So 25 guys together and they are on 45+ pace. Unless there was a massive tail current, looks like the buoys got moved in, oh well..

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Thats at least about 5 minutes faster than normal, right?

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Got to love that the commentators are completely ignoring the shortening of the swim course and acting as if nothing has happened and all of a sudden there are 15+males under record pace

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probably got no idea :-)

Thats at least about 5 minutes faster than normal, right? //

Hard to tell without knowing which way the current is going, if any. We will know in a few minutes at any rate, Matt Leito just commented that looks to him the record is going down. 5th fastest guy in the world at the 1500 in swimming who held it too.

Well Greg Welch is in his own world at times :)

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What's with the guy singing over the PA in the background??

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I think you are right, they don't have any idea, but someone should be telling them just from these threads here on ST. Someone on twitter or Facebook has to be mentioning it, aren't they?

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Did Lovato just say bodies humping for the ag men's start?

If they were smart, they would just watch this thread and make use of each Easter egg that pops up!

One thing that is going to screw with guys like Lionel and Rapp is that they will be looking at their swim times not knowing they are not real, at least as compared as to how far they came out from the leaders. Maybe someone will tell them so they don't get too excited when they swim low 50's..

HA! I made the Kona broadcast! Lovato shutting down the idea that the course is short.

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It actually may help them. If they come out and see the times they make think positively about their day and its helps them along. But I am guessing Jordan has been following the forum just a tad is probably aware of the course shortening.

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Our own Ed Omalley just tried to help them out on the course and they said "no way!"

That was great! Got a good laugh out of that!

Ya I heard him, and not short Matt, but shorter than the past 35 years!! Way to go Ed O'mally, now ask him if they shortened the course from past years...

I love how the German broadcast is talking about the different swimming courses and what they are different.
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AG women and pro men going noggin to noggin....

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Ha, they screw themselves with the short swim, now running into the AG Womens start!!

Having the women age group starting as the elite men finish is the dumbest thing I seen in a while

Wow, one of the commentators said 47:12 for his guess. Pretty darn close

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Is it just me or is the resolution crappy on the stream? There don't seem to be any options to adjust it?

Looking at the massive amount of guys swimming under 49, have to say it was shortened around 150 or so +/-50m. Guess they will now have to shorten the Womens gap to the men so they dont run head on anymore!

Love that the German broadcast is talking about the shorter swim.