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By Sarah Lloyd, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

A couple of weeks ago, one of my campers asked me if I thought\u00a0Katie Ledecky<\/strong>\u00a0would break the world record in the 1500 in Rio next year.<\/p>\n

“No,” I said, and as only young children can do, she cocked her head to one side, looking puzzled and asked “Why?” I then had to explain that in the Olympics, women only swim up to the 800. “Do boys get to swim the 1500?” she asked. “Yes,” I replied, to which she exclaimed “Well THAT’S not fair!” And she’s right.<\/p>\n

The Common Case Against<\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch<\/p><\/div>\n

In the swimming family, distance is somewhat of the black sheep. It’s easy for swimmers and spectators alike to be interested in the sprints because they’re immediately and intensely exciting–the finish of the 50 always brings about a collective gasp. IMs can be just as interesting because the lead changes based on different swimmers’ strengths\u00a0throughout the race. Watching any race of a stroke can leave non-swimmers ogling at the skill and strength that’s required to complete a 200. Relays are universally loved for the camaraderie and unpredictability–hello men’s 4×100 in Beijing.<\/p>\n

Distance swimming, however, takes a different\u00a0level of patience and understanding. My mom used to joke that she could watch the start of my mile, go\u00a0to the bathroom and get a meal from the concession stand, and still be back to see me finish.<\/p>\n

During meets, distance events are often relegated to a middle session, leaving few spectators other than distance swimmers themselves, their coaches, and their parents. Distance events, especially the 1500, have a difficult time gathering a large spectator base, which is why many oppose the women’s 1500 in the Olympics–people may not even watch it, so why bother?<\/p>\n

While this argument could make sense if the broadcasting networks, like NBC, were the governing bodies of the Olympic events and if the Games were purely for the entertainment of the viewers, instead of say, bringing nations together for top-notch competition, the fact is, while the Olympics are exciting to watch, their purpose is not to bring in ratings.<\/p>\n

That being said, the broadcasting companies are not the governing bodies and they don’t have sway over the programs. The decision to include the women’s 1500 is up to FINA and the IOC. And they’re dragging their feet.<\/p>\n

A Quick History<\/h2>\n

The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece in 1896. Swimming was included in the first Olympic program, but with just a few events for men only. By the 1904 Games, the 1500 freestyle had made it into the program for the men. Women did not compete on the Olympic stage until 1912, and even then, they swam only two events– the 100 freestyle and the 4×100 freestyle relay. Fast forward to 1968 when the women were finally allowed to compete in the 800 freestyle; they were previously thought to be too “delicate” to compete in the longer races.<\/p>\n

What took only two Olympiads for the men to achieve–a real distance race, took 15 for the women and even then, they got a watered down version of the ultimate distance race in a pool.<\/p>\n

Necessary Changes<\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch<\/p><\/div>\n

Women have proven time and time again that they are just as capable of long distance swimming as men.\u00a0Diana Nyad<\/strong> proved this beyond\u00a0a doubt when she became the first person–man or woman–to swim from Cuba to Florida, a distance of 110 miles. Ledecky’s best 1500 time of 15:28.36 is easily under the men’s qualifying time for the 2016 US Olympic Trials of 15:49.99.<\/p>\n

Lauren Boyle<\/strong> of New Zealand and Denmark’s\u00a0Lotte Friis\u00a0<\/strong>are consistently on or under the 16-minute mark in the 1500 as well. And as far as I know, there haven’t been any elite women pulled out of the water during the 1500 due to their “fragility” or lack of strength.<\/p>\n

Besides the fact that women swim the 1500 at Worlds and the pro-circuit meets, FINA approved the 10K open water distance for both men and women for the 2008 Beijing Games. It seems counterintuitive to tell women that they are capable of swimming a 10K in open water, but not a 1500 in a pool.<\/p>\n

And while FINA may not be blatantly sexist in its refusal to include the\u00a0women’s 1500 in the Olympics, its reluctance to change the program brings up the lingering ideology that women are somehow weaker and inferior to men.\u00a0Women can serve in the armed forces, run the same distances as men in Olympic track and field events, and play the same duration in international soccer matches–they deserve the right to compete in the 1500 on the world’s largest stage.<\/p>\n

I, for one, impatiently await the change in the women’s Olympic program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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