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By Kaylie Williams, Swimming World College Intern.<\/i><\/p>\n

There are few swimmers who will contest that they enjoy running. Likewise, there are few runners who like to swim. Although there is speculation about which sport may be more beneficial overall, there is no doubt that each sport is equally challenging both mentally and physically. What swimmers and runners do not realize is the fact that their sports are more alike than they may think. When directly compared, swimmers and runners burn similar amounts of calories, use related muscle groups and perform parallel mechanics in their workouts.<\/p>\n

Average Calories Burned Swimming<\/h2>\n
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The amount of calories that an athlete will burn depends on the relationship between many factors. A person\u2019s weight, intensity of the workout, stroke and distance can significantly alter the caloric burn rate and energy expended throughout. A competitive swimmer who trains daily and has great technique will burn less calories because their body is more adapted to the type of workout and does not have to work as hard due to their fine-tuned technique.<\/p>\n

According to data from active.com<\/a>, an average \u201c130-pound person swimming freestyle for an hour will burn 590 calories swimming fast, and 413 calories swimming slower.\u201d The burn rate is impressive, but once you ramp up a person\u2019s weight, the caloric burn rate increases significantly. The source states that a 205-pound person doing the same workout will burn 913 calories swimming fast and 657 calories swimming at a slower rate.<\/p>\n

After you factor in different strokes, the rates increase even more. Swimming the breaststroke for an hour is equivalent to swimming an hour of fast freestyle in terms of calories burned. Similarly, an hour of backstroke is equivalent to an hour of slow freestyle. If you\u2019re looking to torch some major calories, your best option is butterfly. If you dare attempt it, on average, swimming butterfly for an hour would burn upwards of 1,000 calories!<\/p>\n

Average Calories Burned Running<\/h2>\n

In comparison, running burns similar amounts of calories but requires the athlete to cover more distance with a weight-bearing component. Running for an hour at a nine minute mile pace would burn anywhere from 649 to 1,024 calories depending on your weight. According to running.competitor.com<\/a>, the rule of thumb for calculating the amount of calories burned in a running workout is 100 calories per mile. Therefore, \u201ca person running 10-minute miles for an hour covers six miles and burns about 600 calories in this calculation; a person running 6-minute miles for that same amount of time runs 10 miles and burns 1,000 calories.\u201d Just like in swimming, a conditioned runner will burn less calories doing the same workout because they too have adapted to the conditions and perfected their technique.<\/p>\n

Muscle Groups and Mechanics<\/h2>\n
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Swimmers and runners are alike in the sense that they each participate in endurance sports. While swimming is low impact and high endurance, running is both high impact and endurance. In order to build up endurance, each athlete has to also repeatedly train their muscles and cardiovascular system to meet oxygen and energy demands.<\/p>\n

Besides the obvious difference in mechanics that involves the use of their shoulders, swimmers and runners use the same muscle groups in their legs. Both athletes engage their quadriceps, calves and glutes and in similar ways. Swimmers use their quads to exert force on the water during the kick in order to propel themselves through the water as well as during starts and turns when they jump off the blocks and push off the wall. Runners alternate using their quads and hamstrings to swing their legs forwards and backwards in order to propel forward as well as to stabilize the knee joint and absorb impact with each step. Both feet are never on the ground at the same time! Each athlete uses their calves to provide some sort of spring in their technique, whether it is off the ground during running or used to push off the wall or blocks in swimming.<\/p>\n

The most important muscle groups that each sport uses are the abdominal and gluteal muscles. Having a strong core is essential to both sports for many reasons. In swimming, a strong core and glutes will result in a more streamlined posture, as the glutes work to support the hips to keep them level. The core works to assist with the pull. In running, the core and glutes also stabilize the trunk, but the glutes work harder to assist the hips with the swinging motion of the legs.<\/p>\n

The Takeaway<\/h2>\n

Swimmers may always dislike running, and runners might always dislike swimming; however, after comparing technical details, it is clear that the biggest difference is that one sport is performed on land and the other in water. Both sports require a strong, focused and determined mindset to succeed – they are easily two of the toughest sports to compete in both mentally and physically.<\/p>\n

All research and commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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