's more than one way to win in life and the Olympics. I really wish the women who lead the race would have embraced her for the walls she's helping to break down at what could be a risk to her life. Perhaps those race-leaders forgot how repressed they once were. She's not the only Muslim woman representing, and I hope it continues.

Not that I have an opinion.

Yeah, me to. I still watch, but it's not as exciting for me

To bad her backwards ass religion and Sharia society treats women like cattle. She is ****ing brave. Good for her.

the asses on our womens water polo team are unreal...


i have robert crumb-esque dreams of them lined up to crush me with their thighs

Damn straight, she's awesome. The world needs a lot more women like her.

swiss beach volleyball-er with big jugs is playing

Such a pleasure to view them, those, this match

Them be some Bodacious Ta Ta's.

Really good basketball game with Argentina vs Brazil happening right now. They're in OT.

Argentina wins in 2OT. Brazil had a chance to get the ball back down 2 after a missed free throw but one of their players forgot to get the rebound and just took off running away from the ball.

Totally agree. My post wasn't an indictment on the runner, more just that I was surprised that there could be athletes competing that was so far behind everyone else. I commend her as well.

not complaining, but it's a little weird how nbc follows the divers and broadcasts them showering after every dive...

I keep hearing about this woman, but haven't been able to catch a game.

Pics?

Good grief.

I just caught the end of that round. Its a shame Cassidy Cook didn't make it to the next round so we could see some more of that swimsuit wedgie.
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Yum.

https://i.imgur.com/HAg1Eew.jpg

No, I get it. I just wanted to take a chance to highlight the wonderful thing this awesome woman is doing.

It's awesome that she's perfectly OK with it.

Motorboat.

A quick Google search for Swiss Volleyball tits provides interesting results. Many NSFW.

Air bags save lives.

3 golds in 3 Olympics in an event? I thought that had happened?

He means track. Carl Lewis and Al Oerter have done it in the long jump and discus respectively four times in a row.

Flo-Jo's WRs in both the 100 and 200 might be the most fraudulent records in Olympic sports.

Brazil v. Colombia is full of the worst dives and is getting chippy. Almost a brawl.

Few quick thoughts:

1) Can Hungary just let Hosszu swim all four legs of the relay?
2) Nathan Adrian looks more like a prototypical QB than any human being I've ever seen.