Short vs TALL Swimmers!

There are many questions about height and its relationship to swimming. The most common that we get are: Do tall swimmers have an advantage? … Why do the best swimmers we see on TV always seem so tall? … Does swimming make you taller?…The first time I swam against a much taller swimmer was at Mexican Nationals. I qualified to the  100 backstroke final. I am 1.80 meters tall and I felt small next to the 2 meter swimmer. My friend Daniel was the shortest at 1.74. The tall swimmer was an Olympian and held the national record in that event. None of us could catch him. I remember thinking, if only I was that tall... a few years later Daniel broke the national record and then another Daniel even shorter than him broke his record. Now I realize that height is not as important as I thought.Our dry-land channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMx5IKVnc7RfNCs2TyjoLuwSwimming camps:https://skillswimming.com/swimming-camp/If you like swimming, you will like our webpage:https://skillswimming.com/swimming/Our favorite Amazon products:http://bit.ly/SkillsNAmazonInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/skillsntalentsFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/SkillsNTalentsThanks for watching!Swim fast!Sources:https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shifting-gears/240502-famous-michaels-world-sports.htmlhttps://economipedia.com/definiciones/correlacion-y-causalidad.htmlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6458574/ https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/height-analysis-of-rio-swimming-finalists/https://swimswam.com/the-shortest-male-olympic-swimming-medalists/https://chasethewater.com/how-tall-are-the-shortest-olympic-swimmers/https://www.a3performance.com/blogs/a3-performance/swimmers-tall-and-shorthttps://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-much-does-your-name-matter-2/ https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/exclusive-janet-evans-on-fighting-the-good-fight/https://www.dimensions.com/element/katie-ledeckyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Evanshttps://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/height-analysis-of-rio-swimming-finalists/https://olympics.com/en/athletes/janet-evans#b2p-athlete-olympic-resultshttps://www.scienceabc.com/sports/michael-phelps-height-arms-torso-arm-span-feet-swimming.htmlWinning is self-defined | Janet Evans | TEDxOrangeCoastTEDx Talkshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flqWxtqy8vQ&t=243sSwimming: Men's 200m Butterfly Final | Tokyo 2020 Replayshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MWw0DD015gJune 22, 1988 - American Janet Evans Takes Olympic Gold Medal in 400m Individual MedleyTheClassicSportshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJqTlrVXHcw00:00 - Why are fast swimmers so tall?00:36 - Does swimming make you taller?01:30 - Slight Competitive Advantage02:12 - Do tall swimmers always win?02:47 - Other genetic advantages03:18 - Psychological mistake