The Olympics are known for bringing together athletes from around the world to compete in various sports. Every athlete strives to win a medal and make his country famous.
On the other hand, spectators are waiting to see which country is winning how many medals.
Apart from the colorfulness of these events, another thing that the spectators cannot ignore is its discipline. But, now get ready for some commotion and excitement that for the first time in the history of the Olympics there is going to be a swimming relay race in which men and women will compete together.
Four players, including two women and two men from each team, will compete in this first mixed race of its kind.
According to the Associated Press, each round of the 400-meter race will feature a different technique. How a player swims in four different rounders based on breaststroke, butterfly stroke, backstroke and freestyle techniques is left to the discretion of the team. This way both men and women will be able to go to the pool together for any type of stroke.
Australian swimmer Kate Campbell, who has won a gold and a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics so far, commented on the 'Mixed Medley Relay Race': "When the competition was first introduced So I thought it was weird. But now I'm excited to be part of the Olympics. It's so exciting that you just sit on the edge of your chair. "
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) introduced two mixed swimming races during the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia. In the same competitions, a freestyle swimming competition consisting of a team race of four athletes was also held for the first time.
Although in the mixed relay race at the Olympics, male and female athletes are not bound by which stroke they will use, the competing teams seem to be trying their best to win. Are
Most teams have placed women in the final round of the race, which will use a freestyle stroke, as this is the only stroke in which there is not much time difference between male and female athletes.
Similarly, for the breaststroke, male athletes are expected to enter the pool, as the difference between the fastest male and the fastest female swimmer in the initial races of the series was found to be seven and a half seconds.
Backstroke and Butterfly are two rounders where teams have the potential to feed both men and women at the same time. During the preliminary competitions, 10 out of 16 teams sent men for backstroke while 9 women and 7 men went underwater for butterfly stroke.
British swimmer Duncan Scott, speaking to the AP, commented: "Every nation has different strengths in different techniques and they are strategizing with that in mind. You seem to be far behind in the race. But you can get ahead in the next round. "
The United Kingdom finished first in the qualifying round for Adam Petty's outstanding performance in the breaststroke, while the United States finished second behind China and Australia.
However, after the qualifying matches, Adam Patty said that his team was not feeling any pressure.
The coach of each team is currently trying to make the best match of the players for all four rounders. In this competition, the swimmers will face constant turbulent water. Commentators expect a team that will field two male players to take the lead. However, he thinks the race is so hectic and fast that it is difficult to say who is ahead.
"It's possible you're a long way ahead in the 100 meters, but someone else will be ahead in the second round, that's the most interesting thing about it," says Adam Patty.
The inclusion of this mixed swimming race in the traditional Olympic Games is also being opposed by many. But Petty believes this is not only the best way to innovate the Olympics, but also add to the recreational value of swimming.
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