Standing long jump join the Federal Police (2.14 m for men 1.66 m for women) and the Federal Highway Police (2.00 m for men 1.60 m for women). Standing long jump The standing long jump, also known as the standing broad jump, is an athletics event. It was an Olympic event until 1912. It is one of three standing variants of track and field jumping events, which also include the standing high jump and standing triple jump. In performing the standing long jump, the jumper stands at a line marked on the ground with the feet slightly apart. The athlete takes off and
Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle over the mile was 24:33.0, beating the standing record of 24:42.6 set by David Billington in 1905. Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle The men's 1500 metre freestyle was one of 6 swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the longest of the 3 individual freestyle event distances. The competition was held from Tuesday July 21, 1908, to Saturday July 25, 1908. Nineteen swimmers from eight nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics. "(*)" one mile (1609.34