psychological profile of swimmers

Re. ADD medication... I know someone who took it as an adult for ADD, and to some extent, it helped. But for sports, it was hardly performance enhancing.... more like performance inhibiting. My friend never wants to touch the stuff again, due to its effect on resting heart rate and consequent effect on speed overall. Also this individual got a chest cold that was very, very hard to shake. From seeing that, I think that the USOC should be informed when someone's taking the drug so s/he can get a head start! ;) Of course, any drug will agree with some but not others. As for introvert/extrovert, if you want to get a sense of where you are on the spectrum, the Meyers-Briggs test is a good resource. But then again, most of us kind of know from our experience. This test also gives you an idea where you are regarding other personality areas... may be more than you want to know, but it's pretty interesting. Doesn't go into your swimming preferences, though. :)

Re. ADD medication... I know someone who took it as an adult for ADD, and to some extent, it helped. But for sports, it was hardly performance enhancing.... more like performance inhibiting. My friend never wants to touch the stuff again, due to its effect on resting heart rate and consequent effect on speed overall. Also this individual got a chest cold that was very, very hard to shake. From seeing that, I think that the USOC should be informed when someone's taking the drug so s/he can get a head start! ;) Of course, any drug will agree with some but not others. As for introvert/extrovert, if you want to get a sense of where you are on the spectrum, the Meyers-Briggs test is a good resource. But then again, most of us kind of know from our experience. This test also gives you an idea where you are regarding other personality areas... may be more than you want to know, but it's pretty interesting. Doesn't go into your swimming preferences, though. :)