{"id":487164,"date":"2021-09-10T04:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T11:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=487164"},"modified":"2021-09-10T05:03:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T12:03:38","slug":"swimming-world-september-2021-issue-presents-guttertalk-how-did-the-lack-of-spectators-impact-the-olympics-sponsored-by-colorado-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-september-2021-issue-presents-guttertalk-how-did-the-lack-of-spectators-impact-the-olympics-sponsored-by-colorado-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World September 2021 Issue Presents – Guttertalk: How Did No Spectators Impact Olympics? – Sponsored By Colorado Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Guttertalk: How Did The Lack Of Spectators Impact The Olympics?
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By David Rieder
\nWith contributions by Dan D’Addona and Ian Hanson<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"SwimmingRYAN MURPHY, USA
\n<\/strong><\/span>[PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK]
\n1 Gold (400 medley relay\/WR)
\n1 Silver (200 back)
\n1 Bronze (100 back)<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think the lack of spectators impacted any performances, per se. I think the racing was going to be a constant no matter who was or who wasn\u2019t in the stands.<\/p>\n

I do think it probably had an impact on the nerves that people were feeling beforehand. When you have a crowd in the stands, it definitely adds a little bit of adrenaline. Some people love that. Some people don\u2019t necessarily love it, so the nerves that people felt before a race were probably a little bit less as a result of having no fans in the crowd.<\/p>\n

To be fair, most people haven\u2019t really experienced a crowd in two years. In the U.S., we got to experience a partial crowd (at Olympic Trials), but I don\u2019t think most people could really remember what it was like to have a crowd of over 15,000 people.<\/p>\n

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BRONTE CAMPBELL, AUS<\/strong><\/span>
\n(Left, pictured with sister, Cate)
\n[PHOTO BY DELLY CARR, SWIMMING AUSTRALIA]
\n1 Gold (400 free relay\/WR)<\/p>\n

It was definitely different at first. But with the music going and other swimmers in the stands, it very quickly felt normal. I don\u2019t think it had an impact on performance, as there were some incredibly fast swims.<\/p>\n

The only time it was really strange was during medal ceremonies and doing the victory lap around the pool. Then I normally look into the crowd and see the Australian flags. But after we\u2019d waved to our teammates, there was no one left. So that was strange, but it made less difference than I thought it would.<\/p>\n

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\"SwimmingZACH APPLE, USA
\n<\/strong><\/span>[PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK]<\/p>\n

2 Gold (400 medley relay\/WR, 400 free relay)<\/p>\n

Obviously, it would have been nice to have spectators in the stands. This was one of the most impressive facilities for seating I\u2019ve ever attended.<\/p>\n

The energy was definitely not as high during walkouts and races. That factored in with the morning finals, I think, and contributed to some of the finals being slightly slower than expected.
\nAt the end of the day, though, you have to get up and race when it counts\u2014and if you can\u2019t do that at the Olympics, then this might not be for you.<\/p>\n

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\"SwimmingTORRI HUSKE, USA<\/strong><\/span>
\n1 Silver (400 medley relay)
\n[PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK]<\/p>\n

I\u2019m someone who really likes the crowd, and I really like the loud energy, the loud noises, just because I feel like I feed off the energy. I do get nervous whenever I hear noise from the crowd, but I feel like at the same time, I\u2019m able to channel that nervous energy into adrenaline. So I think that it really helps me.
\nCertainly, it wasn\u2019t detrimental to my swims, but I do in general prefer having a crowd.<\/p>\n

Obviously, it\u2019s more important to stay safe. It was a little bit weird, but at the same time, I was so used to not having any spectators at meets because we went to so many COVID meets.<\/p>\n

Trials was the first meet I had in over a year where we had spectators, so if anything, that was the anomaly. It was a little bit weird, but it wasn\u2019t really that weird because I\u2019ve gotten used to it.<\/p>\n

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\"SwimmingHALI FLICKINGER, USA<\/strong><\/span>
\n2 Bronze (200 \ufb02y, 400 IM)
\n[PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK]<\/p>\n

Without spectators, it did feel a little empty, but one thing that wasn\u2019t any different was Team USA\u2019s ability to come together as a team and get behind each other
\nmore than ever.<\/p>\n

