So I was watching the Spurs-Lakers game and Reggie Miller was talking about how Tim Duncan was in great shape, having one of his best seasons and that he had been back in the pool.
I knew he grew up a swimmer but apparently he was really good until a hurricane destroyed the one pool at his home in the Virgin Islands and so he had to quit around age 13.
I wasn't able to find anything more than that so would be interested in hearing more.
I just recently heard about Tim Duncan's swimming past. It is an interesting concept...that "small foot print" sports like swimming do not really get to attract the greatest athletes, precisely because they are drawn to sports more likely to send them into a professional and high paying career.
Granted, I still feel the talent level is very deep in USA swimming. Look no further than our Olympic Trials, which many collegiate level swimmers cannot even make the cuts for. I don't think the world is full of Michael Phelps'; talent can only take you so far and then comes the work. To speculate if someone could be faster if A and B and C also were the case, is an unrealistic endeavor with too many hypotheticals.
I just recently heard about Tim Duncan's swimming past. It is an interesting concept...that "small foot print" sports like swimming do not really get to attract the greatest athletes, precisely because they are drawn to sports more likely to send them into a professional and high paying career.
Granted, I still feel the talent level is very deep in USA swimming. Look no further than our Olympic Trials, which many collegiate level swimmers cannot even make the cuts for. I don't think the world is full of Michael Phelps'; talent can only take you so far and then comes the work. To speculate if someone could be faster if A and B and C also were the case, is an unrealistic endeavor with too many hypotheticals.
