I'm a rookie in the pool, and am surprised that keeping one's weight down appears to be less important than I thought. After decades of running with the knowledge that every pound over my running weight added 20 secs to my p/m pace, am I ok being a little chunky? I do aspire to be competitive in my age class. Thanks, Steve
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am I ok being a little chunky? I do aspire to be competitive in my age class. Thanks, Steve
Yes, you can be competitive and "chunky". Skill is more important than weight. Fat old swimmers swim faster than fit young swimmers all the time because they are technically better swimmers.
am I ok being a little chunky? I do aspire to be competitive in my age class. Thanks, Steve
Yes, you can be competitive and "chunky". Skill is more important than weight. Fat old swimmers swim faster than fit young swimmers all the time because they are technically better swimmers.
