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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

What? I don’t think you know much about swimming.

Caeleb dressel has a 43” vertical jump. The average nba player has a 28” vertical jump.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/athletics/news/us-swimmer-caeleb-dressel-vertical-leap-nba/11j6llogcmqlz1ahelzfakobgp

Tim Duncan and Kris humphries are former standout swimmers who chose bball over swimming.

I think you are conflating the fact that many kids who are not considered athletic in other sports find their way to swimming. But the top swimmers are definitely athletes.

Kyle Chalmers might take up Aussie football after the next Olympics. 
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You’re citing one physical attribute which actually ties directly to being a great swimmer. Having a powerful jump is important for a good start. I am sure he has done a ton of work on  jumping targeting those leg muscles just for that. That doesn’t mean he is going to run a 10 (or even 12) second 100m or throw a baseball 90mph. [/quote]
What exactly is your point, that only baseball players and sprinters are good athletes? I’m sure Shohei Ohtani can’t swim like Michael Phelps either, but that doesn’t change the fact that he’s a phenomenal athlete. [/quote]

If you bothered to read the initial point from earlier you’d see.  Someone said their husband was a good swimmer but it couldn’t be genetic because they weren’t good at other points. The person saying that Michael Phelps may not be  good at other sports but that doesn’t means he isn’t genetically gifted. Then someone else replied “hurr durr but Caleb Dressel has a great vertical jump”[/quote]

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