I know these are fast times she is swimming, but is it because she wins by so much, or she is a woman, or what exactly?? A couple guys I swam against in high school swam as fast as she did, and that was 1975 or so. And you can subtract many many seconds from the old tech conditions they swam under..
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Ledecky went 15:20.48
The world record progression for Men’s 1500m (around Ledecky’s time:)
8-25-74 - 15:31 Tim Shaw
1-25–75 - 15:27 Stephen Holland
6-21-75 - 15:20.91 Tim Shaw
2-27–76 - 15:10 Stephen Holland (AUS) n
It is amazing to me that the WR went from 15:57 in 1970, to 14:58 in 1980.
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Ledecky went 15:20.48
The world record progression for Men’s 1500m (around Ledecky’s time:)
8-25-74 - 15:31 Tim Shaw
1-25–75 - 15:27 Stephen Holland
6-21-75 - 15:20.91 Tim Shaw
2-27–76 - 15:10 Stephen Holland (AUS) n
It is amazing to me that the WR went from 15:57 in 1970, to 14:58 in 1980.
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Velocibuddha: May 17, 18 15:35