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Swordfish are supposed to be able to swim 100 km/h (60 mph) fast! :shocked:

Swordfish are pretty fast, but Sailfish are actually the fastest fish in the world. They have been clocked at over 110 kph, and can maintain that speed longer than a cheetah can. :ooo:

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I was going to say Perth's own Eamon Sullivan is the fastest swimmer in the world with his 21.28 second 50 metre freestyle. :grin:

But it turns out Frédérick Bousquet broke the record in April with an amazing 20.94! :o

I struggle to comprehend that - I think I would still take more than a minute to swim 50m. :P

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Yes but see, humans are land mammals and swordfish, sailfish etc. have sort of EVOLVED over time, a large proportion of which was spent in the ocean which is a whole lot of water and which necessitates some basic swimming ability.

I did the comparison in my head to a car on a highway, I think that works better and doesn't shock as much.

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