Swimming World Records throughout History
Swimming records: a competition of speeds
Competition of speeds Speed improvements Analytical visualization
Visualization of the average speeds of all the records broken from 1900 to the beginning of 2017.
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The dot’s speed is a faster representation of the average speeds of all records. It has been calculated by 1 dividing the times to the specific distance of the record’s event (i.e., 50 meters, 100 meters, etc.); and 2 making those speeds relative to the width of the graphics.
Average speeds of records broken from 1900 to the beginning of 2017, by swimming modality
Show information about the speed's calculation
The dot’s speed is a faster representation of the average speeds of all records. It has been calculated by 1 dividing the times to the specific distance of the record’s event (i.e., 50 meters, 100 meters, etc.); and 2 making those speeds relative to the width of the graphics.