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The question to ask is why so many races end up so close that we need millisecond precision? For races that end so close, I suspect winner is determined by rand
by sytelus 10y ago
The question to ask is why so many races end up so close that we need millisecond precision? For races that end so close, I suspect winner is determined by random chance instead of true differentiation. The length of pool precision is not real concern but rather the possibility that we are hitting human + tech ceiling in this particular sport.
- sevenless 10y agoWell yes, but Olympic athletes and audiences tend not to like it very much if we try to do 50 replicates of the same race.
- pedalpete 10y agoI doubt this means we are hitting the human + tech ceiling. Many runners ran 4:02 miles before Roger Bannister broke the 4 minute mile. That was a mental ceiling. I suspect a similar mental issue exists in swimming. The goal you're trying to beat is your own world record or whatever you think is achievable at your current fitness. Other swimmers are aiming for the same goal. Then when swimming, you see the swimmer next to you, and he's swimming as fast as he can, you're pushing each other, the end result just may be that you push each other to the point where you get the same time, and sometimes that will be an Olympic or World Record, and sometimes it won't.