Have you heard that the swimmers in Greece will have to swim in a pool with no roof. The "jokers" in Greece, despite having 8 years to prepare for the games, have said that they do not have enough time to finish the roof on the Olympic pool.
It will be 104' approx in August at midday. The water will be too warm for fast times and the glare of the sun will make filming for TV difficult.
Apparently, they are looking at moving heats ( apt word for them ) to early morning or late evening, after the finals !
What effect will this have on results, especially for swimmers who are doing multiple events ( like Phelps ) ?
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Anyway, a lot of olympic sites were built on ground with a lot of ruins that can date back to 3,000 years. So, the archaeologist when the construcation was done took as much ancient artfacts as possible. The Greeks have a lot on their minds and a roof wasn't something they prepared for. The 1896 olympics was open water. The ancient Greeks had a dating system based on the first olympics back in 763 or so BC. I'm glad some of the ancient events don't exist today, they had an event that was a combination of wresting and boxing which was sometimes deadly. And their boxing was almost as deadly as the Romans who use spikes. Most people think mainly of the running events of the ancient games. Also, there was a sporting event for teenage girls called the Hera games name after the godness Hera. I learn some of this from a book and the history channel.
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Anyway, a lot of olympic sites were built on ground with a lot of ruins that can date back to 3,000 years. So, the archaeologist when the construcation was done took as much ancient artfacts as possible. The Greeks have a lot on their minds and a roof wasn't something they prepared for. The 1896 olympics was open water. The ancient Greeks had a dating system based on the first olympics back in 763 or so BC. I'm glad some of the ancient events don't exist today, they had an event that was a combination of wresting and boxing which was sometimes deadly. And their boxing was almost as deadly as the Romans who use spikes. Most people think mainly of the running events of the ancient games. Also, there was a sporting event for teenage girls called the Hera games name after the godness Hera. I learn some of this from a book and the history channel.
