I was wondering if being tall gives you an advantage in swimming because alot of the olympic male swimmers today are over 6 feet.
What do you guys think?
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The saying is "Its not not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog..."
But I will disagree with all of you (partly because I like to do that!).
Height is very important, and it is not a coincidense that the 95% of the top swimmers are tall. Can a short swimmer be very very good. Absolutely. But can a 5' 9" sprinter hold the world record (male). Realistically no.
Natural talent and a little work will achieve more than little talent and lots of hard work. Sad but true.
The saying is "Its not not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog..."
But I will disagree with all of you (partly because I like to do that!).
Height is very important, and it is not a coincidense that the 95% of the top swimmers are tall. Can a short swimmer be very very good. Absolutely. But can a 5' 9" sprinter hold the world record (male). Realistically no.
Natural talent and a little work will achieve more than little talent and lots of hard work. Sad but true.
