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Originally Posted by moon
I keep harping on the 25th finish as a Canadian record result because to me that is awful.
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I don't suppose you recall what event this was in? I'm going through all the event records and I just can't find any instance like that... Here's all the Canadian records set at the Olympics this year:
Dylan Armstrong - shotput - finished 4th
Hayden - 200m freestyle - 3rd in qualifying, withdrew
Cochrane - 400m freestyle - 9th (missed finals by 1/10th)
Brown - 200m breaststroke - 4th
Johns - 400m medley - 7th
4*100 relay - 6th
4*200 relay - 5th
Wilkinson - 200m medley - 7th
Annamay Pierse - 200m breaststroke - 6th
Jillian Tyler - 100m breaststroke - 10th
4*100 - 7th
4*200 - 10th
Seems every Canadian record has equaled a top 10 result (except for Tyler, who set the record in the heats, but had a slower race in the semifinals and was actually 13th). Unless you can suggest what event it's in (and I'm not saying I'm infallible, but I think I've checked through pretty thoroughly), I've gotta think that either you misheard, or some announcers were screwing up their numbers as they were calling the race (most likely answer).