<p>Consider a swimmer in the \(200\) m butterfly event. The time is taken at every \(50\) m completed for the length of the pool. We can neatly plot these data points on a graph of <strong>Distance Swum (m)</strong> against <strong>Time (s)</strong>.</p>
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Consider a swimmer in the \(200\) m butterfly event. The time is taken at every \(50\) m completed for the length of the pool. We can neatly plot these data points on a graph of **Distance Swum (m)** against **Time (s)**.

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Average Rate of Change

Average Rate of Change

Lap	Distance (m)	Cumulative Time (s)
1	50	29.8
2	100	61.3
3	150	96.0
4	200	129.8