Like, is there going to be a point where someone sets the *final* record for the 100m and no amount of training, sports science, or equipment innovation will help athletes go any faster? If so, how close do you think we are to someone hitting that limit?
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I remember reading an article about scientists studying this and concluding that somewhere around 9.4 is probably possible, but anything much beyond that is getting into the realms of being impossible to achieve given the biomechanics of humans.
So, at some point someone will set an unbeatable record. Bolt’s is probably going to stand for some time because it’s such an outlier.
Bolt holds the fastest time ever and the second fastest time ever. He holds the third fastest time ever joint with two other men on 9.69. In 100m sprinting terms, that’s a long way from his record of 9.58. So I’d wager Bolt’s record is going to stand for a long time.
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