How much of the women's 800 and men's 1500 do you think NBC will televise? Treat values as per cent of the winner's total time.
Edit: Wish I was better at proofreading... :-( s/les/less/
Since most non-swimming viewers will become easily bored, They'll take a break at the 400, throw in some fencing, rowing, a stupid beer commercial and then return after the 1,000-1,200 mark.
Rowdy will then conveniently get us caught up on the splits and the world record line. At the end of the day they'll broadcast 5 minutes at best of the overall event.
I agree with Kirk though, the back story on Ledecky will override any of the actual swimming.
What about the open-water 10K? It will probably be on during the afternoon when everyone's at work.
Isn't that when they've had all the live swimming as well? :bitching:
Watch the 1500 live online and watch the replay later. they are probably going to show keebles and bits of it.
They will only show the start and finish of the 10K. Again, watch it online. NBC doesn't get how interesting these races are. It was fascinating to watch the 800 without any interpretations or useless Andrea Kramer interview in the split screen.
What about the open-water 10K? It will probably be on during the afternoon when everyone's at work.
Women is Thursday, Men on Friday:
openwaterpedia.com/index.php
I swam in the Serpentine (where the o/w swim will take place) during my last trip to London, blogged about it here, including a picture.
I don't get all this griping about NBC's coverage. Just get a UK VPN and the BBC coverage is incredible! :)
