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Originally Posted by Black Diamond Bay
My bil is, by all accounts, a really great swimmer. He also has incredibly short legs, and a long torso. He says that my sisters and I suck at swimming because we have long limbs and he claims that makes our kicking less efficient. I don't know if I buy it or not. Sadly, I am the "strong swimmer" out of the three sisters, but I have to be one of the most inefficient swimmers alive. I feel like I expend an incredible amount of energy for the distance I'm covering...which is generally very short.
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There are world record holders of all body types.
Some have long torsos, some have extremely long legs, such as butterfliers or breaststrokers. There is no one type of body that fits swimming, except for one that has the ability to recover aerobically. The person who learns feel on the water is a good swimmer.