For anyone interested, the Women's 10k is scheduled for Wed at 9am on nbc.com (streaming live video)
For sure, the one to watch is Natalie du Toit, partial amputee... the girl is an inspiration!
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I watched the race on the live streaming on CBC, so there was no commentary and it was very boring. Two hours of close ups of the two Brits swimming next to eachother, occasional zoom out to the following pack.
Has any major women's 10km race ended any other way than the Russian drafting all the way to the end and then passing the leader(s) for the win?
i too watched the last 1/2 hour of the race.
i found it much more interesting however. some points to discuss:
the two brits never traded places, never switched leads. two swimmers moving at that speed so close to each other create quite a powerful draft for those behind them. when i tuned in it was two brazilians and the russian (winner).
the brazilian pair tried to challenge the leaders but were not strong enough when they moved outside the draft. the russian was patient and timed her sprint perfectly to the finish.
yes, this is how it always ends, but one would think other swimmers would have figured out that it takes a bit of strategy to win the 10k. if you think you can just go full speed ahead for 2 hours and hold off any challengers at the end.......no gold for you!
I watched the race on the live streaming on CBC, so there was no commentary and it was very boring. Two hours of close ups of the two Brits swimming next to eachother, occasional zoom out to the following pack.
Has any major women's 10km race ended any other way than the Russian drafting all the way to the end and then passing the leader(s) for the win?
i too watched the last 1/2 hour of the race.
i found it much more interesting however. some points to discuss:
the two brits never traded places, never switched leads. two swimmers moving at that speed so close to each other create quite a powerful draft for those behind them. when i tuned in it was two brazilians and the russian (winner).
the brazilian pair tried to challenge the leaders but were not strong enough when they moved outside the draft. the russian was patient and timed her sprint perfectly to the finish.
yes, this is how it always ends, but one would think other swimmers would have figured out that it takes a bit of strategy to win the 10k. if you think you can just go full speed ahead for 2 hours and hold off any challengers at the end.......no gold for you!
