Just measured my arm span six feet, six & three quarters of an inch and 6' 2" in height. Phelps 6' 7" arm span. When they tested my lung size in 1953 they said I had the largest lung capacity they had ever tested until that time. It must have helped. Minimal training about 800 yards a day and raced against the best of my time.
George Park www.swimdownhill.com
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I think any swimmer would benefit from having longer limbs. But at the end of the day it's not what's on the outside, because I'd have to say that what's "under the hood" is far more important. You could be seven feet tall, but no engine means no performance.
PS..nice website.
... and 800yds. is considered a warm-up these days. Imagine what could have been with a little more training...:)
I think any swimmer would benefit from having longer limbs. But at the end of the day it's not what's on the outside, because I'd have to say that what's "under the hood" is far more important. You could be seven feet tall, but no engine means no performance.
PS..nice website.
... and 800yds. is considered a warm-up these days. Imagine what could have been with a little more training...:)
