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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD and DS have both been swimming year round since they were 6. Same club. Same coaches. Same amount of practices. Same amount of time and money spent. But DS will never be as fast as DD simply because DD inherited all the things you need to be a really fast swimmer: height, hyper mobility, an inverted triangle body shape, a gigantic arm span, gigantic feet and a super competitive personality. If parents are competitive swimmers, they likely have some or all of these attributes and would likely pass them on to their kids. They also understand the time, money, dedication (and volunteer hours!) year round swim requires and are prepared to make such sacrifices. So it’s a bit of both. Nature and nurture. However, all the nurture in the world won’t make your kid an elite swimmer if they’re not built like one. [/quote]

Tomoru Honda would like a word. He had the record for the 200 fly and won a silver medal in the 200 fly last Olympics. He’s 5’8”. [/quote]

I’m sure he already realizes he’s the outlier. The average height of male gold medalists swimming that year was just over 6’3’’ - with Honda pulling that average way down. [/quote]

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