Why are the records in swimming being

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posted Apr 3 @ 02:51 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

Why are the records in swimming being broken at such a great pace while those for, say, track and field are more sturdy? More time and money is available for swimming now, meaning that its participants are improving quicker…as opposed to running, which hit its time and money growth spurt awhile ago.