medal tally

[freediver]

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/be ... 7,,00.html

# Country Gold Silver Bronze Total

1. China (map) 22 8 5 35
2. United States (map) 13 11 17 41
3. Germany (map) 8 2 3 13
4. South Korea (map) 6 7 3 16
5. Italy (map) 6 4 3 13
6. Australia (map) 5 6 8 19
7. Japan (map) 5 3 3 11
8. Russia (map) 3 8 4 15
9. France (map) 2 7 6 15
10. Great Britain (map) 2 2 3 7
11. Czech Republic (map) 2 1 0 3
12. Ukraine (map) 2 0 4 6
13. Georgia (map) 2 0 1 3
14. Cuba (map) 1 3 2 6
15. Netherlands (map) 1 2 4 7
16. North Korea (map) 1 2 4 7
17. Azerbaijan (map) 1 2 1 4
18. Romania (map) 1 1 2 4
19. Mongolia (map) 1 1 0 2
20. Slovakia (map) 1 1 0 2
21. Switzerland (map) 1 0 3 4
22. Finland (map) 1 0 1 2
23. Spain (map) 1 0 1 2
24. India (map) 1 0 0 1
25. Thailand (map) 1 0 0 1
26. Hungary (map) 0 4 1 5
27. Zimbabwe (map) 0 3 0 3
28. Kazakhstan (map) 0 2 2 4
29. Sweden (map) 0 2 1 3
30. Algeria (map) 0 1 1 2
31. Austria (map) 0 1 1 2
32. Kirghyzstan (map) 0 1 1 2
33. Norway (map) 0 1 1 2
34. Turkey (map) 0 1 1 2
35. Colombia (map) 0 1 0 1
36. Slovenia (map) 0 1 0 1
37. Vietnam (map) 0 1 0 1
38. Armenia (map) 0 0 4 4
39. Brazil (map) 0 0 4 4
40. Belarus (map) 0 0 2 2
41. Chinese Taipei (map) 0 0 2 2
42. Indonesia (map) 0 0 2 2
43. Argentina (map) 0 0 1 1
44. Bulgaria (map) 0 0 1 1
45. Croatia (map) 0 0 1 1
46. Denmark (map) 0 0 1 1
47. Egypt (map) 0 0 1 1
48. Lithuania (map) 0 0 1 1
49. Mexico (map) 0 0 1 1
50. Tajikistan (map) 0 0 1 1
51. Togo (map) 0 0 1 1
52. Uzbekistan (map) 0 0 1 1

And more importantly, which of our female swimmers is the best looking? There was a great photo of the Cate girl on the front cover of the Weekend Australian magazine.

[Rainbow Moonlight]

Is that before or after the North Korean medal strip?

[Al Swearegen]

Is that before or after the North Korean medal strip?

"I wouldn't trust a man who wouldn't try to steal a little."

[JW Frogen]

I like you Al, you remind me of, well, me.

But know this, men who steal a little end up in prison.

Men who steal a lot get mansions, trophy wives and knighthoods.

[Aussie]

There has to be some real researched explanation for this, not just speculation.

In swimming, World Records tumbled like the weed, and by large margins.

Yet, in other sports, we don't see the same quantity, or 'quality.'

It cannot just be the suit, or is it?

[freediver]

It's the suit. It's a bit of a grey area regarding the rules, as it does act a bit like a corset, changing the body nshape slightly.

[JW Frogen]

Where is Vanuatu on the medal table?

[boxy]

Throwing more money at elite sports to up medal tallies just doesn't seem to be in the Olympic spirit.





... and neither does allowing those diving Italian footballers to compete