I don't think anybody is claiming that Janet Evans is more fit than Dara simply because she can swim an impressive 400. I just cautioned against the assumption that Dara is more fit than Janet because she has already made OT cuts.
I simply made the point that the 400 free is a more painful event than the 50 free.
Really, fit has nothing to do with an impressive feat. Haven't we all seen swimmers who look far from fit do some pretty impressive times and set impressive records?
To be at OT level in any event certainly takes tremendous amounts of work. I still think training for middle distance takes more time than training for sprints whether in the water or on the land. Maybe somebody can do a comparison of Phelps' training versus that of a 50 freestyler. Sorry, I don't believe the combined hours of dryland and pool work of a sprinter is going to come near to what a middle distance swimmer does with dryland and pool work. To me, more work means it is harder.
If we are talking about how fit somebody looks, well, I think Janet looks quite fit. www.nbc.com/.../janet_evans.shtml
In a vote, my male friends picked Janet's body type over Dara's. Check out the above links.
I don't think anybody is claiming that Janet Evans is more fit than Dara simply because she can swim an impressive 400. I just cautioned against the assumption that Dara is more fit than Janet because she has already made OT cuts.
I simply made the point that the 400 free is a more painful event than the 50 free.
Really, fit has nothing to do with an impressive feat. Haven't we all seen swimmers who look far from fit do some pretty impressive times and set impressive records?
To be at OT level in any event certainly takes tremendous amounts of work. I still think training for middle distance takes more time than training for sprints whether in the water or on the land. Maybe somebody can do a comparison of Phelps' training versus that of a 50 freestyler. Sorry, I don't believe the combined hours of dryland and pool work of a sprinter is going to come near to what a middle distance swimmer does with dryland and pool work. To me, more work means it is harder.
If we are talking about how fit somebody looks, well, I think Janet looks quite fit. www.nbc.com/.../janet_evans.shtml
In a vote, my male friends picked Janet's body type over Dara's. Check out the above links.
