Are Team USA trying to SABOATGE TEAM GB's 4 by 200 ALREADY ahead of LA 28 OLYMPICS?!!! Joined by CHARLIE HARRIS

The Weekly Freestyle by Alex Sutton and contributors from the swimming world and beyond

Episode notes

In this episode of The Weekly Freestyle, I’m joined once again by Charlie Harris - Digital Communications Officer at Scottish Swimming and host of The Aqua Pod let's dive straight into one of the biggest talking points in swimming right now.

Let’s get straight to it… are Team USA trying to sabotage Team GB ahead of the LA 2028 Olympics?

We break down the controversial changes to the Olympic swimming schedule, including the moving of the 200M IM closer to the 4by2oom freestyle Relay final:

  • Is this actually allowed?
  • Who’s responsible for making these decisions?
  • Can Team GB appeal?
  • And is there anything Team GB (or other nations) could do in response?

We also look at past examples, from Leon Marchand’s schedule in Paris as he won butterfly and breaststroke gold in one night ... 

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