I just watched the NYT animation of the men’s 1500m freestyle and realized that, after turns, Bobby Fink largely gets out ahead of other swimmers because of how much speed he gets when he pushes off the wall, and then other swimmers start to catch up. It made me realize that if the competition were 1500m in a straight line, the results would be different.
Are there measures in place around how much time you actually have to “swim,” or is this just how swimming in a pool works?
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If you compare short course (25m long pool) vs long course (50m) [world records ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_record_progression_1500_metres_freestyle)you can see that you’re quite correct the short course record is quicker.
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