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?
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I understand that at the Olympic Training Center that Janet tested more efficient in oxygen use than anyone tested.
That is a tough one. Was she born that way or did her body adapt because she busted her a.. to get to where she was? If you tested her today, will she still be off the charts?
That is more of an aside. I think too much credit is given to "natural talent".
And if natural talent is really a factor, who cares? We can't change it. But there is always something we can improve in our swimming.
I understand that at the Olympic Training Center that Janet tested more efficient in oxygen use than anyone tested.
That is a tough one. Was she born that way or did her body adapt because she busted her a.. to get to where she was? If you tested her today, will she still be off the charts?
That is more of an aside. I think too much credit is given to "natural talent".
And if natural talent is really a factor, who cares? We can't change it. But there is always something we can improve in our swimming.
