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"Redundant events are stupid. The guy who won the 50m freestyle will invariably be in the 100m and 200m as well. Why are those extra events even there?"
Normally Ish I like reading your articles...but please stick to ranting on something you actually have a clue about. You clearly have no idea as to the specific training that goes into the different swimming events. For the record, neither of the 2 American men that qualified for the 50 freestyle are swimming the 200 as well. They are two entirely different events that require entirely different training and even energy systems. Each different stroke and distance in swimming require a different focuses and strengths and an athlete such as Michael Phelps shows more athletic prowess in being able to excel to such elite levels in so many different events than any hockey player does by being able to excel on both sides of the ice. Just because it does not involve ice or a puck (or Canadians in the medal count) does not mean that it is at all redundant.
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