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0.5 seconds in the 1500 is almost nothing though. In shorter races the difference is less meaningful
by NegativeLatency 10y ago
0.5 seconds in the 1500 is almost nothing though. In shorter races the difference is less meaningful
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- Someone 10y agoI thought so, too, but looking at https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-sw-mens-1500m-freestyle-download https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-sw-mens-1500m-freestyle-..., there were quite a few differences smaller than that in Rio. 38 vs 39 is 0.03 seconds (in different heats, but qualification for further rounds is on time), 3 vs 4 is 0.24 seconds in the same heat. And I don't see how the race length would be a factor here, as it doesn't affect the relative difference. It's only at the really short races that the error becomes smaller than the accuracy of the timing.