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9. That meant that the other swimmers couldn't see him

Mon Jul 26, 2021, 11:33 AM

Jul 2021

There is nothing wrong with that, but being in an outside lane could be an advantage. Good on him.

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*SPOILER* Family of Olympic swimmer from Tunisia watch his race [View all] FelineOverlord Jul 2021 OP

I love it when the underdogs win. tinrobot Jul 2021 #1

Saw it. He swam a great race. Lochloosa Jul 2021 #2

*SPOILER* Family of Olympic swimmer from Tunisia watch his race FelineOverlord Jul 2021 #3

From lane EIGHT! leftieNanner Jul 2021 #4

That meant that the other swimmers couldn't see him MiniMe Jul 2021 #9

There's a lot more wake pressure from swimming beside pool edge leftieNanner Jul 2021 #11

The 1 and 8 lanes are actually 1 lane in MiniMe Jul 2021 #13

Ah. I'm used to rec swimming with my children back in the day leftieNanner Jul 2021 #14

Best thing about being in the outer lanes: joshcryer Jul 2021 #5

You can almost hear his family screaming in joy... 3catwoman3 Jul 2021 #6

"Turn up the volume" only if you want to damage your hearing. GoCubsGo Jul 2021 #7

The screaming and the jumpiness of the video MiniMe Jul 2021 #10

Serious question - malaise Jul 2021 #12