• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EST 02:18
CET 08:18
KST 16:18
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
HomeStory Cup 28 - Info & Preview3Rongyi Cup S3 - Preview & Info3herO wins SC2 All-Star Invitational14SC2 All-Star Invitational: Tournament Preview5RSL Revival - 2025 Season Finals Preview8
Community News
Weekly Cups (Jan 19-25): Bunny, Trigger, MaxPax win3Weekly Cups (Jan 12-18): herO, MaxPax, Solar win0BSL Season 2025 - Full Overview and Conclusion8Weekly Cups (Jan 5-11): Clem wins big offline, Trigger upsets4$21,000 Rongyi Cup Season 3 announced (Jan 22-Feb 7)38
StarCraft 2
General
HomeStory Cup 28 - Info & Preview StarCraft 2 Not at the Esports World Cup 2026 Weekly Cups (Jan 19-25): Bunny, Trigger, MaxPax win Oliveira Would Have Returned If EWC Continued herO wins SC2 All-Star Invitational
Tourneys
KSL Week 85 HomeStory Cup 28 $21,000 Rongyi Cup Season 3 announced (Jan 22-Feb 7) OSC Season 13 World Championship $70 Prize Pool Ladder Legends Academy Weekly Open!
Strategy
Simple Questions Simple Answers
Custom Maps
[A] Starcraft Sound Mod
External Content
Mutation # 510 Safety Violation Mutation # 509 Doomsday Report Mutation # 508 Violent Night Mutation # 507 Well Trained
Brood War
General
Bleak Future After Failed ProGaming Career Potential ASL qualifier breakthroughs? BW General Discussion BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ [ASL21] Potential Map Candidates
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues Small VOD Thread 2.0 Azhi's Colosseum - Season 2 [BSL21] Non-Korean Championship - Starts Jan 10
Strategy
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Zealot bombing is no longer popular? Current Meta Soma's 9 hatch build from ASL Game 2
Other Games
General Games
Battle Aces/David Kim RTS Megathread Path of Exile Nintendo Switch Thread Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Beyond All Reason
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas Vanilla Mini Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread YouTube Thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
The herO Fan Club! The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Anime Discussion Thread [Manga] One Piece
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
How Esports Advertising Shap…
TrAiDoS
My 2025 Magic: The Gathering…
DARKING
Life Update and thoughts.
FuDDx
How do archons sleep?
8882
James Bond movies ranking - pa…
Topin
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1539 users

Shanghai freestyle competition

Blogs > SEA_GenesiS
Post a Reply
RogerX
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
New Zealand3180 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-26 11:43:17
July 26 2011 10:45 GMT
#1
Hey guys! (SPOILER ALERT)
I will not mention the person who won the 400m freestyle finals
The winner was:
+ Show Spoiler +
Park Tae-Hwan!!!


This week the 2011 WC Shanghai Men's 400m Freestyle finals was hosted and finished. Watched it live and I absolutely LOVED IT, it was incredibly amazing. The winner is an stupendous swimmer and the match was flippin awesome! I got goosebumps when he suddenly raced through to become 1.20 seconds above the second place. And I just celebrated To the point where the neighbors complained for being too loud (They're grouchy neighbours, I mean come on! That was the best swim i've ever seen)

I am a HUGE fan of the winner, he has always been my role model as I am a vivid swimmer and I have been swimming ever since I was about 6? His 400m really got me inspired to become a better swimmer and I wish to become like him and compete in championships. In my spare time I choose either to play Starcraft 2 or to swim at the local millenium (Membership FTW)

The Beast
+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]


I am also aware of the 200m Freestyles because it wasn't too long ago, Phelps was amazing but I think he used too much of his energy on his beginning to mid. Park Tae-Hwan was swimming really well too and it was too bad he came fourth even though his last lap he just bursted with speed (It was seriously close by about 0.04 seconds I think) I dont know if that was his stratergy or not but it didn't really work out :S

But still, congratulations to the competitve swimmers who got top 3 for either tournaments! And to those that competed in the tournament, what an inspiration and what a great tournament.

So Teamliquid, who else are swimmers or a fan of competitive swimming? And what are your guys thoughts about swimming?





*
Stick it up. take it up. step aside and see the world
SockArms
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States591 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-26 11:29:35
July 26 2011 11:27 GMT
#2
ahh i used to swim until i injured my shoulder had surgery and did a year of rehab.

This guy is a beast, I really wish more swimming was aired in America because it really is a amazing sport to watch and compete in.

I think these next olypics will be very very interesting as well, I myself wonder if Phelps is up to produce as he seems to have fallen off a bit last time i checked.

also this is hands down the greatest race ever as it was not jsut a huge comeback but it kept phelps's hopes for the 8 golds alive

| Cloud9 | DK | Liquid |
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17045 Posts
July 26 2011 11:53 GMT
#3
Tangentially related, I watched the synchronized swimming final. It was amazing! Holy shit you have to be strong to be able to tread water like that and do those formations and throws and stuff. It's some of the most impressive athletics I've ever seen.
Moderator
T.O.P. *
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Hong Kong4685 Posts
July 26 2011 11:55 GMT
#4
I think it's interesting how Park Tae Hwan always starts sprinting in the last 3 laps. No one else has that kind of energy.

Exactly 4 years ago. He was only 17.
Oracle comes in, Scvs go down, never a miscommunication.
RogerX
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
New Zealand3180 Posts
July 26 2011 15:20 GMT
#5
On July 26 2011 20:55 T.O.P. wrote:
I think it's interesting how Park Tae Hwan always starts sprinting in the last 3 laps. No one else has that kind of energy.

Exactly 4 years ago. He was only 17.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWeUZO9xdyA&feature=channel_video_title

YES he boosts out at the last few laps, thats why he lost this years 200m he started boosting out but it wasnt fast enough :S
Stick it up. take it up. step aside and see the world
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 4h 43m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
SortOf 131
StarCraft: Brood War
Sea 5107
Bisu 804
Shinee 103
ZergMaN 83
Shine 66
Shuttle 58
ToSsGirL 24
Bale 22
NotJumperer 16
Sharp 9
[ Show more ]
Dewaltoss 1
Dota 2
NeuroSwarm107
League of Legends
JimRising 758
C9.Mang0528
Super Smash Bros
Mew2King74
Other Games
Happy85
febbydoto42
Organizations
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 14 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• intothetv
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Scarra1851
• Rush1231
• Lourlo1105
• Stunt388
Upcoming Events
HomeStory Cup
4h 43m
Korean StarCraft League
19h 43m
HomeStory Cup
1d 4h
Replay Cast
1d 16h
HomeStory Cup
2 days
Replay Cast
2 days
Replay Cast
3 days
Wardi Open
4 days
WardiTV Invitational
5 days
The PondCast
6 days
[ Show More ]
WardiTV Invitational
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-01-29
OSC Championship Season 13
Underdog Cup #3

Ongoing

CSL 2025 WINTER (S19)
KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 1
Acropolis #4 - TS4
Escore Tournament S1: W6
Rongyi Cup S3
HSC XXVIII
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual
eXTREMESLAND 2025
SL Budapest Major 2025
ESL Impact League Season 8

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S1: W7
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Bellum Gens Elite Stara Zagora 2026
LiuLi Cup: 2025 Grand Finals
Nations Cup 2026
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League Season 23
ESL Pro League Season 23
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.