curious about the breakdown between introverts and extroverts who swim, and what they swim. are distance folks more inclined to be introverted, and sprinters, the opposite?
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I have a somewhat related question about the psychological make up of swimmers. Did anyone read about the dozens of Mt Everst climbers who walked up and down past the British mountaineer who was in distress and was left to die? I wonder if any swimmer, introvert or extrovert or a combination of the two, would ever watch another person in distress in the water and not attempt to assist in one way or another. I can't imagine taking any delight in a sport that puts ones personal goals above the safety of another.
For the record, I like sprints and see myself as an extrovert.
I have a somewhat related question about the psychological make up of swimmers. Did anyone read about the dozens of Mt Everst climbers who walked up and down past the British mountaineer who was in distress and was left to die? I wonder if any swimmer, introvert or extrovert or a combination of the two, would ever watch another person in distress in the water and not attempt to assist in one way or another. I can't imagine taking any delight in a sport that puts ones personal goals above the safety of another.
For the record, I like sprints and see myself as an extrovert.
