I've just discovered something about elite athletes.

[Unhuman]

If you want to move really fast, be tall.

Here Is Why Swimmers Are So Tall

Have you ever watched the Summer Olympics and wondered why most of the swimmers seem so tall? At 6’4”, 23-time Olympic medalist, swimmer Michael Phelps is a perfect example.

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In 2016, the average height of an Olympic swimming finalist was 6’2” (188 cm for men, and 5’9”, 175 cm for women).

• Nathan Adrian, towering at 6’6” (198 cm), earned 8 Olympic medals
• Michael Phelps, who is slightly shorter at 6’4” (193 cm), has won more Olympic medals than any other swimmer
• Female swimmer Missy Franklin is a 6-time Olympic medalist standing at 6’2” (188 cm)
• Leisel Jones, at 5’10” (178 cm), has won 9 Olympic medals

Anthropometric Measurements of 100m Olympic Champions

Height changes over time

The height of the Olympic 100m champion has generally increased since the first Olympic Games. The first winner Tom Burke was 1.83 m (6 ft) though 6 out of the next 8 winners were 1.71cm or lower. The tallest is the current champion Usain Bolt at 1.95m (6 ft 5 in).

Elite Vaulters' Heights and Weights - PoleVaultPower.com

Top-20 men vaulted 5.75m (18' 10 1/4") to 6.00m (19' 8 1/4"). These men had an average height of 186.3cm (6' 1 1/4") and an average weight of 78.9kg (174#). Tallest was 193cm, shortest was 178cm; heaviest was 86kg, lightest was 68kg. Dachi Sawano's 68kg (150#) seems light to me, for a six-foot vaulter who cleared 19', but another source put his weight at only 60 kilos (132#).

 

[Orc]

swimming doesn't make you look like an elite swimmer, they're elite swimmers because they had those proportions to begin with.

elite gymnasts are turbo manlets.

 

[Orc]

swimming doesn't make you look like an elite swimmer, they're elite swimmers because they had those proportions to begin with.

elite gymnasts are turbo manlets.
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also the women would be considered legitimate dwarves in my country.

 

[Unhuman]

swimming doesn't make you look like an elite swimmer, they're elite swimmers because they had those proportions to begin with.

elite gymnasts are turbo manlets.
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That point is true for any type of athlete in their respective field.

 

[Orc]

That point is true for any type of athlete in their respective field.

yes, the entire bodily structure of all top athletes is hyper specialized for their field.

but they didn't train to look like that, they look like that because everyone that didn't look like that doesn't make the cut, you can't become an elite swimmer if you aren't essentially shaped like a chimp, some sports have more leeway than others, but some are extremely unforgiving.

 

[ReadBooksEveryday]

Except the dude who beat Michael Phelps was a skinny fat manlet (5'10) Asian

@Cheesyrumble

 

[Unhuman]

Except the dude who beat Michael Phelps was a skinny fat manlet (5'10) Asian

@Cheesyrumble

How many times did he do this?

 

[Orc]

Except the dude who beat Michael Phelps was a skinny fat manlet (5'10) Asian

@Cheesyrumble

he's also a decade younger so that's not a surprise, also his ape index is better than phelps.

it's basically over for your athletic career if you're nearing your mid thirties, usually less, some sports more.

 

[ReadBooksEveryday]

How many times did he do this?

1

 

[spectacularpixlr]

water

 

[RetardSubhuman]

he's also a decade younger so that's not a surprise, also his ape index is better than phelps.

it's basically over for your athletic career if you're nearing your mid thirties, usually less, some sports more.

you telling me that a 5'10 gook has longer arms than phelps?

 

[Gandy]

yes, the entire bodily structure of all top athletes is hyper specialized for their field.

but they didn't train to look like that, they look like that because everyone that didn't look like that doesn't make the cut, you can't become an elite swimmer if you aren't essentially shaped like a chimp, some sports have more leeway than others, but some are extremely unforgiving.

Elite soccer players all have the same slim mesomorph body type with 10-13% body fat as well - because people who don't, didn't make the cut in top level play.

It's self selecting bias. Each sport has an ideal, perfect body type, shape and composition. If you don't live up to it, you will be beaten by people who do have that ideal, because it's perfectly suited for maximizing your win rate in that sport.

Why do all top sumo wrestlers look the same? Why do top Rugby players all look the same? Why do all top tennis players look the same? Why are all top marathon runners alike in looks? Exact same principle. Selection pressure.

You can't beat people like Phelps in swimming if you are not tall with a massive upper body. Simple as that.

 

[TeenAscender]

you telling me that a 5'10 gook has longer arms than phelps?

Phelps’ short limbs and giga wide and long torso give him an advantage

 

[zharupodrugu]

swimming doesn't make you look like an elite swimmer, they're elite swimmers because they had those proportions to begin with.

elite gymnasts are turbo manlets.
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Maybe its just gymastics make you short