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40 Gators headed to the Olympics

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by ThePlayer, Jul 25, 2024.

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  1. Jul 25, 2024 #1
    ThePlayer

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    GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The City of Light will have a Gator presence for 2024 Summer Olympics competition.

    It's an all-time high of 40 Gators in the 2024 Summer Olympic contingency.
    In addition, five Gator coaches are in Paris, with one competing for the U.S.
    Florida stands No. 4 among the nation's collegiate programs.
    (Stanford 51, USC 44, Michigan 42)
    There were 39 Gators at the 2008 Beijing Games and 35 in 2020.

    Gators at the Games: All-Time High 40 Gators at Paris Olympics - Florida Gators
     
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  2. Jul 25, 2024 #2
    bottledigger

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    Interesting - only 14 of those 40 competing for the U.S.
     
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  3. Jul 26, 2024 #3
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    Yeah, but they're all competing for Gator Nation! :cool:
     
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  4. Jul 26, 2024 #4
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    How many suckholes are competing?
     
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  5. Jul 26, 2024 #5
    archigator_96

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    I especially liked Katie Ledecky wearing her Gators swim cap in the qualifying rounds.
     
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  6. Jul 26, 2024 #6
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    17 Suckholes
     
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  7. Jul 26, 2024 #7
    benton_quest

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    They suck.
     
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  8. Jul 26, 2024 #8
    incoldblood

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    What is the connection to UF?
     
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    archigator_96

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    Lives in G'ville and her coach is our mens and womens swim coach. Although she went to school out west, Stanford I think.
    She trains at the pool at UF regularly.
     
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    incoldblood

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    Thanks archi, did not know that. Yes, she went to Stanford.
     
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  12. Jul 27, 2024 #12
    ThePlayer

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    Caleb Dressel and relay team win USA's first GOLD medal.
     
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  13. Jul 28, 2024 #13
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    YouTube is a joke... So is NBC... won't embed.


     
  15. Jul 29, 2024 #15
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    Since when did 10 laps around the VW beetle in a clown outfit become an Olympic sport?
     
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  16. Jul 30, 2024 #16
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    Our women just won the bronze in rugby over the Aussies with only seconds to score.
    Incredible comeback.
     
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    First medal in a hundred years for men’s or women’s.
     
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    Think a couple of them were better at tackling than guys were under Grantham
     
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  19. Jul 31, 2024 #19
    ThePlayer

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    Honorary Gator Katie Ledecky is a 1500 meter machine and wins pure GOLD with another Olympic record.
    - She now ties for the most GOLD medals for an American woman with 8.
    - The USA has only 5 gold medals but two are from Gators (new & older).
     
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  20. Jul 31, 2024 #20
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    AND when they interviewed Katie after the 1500.... she thanked "The Florida Boys" and training with the UF men swimmers:)
     
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