Toshiba Boy
N+1er
- Location
- By the beach, West Zummerzet
While we hear a lot about the GB strength in Rowing and dominance in Track Cycling, we seem to be winning medals, including Golds, across a fair selection of events.
We are all used to seeing the combined Medal Tables, with China and USA way out in front. Obviously, the US has dominated in the Pool, where there always seems to be a plethora of medals available (do they ever have events taken out of the Olympics??).
Have just stripped out the swimming medals, to see what the "remainder" of sports would look like as a Medal Table (aware, we could do this to our detriment with Track Cycling), and makes interesting reading:
Full Medal Table
China G 31 S 19 B 14 Total 64
USA G 29 S 15 B 19 Total 63
GB&NI G 18 S 11 B 11 Total 40
Table without Swimming
China G 26 S 17 B 11 Total 54
USA G 13 S 8 B 6 Total 30
GB&NI G 18 S 10 B 9 Total 37
Conclusions? Should GB be putting in better coaching/support structure to our swimmers, with some 42 events = 126 medal opportunities? What can the swimming world learn from cycling, rowing, sailing etc.?
Big pat on the back to our GB Team for a superb effort to date (including the swimmers who reached finals in many events). Fully aware above figures are as at this morning (Tuesday 7th) and still a lot of medals for all countries to aim at, and no doubt the US Team will win many more.
We are all used to seeing the combined Medal Tables, with China and USA way out in front. Obviously, the US has dominated in the Pool, where there always seems to be a plethora of medals available (do they ever have events taken out of the Olympics??).
Have just stripped out the swimming medals, to see what the "remainder" of sports would look like as a Medal Table (aware, we could do this to our detriment with Track Cycling), and makes interesting reading:
Full Medal Table
China G 31 S 19 B 14 Total 64
USA G 29 S 15 B 19 Total 63
GB&NI G 18 S 11 B 11 Total 40
Table without Swimming
China G 26 S 17 B 11 Total 54
USA G 13 S 8 B 6 Total 30
GB&NI G 18 S 10 B 9 Total 37
Conclusions? Should GB be putting in better coaching/support structure to our swimmers, with some 42 events = 126 medal opportunities? What can the swimming world learn from cycling, rowing, sailing etc.?
Big pat on the back to our GB Team for a superb effort to date (including the swimmers who reached finals in many events). Fully aware above figures are as at this morning (Tuesday 7th) and still a lot of medals for all countries to aim at, and no doubt the US Team will win many more.