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Beijing 2008 - Swimming

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Swimming is just one of 28 sports being fiercely contested at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

This is where you can talk about all things swimming in the build-up to and during this summer's Games of the XXIX Olympiad.

Whether you want to tip someone for one of those precious gold medals, talk about the quality of competition, or debate its merits as an Olympic sport - this is your forum.

Over 10,500 athletes are expected to compete in 302 events across all sports - here is where you can get involved.

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posted Aug 11, 2008

Nice to see the Bush Broadcasting Corporation start this morning on the world service with it's typical patronising breif comment on our first but historic gold medel in womens swimming for almost half a century, then talks about Phelps and interviews an Aussie. They deserve their medals, but BBC, you make me want to puke. I a´M RAGING MAD: Well done girls anyway.

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posted Aug 11, 2008

I am very happy for Team USA. GO USA GO

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posted Aug 12, 2008

while I am happy for team USA I can't help feeling that the screaming exhibition put on by Phelps degraded his achievement and made me feel I was watching a freak show.

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posted Aug 12, 2008

usa rulez

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posted Aug 12, 2008

There is only one story about waterpolo? There writen about the tidious sport of Soft ball, than there is waterpolo

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posted Aug 12, 2008

Loving all the coverage the BBC is giving to the pool for the swimming but wheres the waterpolo??? I must say im hugely disappointed that i havent been able to watch even a highlight of a match and the matches have been underway for days. Come on BBC, even on interactive would be nice, we have to suffer beach volleyball so why not show some waterpolo?????

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posted Aug 13, 2008

Maybe with the boost of representing a Scottish Olympic team, Caitlin could've squeezed a silver or bronze out of the competition.

It's a shame Scotland's athletes can't represent their country properly.

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comment by jonny (U10687936)

posted Aug 13, 2008

"the screaming exhibition put on by Phelps degraded his achievement "

Yeah, why let people celebrate after winning Olympic gold? It's not such a big deal...

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comment by shivfan (U2435266)

posted Aug 13, 2008

There's a good reason for that, AJ....
doh
Scotland's not an independent country yet.

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posted Aug 18, 2008

Just spent ten minutes trying to find anything about Water Polo on the BBC!! C'mon Beeb, you don't even have it down as one of the featured sports to click on! I know we're pretty poor at the sport but some of us do want to see how things are going, maybe a little footage? Got to say this is the first time I've ever have something to whinge about but a simple overview of the tournament, who's playing who etc would be good.

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