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Re:Is a 'slow' swimming pool impeding world records? by jimktrains2 on Thursday August 01, 2024 @10:36AM (#41129531)
There's something to be said for racing _someone_ and not just the clock, for the swimmers/racers, not even thinking about the audience.

Additionally, it would make races take 8x to 10x amount of time.

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Re:Is a 'slow' swimming pool impeding world records? by eru on Thursday August 01, 2024 @09:30PM (#41135353)
> There's something to be said for racing _someone_ and not just the clock, for the swimmers/racers, not even thinking about the audience.

Yes, it's more fun.

> Additionally, it would make races take 8x to 10x amount of time.

Well, that's not a problem, they can run different events in parallel. Eg swimming and running shouldn't interfere at all with each other.

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Re:Is a 'slow' swimming pool impeding world records? by jimktrains2 on Friday August 02, 2024 @09:58AM (#41138848)
It's not just about the fun; having someone next to you can make you push a little harder.

They already run events in parallel.

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