1. 100-Meter Swimming Championship Mr. Baker & Ms. Raciti

2. 100-Meter Freestyle History The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatic sports: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo. They are run by FINA, and in the pool swimming events are contested in a 50 m, or "long course", pool. FINA The event was first held in Yugoslavia in 1973 and is now held every 2 years. From 1978-1998, the World Championships were held every four years, in the even years between Summer Olympic years. From 2001 on, the Championships has been held every two years, in the odd years.

3. Year and DateChampionshipLocation event# Athletes# Events 1973: August 31 – September 9 I FINA World ChampionshipsBelgrade, Yugoslavia68615 (m), 14 (w)[1] 1975: July 19 – July 27 II FINA World ChampionshipsCali, Colombia68215 (m), 14 (w)[1] 1978: August 20 – August 28 III FINA World ChampionshipsBerlin, West Germany82815 (m), 14 (w)[1] 1982: July 29 – August 8 IV FINA World ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador84815 (m), 14 (w)[1] 1986: August 13 – August 23 V FINA World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain1,11916 (m/w)[1] 1991: January 3 – January 13 VI FINA World ChampionshipsPerth, Australia (1)1,14216 (m/w)[1] 1994: September 1 – September 11 VII FINA World ChampionshipsRome, Italy (1)1,40016 (m/w)[1] 1998: January 8 – January 17 VIII FINA World ChampionshipsPerth, Australia (2)1,37116 (m/w)[1] 2001: July 16 – July 29 IX FINA World ChampionshipsFukuoka, Japan1,49820 (m/w)[1] 2003: July 12 – July 27 X FINA World ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain2,01520 (m/w)[1] 2005: July 16 – July 31 XI FINA World ChampionshipsMontreal, Canada1,78420 (m/w)[1] 2007: March 18 – April 1 XII FINA World ChampionshipsMelbourne, Australia2,15829 (m), 36 (w) 2009: July 17 – August 2 XIII FINA World ChampionshipsRome, Italy (2) 2011: July 16 – 31[2] XIV FINA World ChampionshipsShanghai, China 2013 XV FINA World ChampionshipsDubai, UAE [2] Host Sites of FINA World Championships

4. Notable Competitors Matt Biondi –International Swimming and Olympic Hall of Fame –One of the biggest stars of the Seoul Games in 1988 –Before Michael Phelps, he was tied for most Olympic medals by an American athlete. Jim Montgomery –International Swimming Hall of Fame –First winner of the event in 1973

5. Notable Competitors Kornelia Ender –First women swimmer to win 4 gold medals at a single Olympic Games –Was administered steroids without her knowledge Jenny Thompson –One of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight gold medals –She first appeared on the international scene as a 14-year-old in 1987

6. Men’s Scores YearWinner, CountryMen's Time 1973Jim Montgomery, USA51.7 1975Tim Shaw, USA51.25 1978David McCagg, USA50.24 1982Jorg Woithe, E. Ger50.18 1986Matt Biondi, USA48.94 1991Matt Biondi, USA49.18 1994Aleksandr Popov, RUS49.12 1998Aleksandr Popov, RUS48.93 2001Anthony Ervin, USA48.33 2003Aleksandr Popov, RUS48.42 2005Filippo Magnini, ITA48.12 2007Filippo Magnini, ITA48.43 2009Cesar Cielo, BRA46.91

7. Women’s Scores YearWinner, CountryWomen's Time 1973Kornelia Ender, E. Ger57.54 1975Kornelia Ender, E. Ger56.5 1978Barbara Krause, E. Ger55.68 1982Birgit Meineke, E. Ger55.79 1986Kristin Otto, E. Ger55.05 1991Nicole Haislett, USA55.17 1994Le Jingyi, CHN54.01 1998Jenny Thompson, USA54.95 2001Inge De Bruijn, NED54.18 2003Hanna-Maria Seppala, FIN54.37 2005Jodie Henry, AUS54.18 2007Lisbeth Lenton, AUS53.4 2009Britta Steffen, GER52.07

8. Scatter Plot Comparing Times

9. Prediction Will the Men’s and Women’s times ever be the same? No. The data is trending in the same direction, therefore it is not likely that the two would meet.