In swimming, how is it that one can excel in both sprints and long distance? Is it because the distance games in swimming are only "relatively" distance games but are not really distance games from a physiologic perspective?
In the world of tracks, for example, an athlete cannot excel at both sprints and distance. Even the athletes from the two areas look different - much leaner for the distance runners and muscular for the sprinters.
I am wondering about this because whether I should focus on either the sprint or the distance as I plan to participate in the masters meet, or whether I don't have to sacrifice one for the other.
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Shane Gould is another person that I can think of...she held the world records from the 100 free to the 1500 free, plus the 200 IM at the same time.
Depending on what one's definition of "excell" is, Katie Hoff has qualified for the 2008 Trials in every event, so I would say she excells at all distances.
Granted, there aren't many people that have been able to excell at all distances, but a few have the mental and physical attriubutes to do so.
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Shane Gould is another person that I can think of...she held the world records from the 100 free to the 1500 free, plus the 200 IM at the same time.
Depending on what one's definition of "excell" is, Katie Hoff has qualified for the 2008 Trials in every event, so I would say she excells at all distances.
Granted, there aren't many people that have been able to excell at all distances, but a few have the mental and physical attriubutes to do so.
