Lets get it out there. Who thought, "Impossible."
I do.
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Because I was interested in this I found that almost half of the 100 free splits in the 400 IM at past World Championships and Olympic Games were faster than 58.6
Are you talking about the men only, or including the women?
As you have pointed out, it may be that her first 300 was spectacular enough that she had energy to spare for the last 100. In which case, there would likely be a few examples of other women who had a similar races with a sub-minute last 100 (but were not as fast the first three legs).
Because I was interested in this I found that almost half of the 100 free splits in the 400 IM at past World Championships and Olympic Games were faster than 58.6
Are you talking about the men only, or including the women?
As you have pointed out, it may be that her first 300 was spectacular enough that she had energy to spare for the last 100. In which case, there would likely be a few examples of other women who had a similar races with a sub-minute last 100 (but were not as fast the first three legs).
