Hasn't swimming always been traditionally a morning event at the Olympics though?
No, finals are usually in the evening.
Finals in the morning means athletes have to wake up pretty early in the morning, to eat properly and do some warming up, stretching, etc.
They don't usually do this in major competitions, so they have to completely readjust from their usual routine.
I've been watching a lot actually. Swimming has been amazing the US and Aussie's have been just dominant. Peaty is an absolute beast. He just destroyed the breaststroke races.
Some finals have been entertaining, but the times are far from the usual standards. Despite the few world records, most of the swimmers do not swim their best times. It's even more noticeable in the long distance races.
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