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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I thought the exact same thing. The announcers got so excited about a huge kick turn and I started thinking, well, then that’s the game – become the best at kick turns and you win swimming.
I like the idea of a straight line. Let’s see who can really swim fastest.
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