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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And the medal drought continues for the men’s 4x100. You almost expect it at this point….a botched pass or a DQ. It’s one of those things that’s inevitable, like death and taxes. There really are no excuses for this.

Quincy ran his leg of the 4x4 this morning and, while the time was disappointing, the US got into the final anyway and that’s what matters. He now has some experience competing on the world’s biggest stage, at only 16, and I’m sure will continue to improve time-wise and mentally from here. Definitely hope to see him again in 2028! [/quote]

Do they not practice exchanges enough? The swimming exchanges seemed clean and I wondered if that's because there are so many ncaa relays.[/quote]

There's no object to pass in a swimming exchange. You just have to make sure you're not actually in the water before the previous swimmer has touched the wall. It's a lot easier to gauge their pace and dive at the right moment, so it really can just be the four fastest, or the fastest at each stroke, and it's not as big a deal to swap in and out.

The US men's track still apparently has not figured out after 2 decades that you actually have to practice baton exchanges and that arbitrarily sticking people together, practicing a bit, and hoping for the best does not work. It looked like Bednarek just started running way too early, maybe because he was looking through his legs at a weird angle and reacted to the French runner (who was wearing similar colors) in the next lane instead of his own teammate. It's a total joke at this point. Whoever is in charge of this culture of idiocy and lack of self-reflection or learning from mistakes needs to go.[/quote]

Actually you have to make sure your toes haven't left the block before the swimmer touches the water, but the next swimmer can be falling forward so it's a tricky manoeuvre that requires practice.  [/quote]

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