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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Sports Argument Stadium > Summer Olympics > Swimming thread
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surf rock
Aug 12, 2007

We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.
OK, I think this swimming on NBC is actually live?

COME ON LEDECKY!!!

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Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

surf rock posted:

OK, I think this swimming on NBC is actually live?


yes

nbc gets special preference with this scheduling

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surf rock
Aug 12, 2007

We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.
gently caress that 100M was so insanely close

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Teddybear
May 16, 2009

Look! A teddybear doll!
It's soooo cute!

Vertical Lime posted:

yes

nbc gets special preference with this scheduling

NBC's payment for broadcasting rights is I think an outright majority of the IOC's total funding, so that buys them a lot of scheduling leverage.

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Doctor Teeth
Sep 12, 2008

Teddybear posted:

NBC's payment for broadcasting rights is I think an outright majority of the IOC's total funding, so that buys them a lot of scheduling leverage.

lmao

i knew they over paid by a lot, but not that much

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Mrenda
Mar 14, 2012

Doctor Teeth posted:

lmao

i knew they over paid by a lot, but not that much

It was one of the conspiracy theories from Rio. That NBC paid so much, they could get swimming scheduled for US prime time (or for peak audiences) which meant the US swimmers didn't have to do time zone adjustments when travelling from the US so they had an advantage. At best this was convenient, at worst it was NBC using their money to give US swimmers as much an advantage as the could (and so medals, and so more viewers.)

(The Olympics are wild and I love them.)

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Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

 they also scheduled swimming finals in the morning local time in 2008

sure as hell didn't stop phelps

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Vintersorg
Mar 3, 2004

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 Unsure if NBC had this but on CBC for the 1st men’s semi final for the American their anecdote was “his sister was shot and they advocate for gun control” :captainpop:

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strtj
Feb 1, 2010
 There is so much surrounding Olympic money that it would not surprise me at all if you could pay your way into scheduling certain events at certain times. For example, it would be super rude to the Dutch to schedule speed skating to run at 0300 CET, but I could very well see the Olympic committee doing that if the Dutch didn't pony up the $.

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Wiltsghost
Mar 27, 2011

Vintersorg posted:

Unsure if NBC had this but on CBC for the 1st men’s semi final for the American their anecdote was “his sister was shot and they advocate for gun control” :captainpop:

:911:

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Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

 https://twitter.com/Peter_Baugh/status/1419475546371723266

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Vintersorg
Mar 3, 2004

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 I hope he does to the camera since his dad isn’t there. Forza ITALIA!

E: yay Canada



I love that she wears glasses - hate contacts!

Vintersorg fucked around with this message at 03:09 on Jul 26, 2021

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surf rock
Aug 12, 2007

We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.
Titmus's coach seems like a real rear end in a top hat

Gonna be fun to see how she and Ledecky stack up this year

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Teddybear
May 16, 2009

Look! A teddybear doll!
It's soooo cute!

Vintersorg posted:

I hope he does to the camera since his dad isn’t there. Forza ITALIA!

E: yay Canada



I love that she wears glasses - hate contacts!

I get the sense that wearing contacts in a pool is just asking for trouble.

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Vintersorg
Mar 3, 2004

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 Adam Peaty gonna kill us all. Those arms.

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Truther Vandross
Jun 17, 2008

 It’s almost like Michael Andrew’s training method of just swimming as fast as possible at home in a tiny pool and doing nothing else is not a great way to win medals.

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waffy
Oct 31, 2010
 As an ex-swimmer who was best at 100 breaststroke, I enjoy picturing how worthless I would have looked swimming alongside Adam Peaty.

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Teddybear
May 16, 2009

Look! A teddybear doll!
It's soooo cute!


 Always a big fan of the officials standing at the end of the lanes leaning over and going "hmm yes you touched the wall there, good" :hmmyes:

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TheMadMilkman
Dec 10, 2007

 I’m a stroke and turn official, and it’s great fun.

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Teddybear
May 16, 2009

Look! A teddybear doll!
It's soooo cute!

waffy posted:

As an ex-swimmer who was best at 100 breaststroke, I enjoy picturing how worthless I would have looked swimming alongside Adam Peaty.

"And as Adam Peaty touches for yet another sub-56 time-- yes, that appears to be Teddybear floating face-down in the middle of the pool, placing all his hopes in lifeguards that simply aren't there"

TheMadMilkman posted:

I’m a stroke and turn official, and it’s great fun.

... I mean, I know rationally that's the real name of it, but I absolutely have to giggle a little bit.

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Kestral
Nov 24, 2000

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It turns out that Ledecky is really fast :psyduck:

Edit: But not as fast as Titmus goddamn!

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strtj
Feb 1, 2010
 These NBC commentators need to stop yelling. It's okay that Katie Ledecky gets a silver medal instead of a gold.

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Kevino07
Oct 16, 2008
 Not fast enough

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stab
Feb 12, 2003

To you from failing hands we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high
 Reminder that the Canadian who just finished 4th is FOURTEEN YEARS OLD

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TheMadMilkman
Dec 10, 2007

 We’ll that was unfortunate.

Katie will still dominate the 800 and 1600, but I wanted her to win all 3.

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Kevino07
Oct 16, 2008

strtj posted:

These NBC commentators need to stop yelling. It's okay that Katie Ledecky gets a silver medal instead of a gold.

NBC paid a lot of money for this swimming coverage tbf

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raditts
Feb 21, 2001

The Kwanzaa Bot is here to protect me.


 the deck...

has been wrecked

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Paracausal
Sep 5, 2011

Oh yeah, baby. Frame your suffering as a masterpiece. Only one problem - no one's watching. It's boring, buddy, boring as death.
 Straya carnts

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strtj
Feb 1, 2010
 lmao Titmus's coach

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BlindSite
Feb 8, 2009

 Straya!!!

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Wiltsghost
Mar 27, 2011


 lmao, her coach

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Rick
Feb 23, 2004
When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.
I am the polite Japanese lady trying to be like, “okay Mr Psycopath celebrate but please step back”

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Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

 yes the coach was insane

i figured titmus was waiting to make her move at the end

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Truther Vandross
Jun 17, 2008

 Coach Dolph Ziggler owns

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spinst
Jul 14, 2012



 lmao that coach air loving the ledge

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Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

 https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1419485512218316801

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BigBallChunkyTime
Nov 25, 2011

Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.

Illegal Hen

stab posted:

Reminder that the Canadian who just finished 4th is FOURTEEN YEARS OLD

We're gonna be hearing about her in Paris and LA for sure.

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brugroffil
Nov 30, 2015

strtj posted:

These NBC commentators need to stop yelling. It's okay that Katie Ledecky gets a silver medal instead of a gold.

The one dude is extremely annoying

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Lid
Feb 18, 2005

And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

strtj posted:

These NBC commentators need to stop yelling. It's okay that Katie Ledecky gets a silver medal instead of a gold.
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strtj
Feb 1, 2010
 The fact that NBC let Michael Phelps even try his hand at live commentating tells you all you need to know about how much NBC respects swimming commentary

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