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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He obviously had a lot of trouble finding women who were interested in him and was really insecure about it, hence the picture he sent to try to impress his teammates.  He went from being a big fish in a little pond at his high school and local swim team to[b] a little fish in a big pond at Stanford[/b].  I think this brought out his true colors which nobody from his hometown saw.[/quote]

He was almost assured of a place on the Olympic team, if he'd not gotten in trouble. He wasn't a little fish in a big pond. He was a big fish in a big pond. He was an important swimmer on one of the most important swim teams in the US at one of the most prestigious schools in the US.  A huge part of this is about jock entitlement.  [/quote]

I disagree. At home he was a big deal for his swimming skills and because he was going to Stanford.  At Stanford he was just another student athlete, not a standout in any way.  I was a swimmer and nobody cares about swimmers until they are Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz caliber.  I think most of the Stanford swim team has a chance of making the Olympics and he was not almost assured a spot on the Olympic team. Saying that shows you don't know anything about swimming.[/quote]

SwimSwam reported that Brock Turner went 1:39 in the 200 free as a freshman. That's five seconds faster than Ryan Lochte's time or Michael Phelps's time, and he's the fastest guy going to the Trials. Turner was crazily fast and would have done very, very well in Rio.  Nobody in the general public cares about swimmers.  People at Stanford care about swimmers a lot.  People who follow swimming news know that. [/quote]

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