We all know that Phelps is the greatest swimmer of all times and we know that NBC is an American Network and that patriotism and nationalism are great.
However both NBC and CBC (CBC even more because they didn't even show that Women's 800m Free race) insulted all swimmers and, IMHO, our sport, when, right after Janet Evans's longest-standing record was broken and just as the camera was starting to focus on the British (non-American) winner, Adlington (sp?), they cut to Phelps. That blew me..............
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Where can you see it online? I've heard that Youtube pulls these things very quickly due to copyrite issues. I look forward to the day when a person doesn't have to bother with television networks at all and can sign up for an online service that records just the events that one chooses. Or does something like that exist already?
If you think swimming coverage is bad, try finding any track cycling.
Hey, NBC: Show all you want of Phelps swimming. I'll be the first to tape even his warm-ups But, please realize that:
a-)there are other American swimmers on the team, and
b-) there are "some" other, acceptable swimmers in the World (and, in an insane act of lese-majesté), some of them swam better than their American counterparts.0
This sounds like the same thing that goes on in golf forums complaining about all the coverage of Tiger. The answer is the same. The networks are in the business of getting ratings, and Phelps is THE story. The general public in the U.S. doesn't give a rat's ass about swimming, so the true swimming fans are stuck in the same boat as true golf fans. That's the way it is and it isn't gonna change.
So that brings me to the question will CBC tonight show the whole 1500 meter race? With Ryan Cochrane having a chance to win the 1500 Free and since there have been no Canadian swimmer to win a gold medal, I would think they are going to show the whole race. I remember them showing the complete 1500 at one of the Olympics but I can't remember which one.
I wouldn't count on them showing the entire race, 15minutes is a long time to go without a commercial in tv land. The live streaming on their web site will show it uninterrupted, I watched the 800m there last night.
I couldn't believe NBC cut to a commercial during a world record race. :shakeshead: Horrible! We saw the preliminaries of the men's 400 medley relay, but not the whole WR?! That's taking nationalism too far.
It had nothing to do with nationalism, and everything to do with capitalism. Good time to squeeze in a commercial from their point of view. I've seen it done a lot before.
What a swim for Adlington!Agreed! And Janet was applauding at the end.
I already know they will cut away during the 1500 -- probably right around the time the race is decided ....
Do you have a prediction on our next President?
So that brings me to the question will CBC tonight show the whole 1500 meter race? With Ryan Cochrane having a chance to win the 1500 Free and since there have been no Canadian swimmer to win a gold medal, I would think they are going to show the whole race. I remember them showing the complete 1500 at one of the Olympics but I can't remember which one.
Miracle of miracles. They did show the whole uninterrupted 1500m. The only time they previously did that (that I know of) was during the Montreal Worlds.
CBC showed the complete 1500 Free at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angles. Canada had a swimmer named David Shemilt who got 6th place. That is why I predicted they would do that because of Ryan Cochrane and they did.
Yes, disappointed in the overall coverage. I thought that after Adlington broke Janet's WR, they should have given them both a bit of credit - but no - absolutely nothing was shown or much said. When Phelps was given some type of award for his 8 golds - never could see it. Everything seemed to end so abruptly.
I am just amazed at all the complaining here. Swimming has been covered this year more than ever before and we all know why. I have more people asking me about swimming than ever before and only because of NBCs coverage of it. Heck Kobe Bryant and Lebron James were being interviewed today at the Olympics and they were asked about swimming. This is the greatest time in our sport but all of your holier than thou attitudes are crazy. So they didn't talk about Adlington, show the 800 free or 1500 free in its entirety. No one is perfect, but all of you should just step back and look at the attention we are getting and enjoy it. I can't imagine better publicity for our sport.
