Distance swimmer or sprinter?

How can one truly know what swimming distances one is best suited for? Can it be possible that somebody is better suited for distance but it is not showing due to low yardage in training? Are there some quick ways to figure this out?
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  • Train for a few months then enter a meet, swim the 50 fr 100 fr 200 fr 500 fr 1000 fr 1650 fr post your times and splits, we'll tell you what we think you are You think Abrahams falls off! SCY: 50- 26.6 100- 61.04 200- 2:29.15 500- 6:49.16 SCM: 50- 29.78 100- 1:13.12 200- 2:50.01 Now this shows I'm a sprinter.
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  • Train for a few months then enter a meet, swim the 50 fr 100 fr 200 fr 500 fr 1000 fr 1650 fr post your times and splits, we'll tell you what we think you are You think Abrahams falls off! SCY: 50- 26.6 100- 61.04 200- 2:29.15 500- 6:49.16 SCM: 50- 29.78 100- 1:13.12 200- 2:50.01 Now this shows I'm a sprinter.
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