2012 Olympics: Swimming
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Territories and dependent states can have their own Olympic committees and teams if both primary nation and territory want it to be so- Puerto Rico, the USVI and BVI, Bermuda, and Guam among others compete under their own flag. (France seems to not allow it so we end up with Coralie Balmy swimming for France instead of Martinique) The Faroe Islands don't have their own able-bodied Olympic Committee, even though they apparently compete separately in many sports and the Paralympics, so they're under the Danish flag for Olympic purposes.
There's apparently some sort of kerfluffle about the Netherlands getting rid of the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee (It had been in existence for a number of years post-Enith Brigitta) and as a result, three islands athletes have successfully petitioned to compete under the IOC flag instead of under the Netherlands flag.
The fourth athlete to compete under the Olympic flag this year is Guor Marial, who really has a emarkable story as South Sudan's first elite athlete:
www.guardian.co.uk/.../south-sudan-refugee-independent-olympic
He ran an Olympic A- qualifier time a while back, and with help from lawyer friends and at least one US legislator got permission from the IOC last week to come to the Games.
Who's the girl at approx the :40 mark in the "Call Me Maybe" video? :cheerleader:
Can't help you. I only lasted about 30 seconds before closing the video.
Hard to believe the DAY has finally arrived!!!
Opening Ceremonies begin in 4 hours 30 minutes
Swimming prelims begin in 17.5 hours!!!
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2012 Olympic: Swimming
2012 Olympic Swimming begins on Sat July 28th in London with:
Prelims at 10 am
5:00 am Eastern
4:00 am Central
3:00 am Mountain
2:00 am Pacific
I think I'll just wait for the NBC nightly coverage. They'll honestly have the best stuff anyway. Even if something "weird" happens in the prelims, they'll probably show it at night.
I think I'll just wait for the NBC nightly coverage. They'll honestly have the best stuff anyway. Even if something "weird" happens in the prelims, they'll probably show it at night.
I think if you are at all interested in the women's 800 or men's 1500 you should probably find a live feed somewhere within NBC's universe. The odds that they televise either event effectively will be slim.
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