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FEATURES<\/p>\n

2020 TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn, Dan D\u2019Addona,\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nMatthew De George and David Rieder<\/strong><\/p>\n

010<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 LIKE NO OTHER<\/strong><\/span>
\nThere has never been an Olympics like the one held in Tokyo from July 23 through Aug. 8. Even the Games themselves were known as the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games despite the fact that the actual event was held a year later! Yet, once the competition got started\u2014at venues without any spectators\u2014the XXXII Olympiad provided all of the anticipated emotions, surprises, goal fulfillments and more.<\/p>\n

014<\/span> | MALE PERFORMANCE OF THE MEET: Caeleb Dressel (100 Fly)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

014<\/span> | FEMALE PERFORMANCE OF THE MEET: Tatjana Schoenmaker (200 Breast)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

015<\/span> | BEST WOMEN\u2019S RELAY PERFORMANCE: Australia (400 Freestyle Relay)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

016<\/span> | BEST MEN\u2019S RELAY PERFORMANCE: USA (400 Medley Relay)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

017<\/span> | BEST INDIVIDUAL RELAY PERFORMANCE: Adam Peaty (100 Breast\/400 Medley Relay)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

018<\/span> | BIGGEST UPSET\/SURPRISE: Ahmed Hafnaoui (400 Free) & Lydia Jacoby (100 Breast)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

019<\/span> | BREAKOUT PERFORMER: Bobby Finke (800 and 1500 Free)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

020<\/span> | COUNTRY ON THE RISE: Italy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

021<\/span> | RESILIENCE AWARD: Sarah Sjostrom (50 Free)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

022<\/span> | OLYMPIC PHOTO GALLERY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

027<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 RETURN TO NO. 1<\/strong><\/span>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nAfter a two-season absence as Swimming World\u2019s girls\u2019 high school national champions, Carmel High School (Ind.) has returned to claim its seventh overall team title since 2011.<\/p>\n

029\u00a0<\/span> |\u00a0 SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE\u2019S GIRLS\u2019 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS MOCK HEAT SHEET<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Bob Klapthor<\/strong><\/p>\n

031\u00a0<\/span> | MAKING HISTORY<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong>
\nCarmel High School (Ind.) is the first school in 21 years to have both its girls\u2019 and boys\u2019 swimming teams win Swimming World\u2019s national high school championships in the same year\u2014a feat last accomplished by Bolles (Fla.) in 2000.<\/p>\n

033<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE\u2019S BOYS\u2019 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS MOCK HEAT SHEET<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Bob Klapthor<\/strong><\/p>\n

COACHING<\/p>\n

038<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 WHAT COACHES WISH PROSPECTS KNEW ABOUT RECRUITING<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nWhen it comes to college recruiting, swim coaches agree: they\u2019re looking at much more than swimming times. They\u2019re evaluating the whole package: academic, athletic, personal… and more!<\/p>\n

041<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 SPECIAL SETS: ERIN GEMMELL\u2014OLYMPIC BLOODLINES<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nBruce Gemmell of Nation\u2019s Capital Swim Club provides an interesting capsule of coaching for his 16-year-old daughter, Erin, as she prepared for her first U.S. Olympic Trials experience and earned a spot on the U.S. Junior team headed for the Berlin and Budapest World Cup stops in October.<\/p>\n

043\u00a0<\/span> |\u00a0 Q&A WITH COACH JEFF JULIAN<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

044<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 HOW THEY TRAIN\u00a0 TRENTON JULIAN<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

TRAINING<\/p>\n

037<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0 DRYSIDE TRAINING:\u00a0 GOLD MEDAL WORKOUT (PART 2)<\/strong><\/span>
\nby J.R. Rosania<\/strong><\/p>\n

JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/p>\n

047\u00a0<\/span> |\u00a0 UP & COMERS:\u00a0 HENRY WEBB<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n

COLUMNS<\/p>\n

008\u00a0<\/span> |\u00a0 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

040<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 THE OFFICIAL WORD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

046<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 HASTY HIGH POINTERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

048<\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0 GUTTERTALK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

049\u00a0<\/span> |\u00a0 PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n