Why is the mile swim 1650 and not 1750 which would be a little closer to the actual distance of 1760 yards=1 mile. Can anyone shed some light on this? Thank you.
Carl Selles
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The 1500m has been around longer than the 1650y. As late as the early 1960s they even contested the 1500m in 25y pools (you would finish under a virtual rope somewhere in the middle of the pool). Eventually they "created" the 1650 so you could finish at a wall and the event very close in linear distance to the 1500m.
So if they hadn't invented the 1500m and instead raced the 1600m way back when, we'd be doing the 1750y in meets now!
The 1500m has been around longer than the 1650y. As late as the early 1960s they even contested the 1500m in 25y pools (you would finish under a virtual rope somewhere in the middle of the pool). Eventually they "created" the 1650 so you could finish at a wall and the event very close in linear distance to the 1500m.
So if they hadn't invented the 1500m and instead raced the 1600m way back when, we'd be doing the 1750y in meets now!
