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Old August 4th, 2012, 08:04 AM   #1

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Racing and Swimming against history

This is a pretty cool link that shows the history of swimming times in olympic history.

Racing Against History - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com

It seems swimming has moved its time more dramatically than any other sport.

Olympics interactive: How would the champs of bygone Olympics fare against today’s best sprinters, jumpers, throwers, and swimmers? - Slate Magazine
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Times have indeed changed. Looking forward to 2024 already!
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Old August 4th, 2012, 09:06 AM   #3

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I thought this was interesting too:

Gold medal vaults, 54 years apart.
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I thought this was interesting too:

Gold medal vaults, 54 years apart.
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The bar (no pun intended) has definitely been raised as far
as demands on the athletes.
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