Next time your son comes home and tells you that his classmates are telling him that it is more manly to play football or basketball than swim, point him to the below study. Seems men with higher testosterone levels prefer one-on-one competition to group competition.
www.pranjmehta.com/.../Mehtaetal2009.pdf
In college at Ill state univ in the late 60's , our breaststroker was the center on the football team ! Our team looked like a small football team with some of also bigger than normal swimmers.
In college at Ill state univ in the late 60's , our breaststroker was the center on the football team ! Our team looked like a small football team with some of also bigger than normal swimmers.