It’s gonna be very traumatizing for Riley Gaines when he inevitably sets up a race between her and Klete Keller at the re-opening ceremony for the non-reflecting pool.
@soufsidebuner@myles_premium_ That’s incorrect. Leon swam faster than Phelps’ times at the Paris Olympics, and he broke his Olympic record in the 400 IM, but he did not break any of Phelps’ world records at that meet because they had already been broken by 2024.
U.S. Women’s swimming looking good for the relays at the LA Olympics.
4x100FR: Moesch/Erisman/Huske/Douglass🥇
4x100MR: Smith/Douglass/Walsh/Moesch🥇
4x200FR: Weinstein/Erisman/Ledecky/Moesch🥇
@Braden_Keith I think if this happens again next year it will remain “2nd tier elites”, but there will be a bump in the quality of those 2nd tier guys. I think some swimmers were sitting at home jealous of how much $$$ was being won by people who they perceived to be “3rd tier” finishing 4th.
Corporate sponsors won’t care that several of Anna Moesch’s medals could be for swimming the same stroke/distance on different relays, they’ll just see the potential for a HUGE (Gold!) medal haul and throw money at her. She’s going to be one of the faces of the games at LA 2028.
@Parker_Ament@Braden_Keith@swimswamnews Are you talking about UVA’s team USA medley relay“A” team of Stadden/Douglass/Walsh/Moesch, or their “B” relay of Curzan/Weber/Walsh/Mintenko that would also be world class?
@Parker_Ament@swimswim48 She has the potential, but at this point, she needs to step up her freestyle to get ahead of the other four. I hope she does, she’s one of my all time favorites.
@soufsidebuner@myles_premium_ 0 of Phelps’ individual records were broken at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Biedermann broke his 200 Free record in 2009, Lochte broke his 200 IM record in 2009, Milak broke his 200 Fly record in 2019, Dressel broke his 100 Fly record in 2019, Marchand broke his 400 IM record in 2023