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Paris 2024 Olympic Swimming - Submerged #2 Men’s 400 Individual Medley: This is the closest Olympic swimming comes to a one horse race. Marchand (FRA) has a “complete set” in terms of his 200m quality across all four strokes. His transitions (changing strokes) and underwater work are the best. He will excel in the breast leg and the more time he is swimming freestyle (fastest stroke) while the others are still on breaststroke (slowest stroke), he effectively doubles his lead. After the easiest 4.08 I’ve ever seen in a heat, apart from Michael Phelps (USA) and Ryan Lochte (USA), one can throw back to the 1988 Seoul Olympics and you have a comparison in Tamás Darnyi (HUN). Carsen Foster (USA) although fastest in the world this year and comfortable with a 4.11 in heats, will likely be chasing for second. Women’s 100 Fly: Another chance for McKeon (AUS) to consolidate her place as Australia’s most medal winning Olympian but she’ll be doing it from the outside lanes - plenty have done it from there. However, Walsh (USA) with her Olympic Record in the semis, Huske (USA) and Kohler (GER) with impressive second 50’s, will make things difficult. A 29. coming home will most likely win this one. Men’s 100 Breast. The focus for this event is clearly on Adam Peaty’s (GBR) ability to secure his 3rd consecutive 100m Breaststroke Olympic title. With that status comes the age question. But old breastrokers make good ones - the average age of this final is 26.1 yrs, just over 2 years older than the average age of all top male swimmers in 2022. Fink (USA) will be a serious threat, as will Kamminga (NED), Qin (CHN) and Martinenghi (ITA) - the splits of each of these athletes indicates that any challenge to Peaty will come all in the final 20m. #olympicswimming  #Paris2024

Here is my latest article at the World Open Water Swimming Association website analyzing the final lineup of athletes at the swimming marathon race in Paris 2024 - Comité d'organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de 2024 #olympics #paris2024

This week, both Swimming Australia and USA Swimming will begin holding their respective Olympic Trials for the upcoming Olympic Games. Last summer at the World Championships, the Australians pulled off a stunner by earning more gold medals than the Americans (13 to 7). However, the Australians have not topped a medal table at the Olympic Games since 1956 in Melbourne. The Americans have a long track record of performing well in Olympic years. The US Olympic roster will likely feature athletes who are current NCAA athletes or just wrapped up their eligibility this March. For the US veterans that end up making the team, nearly all of them still train on college campuses. With college athletics going through a total shift, my opinion is that schools are the most marketable when they are successful in multiple areas. Athletic Departments should celebrate their Olympic Gold Medalists as much as they celebrate football and basketball accomplishments. WBB certainly has proven that investing in the talent can pay off. The NCAA swimming and diving system develops many Olympic medal contenders, for both the United States and the rest of the world. Invest in these superstars and there will no doubt be a return on interest that will benefit all parties. #LinkedInSports #Olympics #Swimming https://lnkd.in/eCz6HJWu

Break through your own limitations rather than looking for excuses from others. This is the success secret in sales that I learned from the Chinese swimming team. The final day of swimming at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Sunday, 4 August saw the People's Republic of China with Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Sun Jiajun and Pan Zhanle win gold in the men's 4x100m medley relay with a time of 3:27.46. This is the 19th gold medal for the Chinese delegation at this year's Olympics. After the race, members of the Chinese swimming team were interviewed: Xu Jiayu: "Today, I felt particularly strong. I was confident that I could achieve a good result, and I did." Qin Haiyang: "Today, I think this was our most impressive performance!" Pan Zhanle: "Thanks to my great teammates who gave me confidence and a slight advantage. The championship is ours; if anyone is dissatisfied, it should be others, not us." Pan Zhanle: "On my 20th birthday, I fulfilled the promise I made a year ago. A new journey has begun." The official results show that Pan Zhanle swam the final leg in 45.92 seconds, which is 0.48 seconds faster than the 46.40-second world record he set in the 100m freestyle final. He won the final leg by over a second, with no other competitor swimming under 47 seconds. August 4th was also his birthday. After the race, Pan Zhanle posted on Weibo（similar to X）: "For my 20th birthday, I fulfilled the promise I made a year ago by celebrating with a team gold medal. After 9 days of intense Olympic competition, I'm finally done. With a tally of 2 golds and 1 silver, I’m quite satisfied! A new journey has begun, and my goals have been set quietly. I hope to make a bigger contribution to the team. The Chinese swimming team is always the best!" #Paris2024 #Olympics #ChineseSwimmingTeam #GoldMedal #Swimming #TeamChina #OlympicRecords #AthleteAchievement #BirthdayVictory #SwimmingChampions #OlympicSuccess #SalesStrategy #SalesSuccess #SalesTips

