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    Swimming world championships

    Six world records broken last night in 12 races, one of them by an Italian girl who was apparently ill with a fever.

    Swimming has become as much of a farce as athletics and cycling. They can't get rid of these fucking suits quick enough.

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    Swimming world championships

    I thought that FINA banned them as of next year (which doesn't make a heck of a lot of sense, but still).

    The amount of money spent by the local authorities in and around Rome on this thing is absolutely extraordinary.

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      #3
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      Swimsuits are hot surely?

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        #4
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        5 more records went today, it's all a bit silly.

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          The suits have done a lot more damage at the college and high school levels where some programs can afford them, bur most can't so it's a ridiculously unfair competition.

          At the elite level, it F's up the record book, but I imagine that's already distorted because of drugs.

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            #6
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            Silence the heckler - there are no bicycles in the swimming pool

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              #7
              Anyone watching this year's from Budapest in what looks like a fantastic new arena (5,000 permanent seats augmented by 8,000 temporary ones)?

              Eurosport are covering it all and the BBC are splitting it across BBC2 and the red button from 4:30 every afternoon (I recommend switching to the former when the BBC risk missing other events by frothing over a Brit too much).

              Some brilliant races and performances already.
              Last edited by Ray de Galles; 24-07-2017, 18:10.

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