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What that page attempts to clarify is that it isn't the actual 'swing links' that are long or short, but the safety restraining straps. These are there as a safety feature in case a swing link fails.
I spent a lot of time trying to find a difference between the swing links themselves, and eventually realised, thanks to this page:
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