I made a quick analysis of current swimming world records of female and male swimmers and here are my findings: (50 LCM pool, 50,100,200 all styles including 200 IM, 400 free and IM, 800, 1500 free)
Female swimmers are 10.96 % slower on average
In 50, 100 and 200 events the differences are 11.9%, 11.5%, 11.3% respectively (more distance, less variance)
Largest gap is in 50 back (13.6%)
Smallest gap in 1500 free (7.8%)
Considering the average of 50, 100 and 200 of 4 events, largest gap is in backstroke (12.2%), butterfly (11.7%), free (11.4%) and *** (10.3%).In athletics, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500 and 3000 track events, the gap is 10.43%. When I took out the incredible 100 of Florence G. Joyner, the gap is nearly the same as in the swimming (10.98%).
Lowest gap is in 100, with 7.7%, largest gap is in 800 with 12.0%, but most of the differences are between 10% and 12%.
What do you think?
I recall John Trembley (coaching at Mercersburg acadamy at the time) saying that at some point in the not too distant future, women will be faster than men in breastroke. This was 1982 or 83.
Ah, brings up my biggest regret in life. Not choosing Mercersburg over the high school I did attend. I would have been swimming for John with that program if I had. Instead I choose a school that didn't even have a pool. Ah well.
I recall John Trembley (coaching at Mercersburg acadamy at the time) saying that at some point in the not too distant future, women will be faster than men in breastroke. This was 1982 or 83.
Ah, brings up my biggest regret in life. Not choosing Mercersburg over the high school I did attend. I would have been swimming for John with that program if I had. Instead I choose a school that didn't even have a pool. Ah well.
