1. Caeleb Dressel just reminded every retired athlete that the new generation is far superior to theirs. Of course, most old heads won’t really bother to internalize that fact. They will go on and on about work ethic or grit, or any number of things that have nothing to do with numbers.
It’s much easier for an old timer to frame these conversations in a beneficial manner if stubborn things like “facts” are considered superfluous from the outset.
Fortunately, there are some sports that are simply unassailable. It doesn’t matter how great Jesse Owens was, it is a simple fact that Usain Bolt was faster.