I'm no swimming expert. In fact, I can barely make it across the pool these days without help from my flippers or a float. But, I'm in my total awe of what the USA Swimming team accomplished at the #ParisOlympics this year. Lots of standing records broken and new GOATs emerged (h/t to Stanford Athletics Katie Ledecky among others!). And, did you see that final women's 400x100 relay? These incredible swimmers and teammates not only secured another Gold and bested their rival Australia in total wins (a big deal), they also broke World Record and posted personal bests on the final day of the meet when they are presumably totally exhausted from their other races! There's something extra awesome about that, and makes me wonder why that is, and how I can bring some of their magic into my own life (even as a total non-swimmer). 🏊♂️ Perhaps it speaks to the positive pull of contributing to something bigger than yourself? Competing for your team, your country and your sport? 🏊♂️ Maybe it's the intangible boost of having full trust and belief in others that you've trained with for years. And how knowing that their belief and trust in you makes you better, too. 🏊♀️ The importance of knowing that part of your job is setting your partners up for success so they can do their parts, too. The total performance is more than just the sum of individual parts - it's the interstitials too. The 2024 Olympics swimming is officially over, but the legacy and appreciation for what they've done - and what we can continue to learn from them continues. https://lnkd.in/dJDQiF2r

Your SA Olympic Update 🇿🇦 South Africa has obtained four medals:  🥇GOLD - Swimming 🥈SILVER - Swimming  🥉BRONZE - Mountain Biking  🥉BRONZE - Sevens Rugby  Well done to all the sports men and women who dedicate themselves to their sports and tried their best!  Keep a look out for our golfers giving it their best! 🏌️♀️ Follow our page for all the updated you need!  #pestanaattorneys #pestanainc #olympicupdate #keepingyouupdated #lawwithoutlimits #legalupdates #allyourlegalneeds

Paris 2024 Olympic Swimming - Submerged #4 Women’s 100 Backstroke: Smith (USA) in control in semi as was McKeown (AUS) (my pic!) and Berkoff (USA). Interestingly, Berkoff is the daughter of the great Olympic champion backstroker, Dave Berkoff - he was part of the new underwater back-strokers back in 1988 - google the men’s 100 backstroke final in the Seoul Olympics and you will see what underwater swimming evolved to before they limited swimmers to 15m underwater on starts and turns. Anderson (AUS) could also be a threat to medals from the outside. Men’s 800 Freestyle: Wiffen (IRE) looked best from heats, with Winnington (AUS) close behind and he’s in good form following the 400 free silver. Watch Fink (USA), Jaouadi (TUN) and Paltrinieri (ITA), all well capable of landing a mid 7:30’s swim. Athletes are using the sides of lanes to gain an advantage from draft or prevent another athlete drafting from them - the 800 will see a bit of this as the tactics come into play. Men’s 4 x 200 Freestyle relay: This will be a ripper. 3 seconds separate the top 5 countries in this event but there are forces at play with this particular pool that may alter predicted results (see Submerged #3). Notwithstanding, quality changeovers (essential in the 4 x 100) is replaced with pacing becoming the key factor. Positions 2,3,4 in each team face either a lead or being behind the swimmer next to them. This means you have to stick to your race plan rather than be drawn into going out hard to catch the person in the next lane - better to pace and draft, if you can - moving water moves you. Smart relay tactics in the 4 x 200 sees you hold down into breakout (coming out of a turn) especially when you have swimmers on either side behind you - this stops you hitting the bow wave as you surface - see photo with this post. USA have been on the podium in nine of the past 10 Olympics, so the law of large numbers suggests they will be there. From heats, considering replacements for finals, GBR look solid as world number one, followed by USA and AUS. The local crowd will lift FRA into contention, keep an eye on them. I don’t think KOR and CHN have the depth and form here, leaving GER as a sleeper. #olympicswimming  #Paris2024

How expensive can swimming be…? Swimming in the Seine has been banned for over a century because the water quality was about as appealing as…a soggy baguette!   But Paris made a bold move! Paris splashed out 1.4 billion € to clean up the river for the Olympics! Yep – the triathlon and marathon swimming events will take place right in the once-dodgy Seine! The secret weapon? A colossal tank the size of 20 Olympic swimming pools! This bad boy gobbles up (most of) the dirty water that usually goes gurgling into the river after a heavy rain, keeping the Seine from turning into a giant, murky soup. Now, here's the kicker: The recent rainfalls during and after the Olympic Games opening ceremony pushed the system and caused a spike of coliform bacteria. This caused the recent postponement of the triathlon events! So, while significant efforts have been made to improve water quality, there is still a possibility that the Seine may not be completely clean for swimming. 

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As the Paris Olympics comes to an end and the recaps begin, the swimming world is abuzz with debates and conspiracy theories, particularly around the idea of a “slow” pool. 🏊♂️ This concept, highlighted in a recent article, delves into how subtle factors like water temperature, lane turbulence, and even the pool’s depth can impact a swimmer’s performance. While it might sound far-fetched, these variables can make the difference between setting a world record and just missing out. In the lead-up to one of the most anticipated competitions in history, it’s fascinating to see how much attention is being given to the fine details of pool design and environment. Whether or not these concerns hold water, one thing is clear: every stroke counts. Curious to hear what others think—can a pool truly be “slow”? Check out the full article below #Olympics #Swimming #Paris2024 #PoolDesign #AthletePerformance