This reminds me. I have a statistics project due. That and i think we could disprove the stereotype that all swimmers are super tall, and lanky.
I just want your height, wingspan, and weight if you'd like to post that, this will help me out a lot, and save me some time.
also inches and pounds as units please
Wingspan= fingertip to fingertip with arms straight and level.
I'll start.
Height 6'3 (75 inches)
Wingspan 6'6 (78 inches)
Weight 173 pounds.
I'll compute the averages, and standard deviation and all that juicy math stuff in a couple days or when i get about 15 entries. I'll keep it ongoing if the thread gets posted in as well.
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wow this threads really active. because it's getting so much activity ill update everything every day or 2 rather than post totals. If you give me a stroke specialty and you posted your stats already just re give me your stats and say you already posted with main stroke as well. I don't want to have somebody count multiple times, especially if there on the shorter or taller side. so i can just county yours toward the stroke averages.
What criteria did you use to exclude that particular data point? I know that I'm a geek, but humor me anyway!:) Statistics are muy bueno!
I'll help you out with more data points.
68" height
71" wingspan
182 pounds
The only strokes I can do are free and ***!
Well 7 foot is a bit more consistent with the central tendency of our data, where as his wingspan is just a tad farther (sarcasm). Plus I'm excluding that altogether in the next update which ill be editing into this post. I figure ill stay on top of it as best i can.
Also guys should i even count free as a specialty since even if your main thing is a stroke im sure all of you have raced freestyle before.
ok the new average for height is 70.23 inches so 5'10 1/4 roughly.
the new average for wingspan is 72.37 inches so 6'0 and 1/3 roughly.
We seem to all have longer arms than heights (1 exception noted), ill ask some football and basketball players and see if its the same for them.
I just changed houses and don't have my school calc with all the programs i wrote on it, and the formula for deviance is rather long so ill compute that tomorrow.
OK I will weigh in for the short and squatty group
Height: 5'7"
Wingspan: 5'5"
Weight: 153
Don't forget to post your results. This is interesting.
Spudfin
Height: 73"
Wingspan: 70.5"
Weight: 170lbs
Main strokes: Freestyle & Butterfly
I guess I'm display #2 in the wing span shorter than height exhibit. :eek:
Male
Height: 6'
Wingspan: 6' 2"
Weight: 170 lbs
I am very new to swimming (about 5 months total with Masters) and I am equally strong in all strokes at this point, except for fly. I'm not sure which is "my" stroke yet, or even if I am a sprint or distance swimmer. My interest/passion seems to be towards open water and these are endurance/distance events..... Gotta say free for this.
