Wouldn't be so sure just yet!


Titmus just swam a 3:56.90 in the Australian trials .... 7 seconds ahead of second place. Ledecky's WR is 3:56.46.

Awesome swim by Titmus and sets us up for great racing at the Olympics. Let’s see what Ledecky’s got and if she can respond.

Well since the Aussie women have won 0 gold medals in the last 2 games, I’ll reserve judgement til Tokyo on the dangers posed on that front 😉

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I was reading the article and did not realize that Lochte's first coach after his dad was Anthony Nesty (the guy that beat Biondi and Gross at the 100 fly at Seoul 88)

I assume by fastest meet in the world, you are saying that the top 8 finalists average time is faster than the Olympics. Kind of like the Kenyan or Ethiopian marathon and 10,000m trials, will have deeper fields than the entire world can field.

Also what events is Lochte attempting to qual for? In the SI article it says he is close to some of his all time best times in practices. Its not impossible to believe because although 36 is old for a swimmer, in other power sports, we've had some pretty awesome results. Example would be Linford Christie, who I believe was 36 when he false started at the Atlanta Olympics 100m. If you can make the Olympic finals in the 100m sprint at 36, its certainly possible in swimming. And Torres was 40 for her silver? Renaldo is 36 at the the top of the game in soccer that combines power and endurance (and of course there is a higher skill component that is unmeasurable relative to everything in swimming being measurable). What are his chances.

His old usual slate including the 400IM I think (edit- scratched the 400IM this morning). What will he make it in? Nothing. Maybe the 4x200 free relay as the 5th or 6th guy. The story of his career is when he’s peak he’s peak, but when he’s shite he’s shite. So hard to say where on that spectrum he is these days, but I’m guessing the latter more than the former.

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The difference being Torres was an absolute freak about training. I remember reading about how she used a rolling backpack at the Olympics because she thought a traditional backpack put too much stress on her traps.

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Titmus swam a 3:56.90 last night in the 400. 2nd fastest in history and the fastest time by anyone since 2018.

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I think you meant 0 individual gold.

They won the 4x100 FR in 2012 and 2016.

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Sure. But the point still holds. They have come roaring in with sky high expectations the last 2 games, and scraped out with a pittance. (Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like I’m awash in Olympic medals and world records, but still).

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WR in W100Back. It's going to take a 57 to medal.

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Well Grothe was a bust.

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No one under the A cut either. I have my doubts that 2 will make it tonight.

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I really didn't think Grothe had a shot in the 400, but kinda expected him to final. Haas also slow on the back half.

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3:46.78 is the qualifying time . Not even close...

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 Pretty positive it would be the first time *ever* that 2 didn’t make it from the US. Been a middling event for a while now and the mediocrity about to rear its ugly head. Unless those boys were really holding back this morning.

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Meanwhile in Adelaide Mack Horton came 3rd in a time of 3:43.92 and Winnington coming first with a 3:42.65

That event in particular seems a bit fast. There have only been 16 men under that time all year, and 4 of them are from AUS trials yesterday. Smith can definitely do it, his 500 scy time translates well under that standard (so does Jake Magahey but he missed finals).

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That turn and underwater
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Smith can definitely go under the mark based on his 500. They will all have to go out faster but anyone who goes 4:10 or faster should be able to make the Olympic A cut and there are several guys in finals who can do that.

Meanwhile, Michael Andrew total blew the doors off in the 100 breast prelim. If he can swim that time again tonight and tomorrow I don't think anyone is going to be able to match him. I wonder if this performance means he'll scratch the 100 back tomorrow (he may have already).

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I'm watching the following:

Lillie Nordmann
Lucie Nordmann
Kaitlyn Sims

And the reason I'm rooting for them is I've coached all of them at one point or another when they swam at Magnolia Aquatic Club.

Tim

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I'm enjoying the Australia vs USA aspects of this thread.

Carry on.

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I used to run. (31:09 10k)
I never did Triathlon.
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I have to say, being a relative newbie to swimming, and rarely following swimming news, this Ledecky-Titmus rivalry is riveting.

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I used to run. (31:09 10k)
I never did Triathlon.
Sue me.

Thanks for starting this thread up, I probably would have totally not realized this was happening otherwise (its been so long since I was a swimmer and in the know).

Pretty impressed by the women's 100 fly semis, I didn't think anyone would be close to touching Sarah Sjoestroem WR. I always thought she was in a different class from the rest of the world. But 55.78 from Torri Huske!