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The results from tonight's session in the swimming. Plenty to watch tomorrow morning.

Kyle Chalmers (47.77, third) and Cameron McEvoy (48.72, eliminated) in Men’s 100m Freestyle heats

Brianna Throssell (2:09.34, ninth) in Women’s 200m Butterfly heats

Zac Stubblety-Cook (2:07.37, equal-first) and Matthew Wilson (2:09.29, 10th) in Men’s 200m Breaststroke heats

Australia (7:05.00, second) in Men’s 4x200m Freestyle relay heats

Jack McLoughlin (7:46.94, sixth) in Men’s 800m Freestyle heats

Australia’s 4th gold in the women’s 4 in rowing! Well done ladies!

Back-to-back, the men’s 4 in rowing win gold! Great stuff! 5 gold medals for Australia now

Australian annexing this rowing arena
As well they should.

That was exciting that race! GOLD in Men's 4! Adds to the Women's 4 gold medal this morning.

Kyle Chalmers second his his 100m free semi final, qualifies fifth fastest.

DOUBLE GOLD Titmus Women's 200m free!

Ariarne Titus wins her second gold in the 200m freestyle! Her ability to run down opponents in the last 50m is incredible. 6 golds for Australia, including 3 in the last hour!

Won 8 in Rio, won 6 in 4 days in Tokyo

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-TW- wrote: ↑July 28, 2021, 11:56 am Won 8 in Rio, won 6 in 4 days in Tokyo

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I had wondered if i was going soft on them this year... perhaps children of an age where they are involved in this had soften me
No, turns out these guys are just delivering, which is what they didnt do in Rio

Botman wrote: ↑July 28, 2021, 11:58 am

-TW- wrote: ↑July 28, 2021, 11:56 am Won 8 in Rio, won 6 in 4 days in Tokyo

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I had wondered if i was going soft on them this year... perhaps children of an age where they are involved in this had soften me
No, turns out these guys are just delivering, which is what they didnt do in Rio

Or London (also 8 gold)

Throssell qualifies sixth in the Women's 200m butterfly final.

Great race from Zac Stubblety-Cook in the Men's 200m breaststroke. Finished first in his semi final, qualifies first for the final. Matt Wilson eliminated.

I thought they were going to get a silver there in the Men's 4x200m free, but just got touched out by Korea. It's a BRONZE.

Results so far in tonight’s heats. Emma McKeon great swim, great gold medal chance there.

Women’s 100m freestyle heats - Emma McKeon first (52.13 OR), Cate Campbell fourth (52.80)

Men’s 200m backstroke heats - Tristan Hollard 10th (1:57.24)

Tomorrow morning’s session…

Zac Stubblety-Cook a gold medal chance in the Men’s 200m breaststroke final.

Kyle Chal res qualified sixth in the Men’s 100m freestyle final, but don’t count him out.

Jack McLoughlin qualifies sixth in the Men’s 800m freestyle final.

Brianna Throssell qualified sixth in the Women’s 200m butterfly final.

Still to see how Australia go in tonight’s heats for the Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay, but they must be a great chance.

Passing the mantle: Australia celebrates the new Oarsome Foursome

The Canberra Raiders might be struggling, but they helped win rowing gold for Australia on Wednesday.

“Four races in a row - gold, gold, bronze, bronze - it’s awesome,” said Alex Purnell, who won the gold along with Spencer Turrin, Jack Hargreaves and Alex Hill, the man considered the world’s best rower.

Purnell was calling the strokes through the race, but at the end he gave up calling for calm and instead called for passion. He repeatedly screamed out “Vic”, the name of Turrin’s father. He knew the response he would get.

“I yelled out his dad’s name, I know it gets him going. Then Spencer was like, ‘come on Raiders’. The last 100 it was ‘Raiders, Raiders, Raiders’,” Purnell said.

Read more: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/austral ... 58dms.html

The Australian Women's 4x200m freestyle relay team qualifies first. Huge gold medal chance tomorrow morning there.

Women’s 200m breaststroke heats - Jenna Strauch ninth (2:23.30), Abbey Harkin eliminated (2:24.41)

Men’s 200m individual medley heats - Mitch Larkin ninth (1:57.50), Brendon Smith eliminated (1:58.57)

Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay heats - Australia first (7:44.61)

greeneyed wrote:Passing the mantle: Australia celebrates the new Oarsome Foursome

The Canberra Raiders might be struggling, but they helped win rowing gold for Australia on Wednesday.

“Four races in a row - gold, gold, bronze, bronze - it’s awesome,” said Alex Purnell, who won the gold along with Spencer Turrin, Jack Hargreaves and Alex Hill, the man considered the world’s best rower.

Purnell was calling the strokes through the race, but at the end he gave up calling for calm and instead called for passion. He repeatedly screamed out “Vic”, the name of Turrin’s father. He knew the response he would get.

“I yelled out his dad’s name, I know it gets him going. Then Spencer was like, ‘come on Raiders’. The last 100 it was ‘Raiders, Raiders, Raiders’,” Purnell said.

Read more: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/austral ... 58dms.html

Spencer Turrin's sister is my Dad's neighbour, so I'm basically an Olympic medallist

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GOLD TO ZAC! That was incredible!

Talk about come from behind. Men's 200m breaststroke Olympic record for Zac Stubblety-Cook. That was amazing!

Gold #7! The first for men’s swimming. Huge final 50m gives Zac Stubblety-Cook the win in the 200m breathstroke

GOLD. GOLD. GOLD.
LETS **** GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Wow, I thought Chalmers was going to do it! SILVER for Kyle Chalmers from lane seven. He came home so fast. It was just the touch. Personal best for Chalmers.

Yeah i really thought Chalmers had him there
I was shocked when it came up silver

And now unfortunately, Kyle has to swim home... sorry, thems the rules

Well that didn't turn out like we thought. Bronze for the women in the 4x200m freestyle relay. China world record. Needed a stronger swimmer on the anchor leg. The strategy seemed to be to blow them away in the first two legs but it just didn't happen.

Our two best swimmers leading off and really didnt do that well
VERY disappointing. But those two golden girls have a bit more to do in this olympics so i guess we can forgive them

GOLD for Jessica Fox in the C1s! Cruel having the leaders sit on the 1-2-3 podium while they wait!

8 gold already, matching out totals in Rio and London.

The mixed relay in swimming is a flat out revelation
More of it please... i want mixed doubles in the 100 and 200 medely and also the 100 and 200 free

What a fascinating concept... sitting here googling like crazy trying to figure out our best team

these clowns in the Australian 8 rowing can keep **** rowing, all the way **** home

Gold #9! Emma McKeon in the 100m freestyle, and Cate Campbell with the bronze. Our ladies continue to kill it in the pool!

GOLD AND BRONZE! Women's 100m free. McKeon gets the gold, Campbell the bronze.

Wow. What a swim under pressure

Another gold in the sailing. He's earnt a plane ride home now. Would have have been a long navigation to port Sydney in his laser class otherwise.

9 gold in the first week is a huge effort.

Hopefully in for a few more in the athletics

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Emma McKeon is pretty good isn't she

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