I'm sure many of you are already aware of this article on about.com It reviews a couple of studies that try to explain why swimmers tend to have more body fat than other athletes.
Thought if you weren't aware of the article you might find it interesting.
swimming.about.com/.../offsite.htm
Lainey
A couple of the age group teams in my area have some BIG girls who are really talented swimmers and who have college scholarships. I'm actually surprised with all of the training that they do that they still carry so much weight. I think that some of them must have body fat of at least 30%. Personally I know that I swim better when I am heavier but I like to run and lift weights and I prefer myself as "ripped and lean" as opposed to "soft around the edges"...
A couple of the age group teams in my area have some BIG girls who are really talented swimmers and who have college scholarships. I'm actually surprised with all of the training that they do that they still carry so much weight. I think that some of them must have body fat of at least 30%. Personally I know that I swim better when I am heavier but I like to run and lift weights and I prefer myself as "ripped and lean" as opposed to "soft around the edges"...
