Note that AP physics 1 and 2 are usually a two year sequence trying to approximate material in a two semester college physics for biology majors sequence (which is less likely to list high school physics as a prerequisite than physics for physics or engineering majors). So the AP course is slower paced than the college course.
The old AP physics B that AP physics 1 and 2 replaced put all that material into one year (similar pace as the college course), but more commonly (in high schools) had high school physics as a prerequisite, although some high schools offered as a first honors physics course.