The Olympics: A Chance for People Who Know Nothing About Swimming...

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The 400 IM is "considered the marathon of swim contests."

Well, never mind that it lasts about four minutes, as compared to two hours, or that swimming has actual marathon-length competitions at the professional level. Could this writer not even be bothered to check the Olympic records and see that there is a much longer event (the 1500 free) right on the schedule?

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