i'm guessing it's down to which sport attracts the biggest marketing stream

(athletics aside) and the bulk of it is the US i guess and they are better at swimming than cycling so thats why it's loaded swimming wise. peraps.

Posted By: Tombs on August 11th 2016 at 21:00:59

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Olypmic record for GB men in the team sprints (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 11, 20:17:22
- on the bicycles? (Other Sports) - Tombs, Aug 11, 20:19:34
  - aye (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 11, 20:20:51
    - bmxcellent, we rock 🇬🇧 (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tombs, Aug 11, 20:25:21
      - Not as much as we used to (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 11, 20:35:31
        
        Agreed. Swimming is ridiculously over-medalled. (Other Sports) - APB, Aug 11, 20:39:27
        
        is it because the swimming is the more of an attractive tv spectacle? (Other Sports) - Tombs, Aug 11, 20:48:24
        
        The longer races last over 10 minutes, so I don't think so. (Other Sports) - APB, Aug 11, 20:54:36
        
        i'm guessing it's down to which sport attracts the biggest marketing stream (Other Sports) - Tombs, Aug 11, 21:00:59
        
        Swimming one of the traditional Olympic sports like track and field (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Aug 11, 20:58:42
        
        Yes, but there's not much difference between swimming two lengths and four. (Other Sports) - APB, Aug 11, 21:00:54
        
        But isn't 100 and 200 more comparable? (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Aug 11, 21:13:34
        
        I know. But the fact is there are swimmers who manage more events than in any other sport. (Other Sports) - APB, Aug 11, 21:25:45
        
        i'd imagine that two lengths was a lot easier than four (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tombs, Aug 11, 21:05:25
        
        Maybe to counter the growing threat of the Chinese team. (Other Sports) - APB, Aug 11, 20:58:12
        
        swimming is quite slow though (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 11, 20:52:14
        
        i meant the teamGB as a whole (Other Sports) - Tombs, Aug 11, 20:38:00
        
        How's Team East doing so far? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Aug 11, 20:40:20
        
        Timor? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tombs, Aug 11, 20:41:51
- ...but NZ only 0.1 secs slower. They're still favourites for me Clive. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 11, 20:19:28
  - (New GB kit - especially wheels - looks great though...) (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 11, 20:20:01

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