Sprint vs. Distance

Former Member
Former Member
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.
Parents
  • Fly Queen,Quit picking on your fellow short axis brothers and sisters. Fellow? They are the part of the family we don't talk about. Didn't evolve. The baboons of the swimming world, if you will.
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  • Fly Queen,Quit picking on your fellow short axis brothers and sisters. Fellow? They are the part of the family we don't talk about. Didn't evolve. The baboons of the swimming world, if you will.
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