What Is The Optimum Body Form For A Swimmer?

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Former Member — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 16:01:49 GMT

Originally posted by craigbrigantine nothing like a pompous fat man That is not pompous it's fact.

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Former Member — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:15:46 GMT

nothing like a pompous fat man

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Former Member — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:48:00 GMT

Guess what Grant Jeffery said when I beat him in the 50 lc free and fly, he said "I let that big fat guy beat me". Canadian master swimming championships 1998.

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Former Member — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:39:09 GMT

How can you have a big belly and be a good swimmer? And how do you let yourself get this way, it surely does confuse me...

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Former Member — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:56:59 GMT

long limbs flat belly / strong core skinny hips lean body originally posted by Ande I guess the flat belly thing then puts me way out on the wrong side of the spectrum then.....I guess that at least partially explains why I'm so slow in comparison to the so called elite masters swimmers in my agegroup?....Don't tell me I have to actually go on a diet or something now to get faster?...Yikes!!

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knelson — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 03:53:27 GMT

Originally posted by newmastersswimmer I guess that at least partially explains why I'm so slow in comparison to the so called elite masters swimmers in my agegroup? With an emphasis on partially. My belly's pretty flat and I can't keep up with them, either!

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Former Member — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 16:35:46 GMT

If you look here I think you will realize it does not matter swimdownhill.com/.../page10.html

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Former Member — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 08:54:20 GMT

There are some similarities.... but throw in a skinny litle wirey Anthony Erwin or a young Shawn Jordan and the formula goes to hell in a hand bag very quickly. Too many exceptions to the rule in my opinion. There are short 400 IM world record holders like Ricardo Prado and long lanky ones like Phelps. Even on a significantly lessor personal level.... Doug Elenz and I, who we both just barely placed in the top 8 in the 100yd free a quarter century ago. He's 5 inches shorter and much stronger. John Smith

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Former Member — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 06:08:48 GMT

I think you'll find that what's on the inside is probably more revealing than what is on the outside. Mental grit, talent (feel for the water) and an extremely powerful aerobic threshold (i.e. large heart and lungs) probably have more to do with success in the end than mere height arm, foot and leg measurements. John Smith

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Frank Thompson — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 05:50:19 GMT

Originally posted by ande so john are you saying what matters is not the dog in the fight but the the fight in the dog I just saw this on TV recently but I can't remember what ad its from.

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ande — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 03:23:12 GMT

so john are you saying what matters is not the dog in the fight but the the fight in the dog in swimming Certain body shapes do have an advantage look at how jager, popov, and hall were shaped at their peaks long limbs flat belly / strong core skinny hips lean body racing kayaks are faster than row boats ande Originally posted by TheGoodSmith I think you'll find that what's on the inside is probably more revealing than what is on the outside. Mental grit, talent (feel for the water) and an extremely powerful aerobic threshold (i.e. large heart and lungs) probably have more to do with success in the end than mere height arm, foot and leg measurements. John Smith