And yes, I'm not a fan of all the track and field guys on here too. They should limit the number of similar events.
Pick one running distance... then you can do long jump or whatever else.
Pick one swimming distance per stroke style.
So you are saying that because you are very fast at "x distance", you are clearly going to be fast at "y distance"? Why don't sprinters ever run marathons? I mean, fuck, think of the pace?