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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Money and willingness to pay $$ for year round teams and private lessons.   Not genetics.   [/quote]

I agree with this, for most of these swimmers it's more about $$$ spent and length/amount of time practiced than genetics.  Go to enough swim meets and you gain perspective on this.

To me genetics come into play when someone who doesn't swim much is able to keep up with more seasoned swimmers or when a swimmer is absolutely dominating the competition at every meet. [/quote]

Agree. DH and his siblings are strong swimmers. They took tons of lessons when they were growing up. None of them have any other standout athletic abilities to say it’s genetic. [/quote]

That’s not entirely fair either though. Most great swimmers don’t have other standout athletic abilities. I wouldn’t be surprised if Michael Phelps could barely throw a ball or would look incredibly awkward running 100m. [/quote]
And I’m sure there are baseball players and track and field athletes that wouldn’t be able to make it through a 25 yard Fly 🙄 Are you really trying to argue that one of the most decorated Olympians in history is not a good athlete? Come on. You can stop being bitter that your little Larlo is a good soccer player but can’t make A meets. [/quote]

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