May/June cover of USMS Swimmer

Originally posted by Sydney By contrast, swimming requires skill. Usually years and years of it. And coaching on a consistent basis helps a lot too. Picking it up as an adult is difficult and embarassing because you look like an idiot doing it and you know it. And you can work at it for years and still never be as good as someone who did it as a kid. The same cannot be said for biking or running. i.e. VO2 Max development. But I digress, just thought I'd make this discussion a little more annoying. By the way, I feel like I am watching a train wreck reading these posts. I know I am not suppsed to look, but it is "interesting" to say the least. By the way, Geek and Gull I don't think you are bigots.

Originally posted by Sydney By contrast, swimming requires skill. Usually years and years of it. And coaching on a consistent basis helps a lot too. Picking it up as an adult is difficult and embarassing because you look like an idiot doing it and you know it. And you can work at it for years and still never be as good as someone who did it as a kid. The same cannot be said for biking or running. i.e. VO2 Max development. But I digress, just thought I'd make this discussion a little more annoying. By the way, I feel like I am watching a train wreck reading these posts. I know I am not suppsed to look, but it is "interesting" to say the least. By the way, Geek and Gull I don't think you are bigots.