2009 World Aquatics Championships (Rome) - Discussion Thread

Daniel Cooper40 said:Glad we finally snagged that bronze. At least we're heading home with a medal from this SP. 🙂

Big win for our water polo team.
So what? A bronze medal in water polo is actually huge for us, considering we usually rank about 5th or 6th in terms of actual talent and grit.

Not 100% spot on, but hey, as long as we don't have Smodlak or Vićan dragging us down... this is still a killer result!!

Huge congrats on the big win 🙂 👍

Bud Spencer man... 🙏

Alright, let's go, Duje 👋

Wood.

Man, oh man, 4
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That finish by Michael Phelps 🙏

The guy is an absolute beast.

Michael Phelps🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

The undisputed GOAT.

Michael Phelps 🙏 🙏

It’s just inhuman.

Peter Ramos26 said:Tony Parker is going to absolutely dismantle Michael Phelps, obviously.

🤣

northerncanyon54 said:Tony Parker will likely take the lead on the first 50m turn, and Munoz will probably hold his own during that stretch too, while Phelps picks up speed in the final 50. For Tony Parker, the real key is going to be how he handles the turn and whether he can stay composed coming into the finish, hopefully more so than what we saw in Beijing.

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...and that’s exactly how it played out.
A gold and silver combo isn't exactly a tragedy 🙏
compared to how much this whole mess has sucked...

northerncanyon54, Milan is nothing to you. 🙂

rapidbison42 said:northerncanyon54, Milan is absolutely nothing to you... 🙂

If you and I were anywhere else in the world, we wouldn't even be sitting here typing this out...😉

It’s a shame,
he led the entire race 😢

Gregory Chavez said:It’s a shame,
he was leading the whole race 😢

Serves him right, honestly. He's such a total jerk.🤣

Carl Mendoza4 said:He deserves it, being such a total jerk from Rome🤣

That just isn't right😲

Gregory Chavez said:I mean, it just doesn't seem right 😲

How did you miss how much of a suck-up 😁 was being before the race even started?

northerncanyon54 said:If you and I were anywhere else in the world, we wouldn't be posting here...😉

Trust me. We would. ☕

Carl Mendoza4 said:Why didn't you notice how much 😁 the suck-up was pumping himself up before the race?

That’s exactly why he lost.🤮