about 40 events (gold medals in swimming) no wonder phelps has so much gold

[siablo14]

Best response ever, doesn't elaborate on anything.

A runner realistically has four/five chances to win gold in track and field. 100m, 200m, 400m, 100m relay, 400m relay and long jump and there are times the events conflict and competing in all those events would be very difficult for any human being to win a medal in much less a gold medal. So when they say Phelps is the winningest Olympic athlete part of it is due to the number of swimming events available. However, let's not act as though what Phelps achieve is minimal. He deserves his legendary status.

[Mr Ehrmantraut]

Best response ever, doesn't elaborate on anything.

Could you elaborate on why you think we need to see your back?.

[Szef]

Best response ever, doesn't elaborate on anything.

A runner realistically has four/five chances to win gold in track and field. 100m, 200m, 400m, 100m relay, 400m relay and long jump and there are times the events conflict and competing in all those events would be very difficult for any human being to win a medal in much less a gold medal. So when they say Phelps is the winningest Olympic athlete part of it is due to the number of swimming events available. However, let's not act as though what Phelps achieve is minimal. He deserves his legendary status.

Yeah, this.

Look at Bolt, the Michael Phelps of running. He's won 'only' six gold medals which compared to Phelps' 19 doesn't look impressive.

Sprinters opportunities to win Olympic medals are limited compared to swimmers. Some, like Carl Lewis or Marion Jones can and have tried the long jump competition but even if they won it still wouldn't be enough to beat Phelps.

[B.UTLER]

Lmao phelps got 21 golds in swimming.

In other news, le cros is the laughing stock in rio. The dude that beat phelps in London, started talking trash. Didn't even win bronze tonight. Lol

[msagrain]

A runner realistically has four/five chances to win gold in track and field. 100m, 200m, 400m, 100m relay, 400m relay and long jump and there are times the events conflict and competing in all those events would be very difficult for any human being to win a medal in much less a gold medal. So when they say Phelps is the winningest Olympic athlete part of it is due to the number of swimming events available. However, let's not act as though what Phelps achieve is minimal. He deserves his legendary status.

Yeah, this.

Look at Bolt, the Michael Phelps of running. He's won 'only' six gold medals which compared to Phelps' 19 doesn't look impressive.

Sprinters opportunities to win Olympic medals are limited compared to swimmers. Some, like Carl Lewis or Marion Jones can and have tried the long jump competition but even if they won it still wouldn't be enough to beat Phelps.

The technique of butterfly and free style is different though.

You can conform a valid argument that Bolt could do the 110m hurdles etc.. and should able to do win as it is very similar but a little different technique.

[siablo14]

The technique of butterfly and free style is different though.

You can conform a valid argument that Bolt could do the 110m hurdles etc.. and should able to do win as it is very similar but a little different technique.

Bolt speed would cause him problems in the hurdles. Our representative in the men's 100m hurdles makes mistakes in the hurdles. Too much speed is not good for the shorter distance hurdles.

[siablo14]

The events Phelps won the eight gold medals in Beijing:
Race 1 -- 400-meter individual medley
Race 2 -- 4x100 freestyle relay
Race 3 -- 200 free
Race 4 -- 200 butterfly
Race 5 -- 4x200 free relay
Race 6 -- 200 individual medley
Race 7 -- 100 butterfly
Race 8 -- 4x100 medley relay

The 200m which is Phelps preferred distance provides with way more opportunity than track which only has one gold opportunity for the 200m track event. The 200m is Bolt's preferred distance too.

[boxing_pundit85]

i think swimming has unfairly so much medals available for grab in the olympics.... that's why i'm not really sold that phelps being the greatest olympian ever even though he has the most gold.. that's because swimming has so many events in the olympics..



Men's events

100m backstroke men
100m breaststroke men
100m butterfly men
100m freestyle men
1500m freestyle men
200m backstroke men
200m breaststroke men
200m butterfly men
200m freestyle men

200m individual medley men
400m freestyle men
400m individual medley men
4x100m freestyle relay men
4x100m medley relay men
4x200m freestyle relay men
50m freestyle men
marathon 10km men

Women’s events

100m backstroke women
100m breaststroke women
100m butterfly women
100m freestyle women
200m backstroke women
200m breaststroke women
200m butterfly women
200m freestyle women
200m individual medley women

400m freestyle women
400m individual medley women
4x100m freestyle relay women
4x100m medley relay women
4x200m freestyle relay women
50m freestyle women
800m freestyle women
marathon 10km women

Agree he isn't the greatest Olympian ever, not even of this era if bolt wins three more gold in 3 of the most sought after medals in the olympics. Phelps doesn't even compete inthe 50 free which is comparable to the 100 meter, . He is by far the greatest American swimmer of all time tho.

[SterlingStained]

i think swimming has unfairly so much medals available for grab in the olympics.... that's why i'm not really sold that phelps being the greatest olympian ever even though he has the most gold.. that's because swimming has so many events in the olympics..



Men's events

100m backstroke men
100m breaststroke men
100m butterfly men
100m freestyle men
1500m freestyle men
200m backstroke men
200m breaststroke men
200m butterfly men
200m freestyle men

200m individual medley men
400m freestyle men
400m individual medley men
4x100m freestyle relay men
4x100m medley relay men
4x200m freestyle relay men
50m freestyle men
marathon 10km men

Women’s events

100m backstroke women
100m breaststroke women
100m butterfly women
100m freestyle women
200m backstroke women
200m breaststroke women
200m butterfly women
200m freestyle women
200m individual medley women

400m freestyle women
400m individual medley women
4x100m freestyle relay women
4x100m medley relay women
4x200m freestyle relay women
50m freestyle women
800m freestyle women
marathon 10km women

its utterly ridiculous. its just overkill. hording on gold medals.

you can cut half those events and people wouldnt really miss it.


why the hell is there a breast stroke for men?

why the hell is there two competitions for breast stroke????

WHO THE HELL GOES SWIMMING AND GOES ALL BREAST STROKE????

a raging ****sexual that's who.

butterfly swimming events for men doe????

what, was the **** **** cuck stroke not available???

smdh..

NBC is showing a lot of swimming this weekend and it's pissing me off. Mix it up a little and shine the spotlight on other sports.

i remember when the olympics was just shown in one channel...

now you have to go scavenger hunting different channels just to find a sport you want to watch.

i saw some boxing on nbcsportsuniversal i think with the indian guy vs the american bruva who wasnt slick doe.

i saw the lightweight victor ortiz lookin fool beat up on a japanese whose punching technique made shawn porter look like the black ricardo lopez smdh..



it also feels like this olympics isnt as big of a deal as previous olympics like in london and china....

[B.UTLER]

alright what roid is phelp using.. i want some lol