Please excuse me if this has been posted before.
It seems that in order to be a National/World class sprinter, you have to be 6ft 3 or better. It would appear that taller is better. Popov was 6' 7", Hall 6'5", Lezak 6'5', Cullen Jones 6' 5", Sabir Mahammed 6'6". our own Smith crew 6'?, An oldy but a goody Robert Peel 6'6 etc, etc. From my TV, it looked as though Phelps was the shortest guy on the WR 400 free relay at 6' 4"
Knowing this, in the future, should shorter, young, potential world class sprinters be redirected to middle distance or other strokes? Do short guys/gals even stand a chance anymore?
It would seem that basketball players would make the best sprinters. They have the height, the strength and the vertical leap down pat.
john smith is 6' 4'
paul swim looked 6' 6" or 7
I don't think robert peel is 6' 6" I remember seeing him at Nashville in 1991 and he looked 6' 2 or 3
I think he weighed in the 180's
biondi was 6' 7"
jager was 6' 3"
andy coan 6' 5"
neil walker is about 6' 5"
shaun jordan is 6' 0 - 1"
jonty skinner is 6' 5 ish
jim montgomery is 6 5ish
rowdy gaines is 6' 0"
Garrett Weber Gale is 6' 0 - 1"
isn't Anthony Ervin around 6' 1"
Gary Schatz is 5' 8"
I was talking with a fellow who makes racing canoes and he talked about the boat's footprint in the water
Same with swimmers, tall lean, skinny hips, long arms, big hands, big feet are all pluses
ande
Originally posted by Racer X
Please excuse me if this has been posted before.
It seems that in order to be a National/World class sprinter, you have to be 6ft 3 or better. It would appear that taller is better. Popov was 6' 7", Hall 6'5", Lezak 6'5', Cullen Jones 6' 5", Sabir Mahammed 6'6". our own Smith crew 6'?, An oldy but a goody Robert Peel 6'6 etc, etc. From my TV, it looked as though Phelps was the shortest guy on the WR 400 free relay at 6' 4"
Knowing this, in the future, should shorter, young, potential world class sprinters be redirected to middle distance or other strokes? Do short guys/gals even stand a chance anymore?
It would seem that basketball players would make the best sprinters. They have the height, the strength and the vertical leap down pat.
john smith is 6' 4'
paul swim looked 6' 6" or 7
I don't think robert peel is 6' 6" I remember seeing him at Nashville in 1991 and he looked 6' 2 or 3
I think he weighed in the 180's
biondi was 6' 7"
jager was 6' 3"
andy coan 6' 5"
neil walker is about 6' 5"
shaun jordan is 6' 0 - 1"
jonty skinner is 6' 5 ish
jim montgomery is 6 5ish
rowdy gaines is 6' 0"
Garrett Weber Gale is 6' 0 - 1"
isn't Anthony Ervin around 6' 1"
Gary Schatz is 5' 8"
I was talking with a fellow who makes racing canoes and he talked about the boat's footprint in the water
Same with swimmers, tall lean, skinny hips, long arms, big hands, big feet are all pluses
ande
Originally posted by Racer X
Please excuse me if this has been posted before.
It seems that in order to be a National/World class sprinter, you have to be 6ft 3 or better. It would appear that taller is better. Popov was 6' 7", Hall 6'5", Lezak 6'5', Cullen Jones 6' 5", Sabir Mahammed 6'6". our own Smith crew 6'?, An oldy but a goody Robert Peel 6'6 etc, etc. From my TV, it looked as though Phelps was the shortest guy on the WR 400 free relay at 6' 4"
Knowing this, in the future, should shorter, young, potential world class sprinters be redirected to middle distance or other strokes? Do short guys/gals even stand a chance anymore?
It would seem that basketball players would make the best sprinters. They have the height, the strength and the vertical leap down pat.
