Now, Hansen doesn't want to train/compete during non-Olympic years. Well, at least, he is staying in good shape with the triathlon training/competing. I wouldn't like his "Gary Hall, Jr." approach this if he wasn't doing the tri stuff. But, since he is doing some kind of training, it can't hurt to try new things at 28. He has probably tried everything else to win that Olympic gold. Overall, I think that Shanteau is the future of American Breaststrokers. Hansen had his day back in 2004 to 2006. But, who knows what can happen. Dara Torres is America's best sprinter right now and she is in her 40s.
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True.
Sports are specific. There is a generality to many sports, yet at elite levels, there aren't many who can excell at more than one.
2 words: Neon. Deion. Scored an NFL touchdown and hit a MLB home run in the same week.
Very few others. In our sport, I believe Matt Biondi was a superb water polo player; I'm sure there are other swim/polo stars whose names I'm forgetting at the moment. John Moffitt was a very good cyclist, and Mike Barrowman tried out for the US Canoeing team, though I'm not sure how far he got in that quest. There must be other examples of swimmers who excel at other sports. I for example play a mean game of beer pong.
True.
Sports are specific. There is a generality to many sports, yet at elite levels, there aren't many who can excell at more than one.
2 words: Neon. Deion. Scored an NFL touchdown and hit a MLB home run in the same week.
Very few others. In our sport, I believe Matt Biondi was a superb water polo player; I'm sure there are other swim/polo stars whose names I'm forgetting at the moment. John Moffitt was a very good cyclist, and Mike Barrowman tried out for the US Canoeing team, though I'm not sure how far he got in that quest. There must be other examples of swimmers who excel at other sports. I for example play a mean game of beer pong.
