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jsomae@lemmy.ml 5 days agoAND a she not a he! That’s amazing!
It would be more amazing if it were a he, not a she; all the best long-distance swimmers are women. Women have a significant advantage at this level.
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jsomae@lemmy.ml 5 days agoAND a she not a he! That’s amazing!
It would be more amazing if it were a he, not a she; all the best long-distance swimmers are women. Women have a significant advantage at this level.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Eh, not really. It’s more that at this level the difference in performance between men and women closes significantly, with some ultra swim records being held by women. For the English Channel specifically, the current record for speed of crossing is held by a man. So it’s not particularly amazing that it was a woman (though it is amazing that it was a physically disabled woman!), but neither would it have been amazing had it been a man.
jsomae@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
ah, didn’t realize this. Thanks for explaining!