The Olympics: A Chance for People Who Know Nothing About Swimming...
to show it ! 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?