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.
I guess I'm sol at this swimming thing. I'm of average height (5'10"), and seem to have a preponderance of fast-twitch fibers. So…my glass is either half empty (too short to be effective at sprints) or half full (lots of fast-twitch muscles for speed). However, since I'm not so good at math, I gravitate towards the sprints because they are easier to count :laugh2:
I guess I'm sol at this swimming thing. I'm of average height (5'10"), and seem to have a preponderance of fast-twitch fibers. So…my glass is either half empty (too short to be effective at sprints) or half full (lots of fast-twitch muscles for speed). However, since I'm not so good at math, I gravitate towards the sprints because they are easier to count :laugh2:
