In cycling, it is a widely held view that losing weight yields faster times (yes, I read the steroid thread). How about in swimming?
I could imagine a theory where carrying a few extra ice cream sundaes in swimming might make you faster due to the increase in bouyancy. In fact, I had this very theory after my freshman year in college. Hey! Who doesn't like ice cream.
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Interesting theory Zirconium.
One other point about that study which made me raise my eyebrows: "Thus, each additional pound of fat slowed 50-yard swim times by approximately .2 seconds."
If I drop 10 pounds, my 50 free might drop 2 seconds?! Not likely. The fact that each "pound" impeded the test swimmers really made me question the validity of the test.
Interesting theory Zirconium.
One other point about that study which made me raise my eyebrows: "Thus, each additional pound of fat slowed 50-yard swim times by approximately .2 seconds."
If I drop 10 pounds, my 50 free might drop 2 seconds?! Not likely. The fact that each "pound" impeded the test swimmers really made me question the validity of the test.
