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minus-squareAuth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days agoWhy are they getting a trophy for 5th and 6th? Is that normal for swimming.
minus-squarebobaworld@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days agoI mean getting 5th place in the division 1 NCAA national championship is actually very impressive. People acting like she was a bad athlete because she got 5th place is crazy.
minus-squareAuth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoYes shes no doubt a good swimmer, I’ve just never seen a 5th place trophy.
minus-squarebobaworld@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoPretty normal thing for a national tournament.
minus-squarew3dd1e@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoI think it was an NCAA Championship event, but I don’t know much about swimming competitions.
Why are they getting a trophy for 5th and 6th? Is that normal for swimming.
I mean getting 5th place in the division 1 NCAA national championship is actually very impressive. People acting like she was a bad athlete because she got 5th place is crazy.
Yes shes no doubt a good swimmer, I’ve just never seen a 5th place trophy.
Pretty normal thing for a national tournament.
I think it was an NCAA Championship event, but I don’t know much about swimming competitions.