John Cherwa is your daily guide to the Paris Olympics, offering news, analysis, laughter (we think) and invaluable daily TV listings.
Welcome to your daily Olympic newsletter. I’m your tour guide John Cherwa and I’m wondering why only three of the 20 total medals the U.S. has won are gold. New slogan: Go for the silver and bronze? We’ll start this newsletter with a mathematical quiz. Which is more rare, the U.S. men’s gymnastics team making it to the medal podium or a Dodgers pitcher under Dave Roberts throwing a complete game? Well, one way to look at it is the U.S. team, until Monday, hadn’t won a medal since 2008.
It starts with the backstroke because that is the only discipline where the swimmer starts in the water. If it were anyplace but first when the previous swimmer approached the backstroker-in-waiting already in the water it would be like two cars taking the right of way at a four-way stop at the same time. Nowhere to go. After that it goes by slowest to fastest — butterfly, breaststroke and freestyle. And that, students, concludes today’s swimming fun facts.
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