Her best time is 0.7 sec off Titmus. You are probably thinking of this season where she did what she needed at trials. But there is no reason to think she won’t at or better than her best at the Olympics. With three world record holders at some point in the race it is highly anticipated and definitely top 10.

They’re both 3 seconds behind Titmus, meaning 5 metres or an archaic 6 yards!

Not as pathetic as you are. What’s your proof that GDR is connected to 21st century Chinese swimming? Your easy presumption is totally subjective, groundless and evil.

Dictatorship…Communist….Gangster…..could you do better than that? Come on, this is swimming forum.

Nefarious propaganda purposes….this very well explains New York Times’ hidden intention. I genuinely feel sorry for you.

Pathetic response. China has ‘form’ as drug cheaters from at least the 1990’s. When they welcomed the discredited coaches and sports scientists from another totalitarian regime GDR. Notice that the those Germans are White and Blonde!
Only Dictatorships like China, the former Communist East Germany and the now gangsta Dictatorship of Rus- Putin resort to systemic drug cheating for their nefarious propaganda purposes!

Why? Because Chalmers, Popovici, and Alexy are Caucasians and Pan Zhanle is Asian, or Chinese to be specific?

Your racist accusation sound so 19th century. Years from now you will regret it came out from your own mouth .

Yes that’ll be yet another amazing race. But,going on form Titmus is at least 3 seconds (5 metres) ahead of her nearest rivals and could very well lower her own WR. So in that respect, less exciting.

Notice how I avoided his name altogether? I deliberately don’t want Any systemic PED’s athletes (that’s Yours China!) to medal. Sadly unrealistic I acknowledge.

The only reason Pan has a shot at winning is because he dopes. He knows he’s nothing compared to Chalmers, Popovici, and Alexy so he’ll try to win by cheating and get away with it no matter the outcome.