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Silencio Tarsier Posted 11 years ago
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lead-off?

Van den Hoogenband finally broke the 100m free world record in 2000 at the Sydney Olympics. Michael Klim had bettered Popov's 48.21 mark on the opening night of swimming at the Games with a 48.18 lead-off time in Australia's victorious 4x100m freestyle relay but three days later Pieter took the record below 48 seconds.

why do they compare 100m with 4x100m?
  

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Kim swam the first 100m in the 4X100 relay. 21.

— Clive

  • Kim swam the first 100m in the 4X100 relay.
  • 21.
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Kim swam the first 100m in the 4X100 relay. His time of 48.18 for that 100m was better than Popov's non-relay time of 48.21.
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so lead-off here means first 100m relay. doesn't it?
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Yes. The relay had 4 'legs'. The lead-off swimmer swam the first leg. ie He began his team's effort.
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