have we had swimmers in the world top 5 missing out on finals?

when I've been watching, we seem to have had lots of swimmers who are about number 6 in the world finishing about 6th.

May have missed the disappointments though.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on July 31st 2012 at 17:15:01

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We're top 10 in the USA medals table (General Chat) - norway, Jul 31, 16:39:46
- All this guff in the Meja about how good it is for the Uk, Put on a show etc. (General Chat) - megson, Jul 31, 16:46:20
  - i think a lot of it is people who rarely watch the olympics (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 31, 16:49:06
    - Could be right. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Jul 31, 16:49:24
      - He's defo right about Brandy... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 31, 16:50:34
        
        people are over-reacting to what I'm saying (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 16:55:05
        
        Wrathers over reacting?? Get away. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 31, 16:56:21
        
        problem is many on here are little old Norwich (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 16:58:09
        
        OK, Brandy, I'll bite, who?.. (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 31, 17:00:48
        
        we're just realistic (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 31, 17:00:40
        
        so it's not realistic to expect members of Team GB that are in the top 5 in the world (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 17:04:39
        
        who? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 31, 17:07:13
        
        Judo (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 17:10:30
        
        hmmm not sure any of those were medal hopes anyway (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 31, 17:13:16
        
        have we had swimmers in the world top 5 missing out on finals? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 31, 17:15:01
        
        yeah that's what i thought (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 31, 17:17:34
        
        there was a target of between 5-7 medals in Swimming (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 17:21:01
        
        keri anne payne is fav for gold in the 10K (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 31, 17:31:09
        
        yeah forgot about the open swim TBF (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 17:32:55
        
        ROLF (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 31, 17:33:34
        
        when does Halsall go? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 17:44:13
        
        100 free final thursday (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 31, 17:48:34
        
        Yebut, shit happens. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 31, 17:27:27
        
        Yes, it does seem rather unlikely (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 31, 16:56:51
        
        Gold whore (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 31, 16:55:52
        
        Loved her in Private Benjamin (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jul 31, 17:10:22
        
        there's a few young'uns on here who have *no* idea what youre on about (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 31, 17:11:58
        
        Too right. I've even knocked a few off thinking about your flabby arse (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 31, 17:15:25
        
        I'll bet you have (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 31, 17:17:27
        
        Its all that time is South America, made him a Gold Whore. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Jul 31, 16:51:41
        
        I'm gonna call him a gold whore next time he posts... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 31, 16:53:43
  - That's only really the tabloids trying to make something out of nothing (General Chat) - norway, Jul 31, 16:48:45
    - and if the one expected gold was Cavendish, then that had nothing to do with (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 31, 16:58:59
    - I think on the whole it's gone great so far... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 31, 16:49:43
      - Could do with them losing off one of those missiles though. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 31, 16:53:35
        
        Do what? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 31, 16:54:06
        
        Would be exciting, like massive fireworks (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 31, 16:56:58
        
        I see (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 31, 16:57:49
    - True, it always is isn't it? (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Jul 31, 16:49:34
- Not about the medals, all about the taking part... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 31, 16:43:22
  - or the money (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 31, 16:46:48

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