• OminousOrange@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    It’s kind of skewed with some sports having several events (swimming, gymnastics) where one person can earn many medals and many that are just one unique event.

    Interesting to see some variations in the mix though, like 3 on 3 basketball.

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      2 months ago

      Also 8 of his medals were with the sharkskin swimsuit which was immediately banned as it conferred an absolutely immense advantage to those wearing it.

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          1 month ago

          Everyone else didn’t start wearing it and training with it at the same time that the sponsored players did. The Japanese players started using it the month before because they were 100% sure they would lose without it. Phelps lost to a German the next year when he wasn’t wearing the suit.