Why are some people so much faster?

Former Member
Former Member
I have a question about why so many people on my swim team are so much faster than me. I have been on a year round swim team for over a year, and have been swimming competitively for about 4 years. I am still always the slowest on my team, and I get lapped so many times during practice. It is so frustrating! I go to practice almost every day, and work just as hard as them. Are some people just born fast vs. slow in swimming and there is nothing you can do to change your natural speed? Is speed something you can achieve with hard work? Why is everyone so much faster than me? What can I do to become fast like them?
Parents
  • Do you really think that, at 85, I'm going to care about being exposed? As long as I have my double-strength Rx goggles on so I can see, game on. I feel confident that I'm going to take you both down ... despite the fact that I'm shorter than Janet Evans and thus apparently genetically defective for swimming. But, I'm not worried about Rx goggles, Patrick, I'm already half blind. What I'm looking for are some good goggles for far sightedness. I'm already getting concerned about my ability to see things close up ... like the walls on turns.
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  • Do you really think that, at 85, I'm going to care about being exposed? As long as I have my double-strength Rx goggles on so I can see, game on. I feel confident that I'm going to take you both down ... despite the fact that I'm shorter than Janet Evans and thus apparently genetically defective for swimming. But, I'm not worried about Rx goggles, Patrick, I'm already half blind. What I'm looking for are some good goggles for far sightedness. I'm already getting concerned about my ability to see things close up ... like the walls on turns.
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