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Why Swimmers Are Equipped to Excel At Almost Every Sport<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is why I swim.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s the phrase used by countless swimmers, including myself, as an excuse as to why we perpetually fail to make ourselves look like anything other than wacky, waving, inflatable tube people when we participate in any sport that doesn\u2019t take place in a body of water. It\u2019s a sad, but inescapable truth. If basketball as a game was designed to take place in a swimming pool, I would be a first overall draft pick out of Great Wolf Lodge. Unfortunately, it takes place on solid land, and as a result, I look more like Michael Scott in THAT episode of The Office. On the other hand, the rigorous training along with countless \u201cfun\u201d dryland sessions doing everything but dryland comes to prove that when we put our mind to it, swimmers really are well equipped to excel at almost every sport.<\/p>\n

Football<\/strong><\/h3>\n

While you probably won\u2019t find anyone near the size of the absolute unit that is DK Metcalf<\/a>, not all of us look like Gumby either. No lineman or receivers here (maybe with the exception of maybe Nathan Adrian<\/strong> or Matt Grevers<\/strong>), but I\u2019d like to think that swimmers have traits that would translate well to being a kick returner, or maybe even a quarterback.\u00a0 Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> is 6-3. Height-wise, that\u2019s a little off from that of legendary kick return specialist Devin Hester, but he could probably gain some nice ground returning punts and kickoffs in some sort of celebrity flag football game.<\/p>\n

In my opinion, the position that swimmers are far and away most equipped to excel at is quarterback. According to analytics site Team Rankings<\/a>, the Green Bay Packers led the way with an average of 33 minutes spent in possession of the ball per game for the 2020 season. On the flip side, the Houston Texans spent roughly 27 minutes. While mile swimmers typically don\u2019t spend a race dealing with people trying to dive-bomb them to get them off of their rhythm (good idea for future swim races?), I don\u2019t think it would be entirely unreasonable to assume that the amount of arm usage during a workout or longer race could amount to or even surpass the amount of time a quarterback spends throwing the ball – especially when you account for running plays.<\/p>\n

Basketball<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As I mentioned in the beginning, swimmers were pretty clearly made to dominate the paint on our days off. Need proof? Just look at Tim Duncan<\/strong>. Before Hurricane Hugo destroyed the only pool and a fear of sharks all but ruined his love of the sport, he was a standout freestyler with Olympic aspirations. Am I saying that deep inside all of us is a Hall of Fame NBA player? No, but we\u2019re built with several characteristics that enable success not only in the pool<\/a> but also on the court. First off, a lot of us are pretty tall. We may not be blocking shots like Tacko Fall<\/strong>, but sharpshooter Stephen Curry<\/strong> is only 6\u20193, so there\u2019s hope for us. Research has found that limb length and size play a rather large role in event potential, so you would think that translates to the court as well. For everything from dunking to blocking shots to not being the one getting blocked, all require a combination of height, leg power and limb length<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Baseball <\/strong><\/h3>\n

This one is a little harder, but there\u2019s potential. There\u2019s absolutely nothing better than when people try and claim swimming isn\u2019t a sport. I once witnessed a man try to claim that on Twitter, only for National Team member Grant Shoults<\/strong> to post a video of him absolutely obliterating<\/a> a baseball in response. The offending account no longer exists, and I can only assume that it got taken out by the ball like this teddy bear<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"michael

Photo Courtesy: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n

So we have the strength down, that\u2019s apparent. What about the other traits? The fast-twitch muscles produced by swimmers are perfect for baseball. Whether running the bases, fielding a ball, or even getting that bat-to-ball contact with a 98 mile-per-hour fastball, you have to have freaky fast reflexes to execute them efficiently. Just as swimmers with the greatest number of Fast Twitch(FT-A) fibers are said to have the greatest potential due to the wide variety of events they can swim, you could apply the same principles to baseball.<\/p>\n

In baseball, the five-tool player is said to excel in the areas of speed, power, hitting for average, fielding, and arm strength – all areas in which FT-A fibers could be of use.\u00a0 Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts<\/strong> is a prominent example of a five-tool player. In 2018, the year he won his first MVP, he led in the areas of batting average and runs scored, along with posting 32 home runs and 30-of-36 bases stolen successfully.\u00a0 Managing to actually hit the ball is pretty hard even for some MLB-caliber players, but being naturally fast can get you places and fielding and arm strength can both be improved on with practice.<\/p>\n

Goal-Oriented Sports (Soccer, Hockey, etc)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Being the hockey fan that I am, it felt somewhat sacrilegious to group these together. On the other hand, before becoming a hockey fan, I considered it to be a more violent version of soccer so I guess it comes around.<\/p>\n

\"Katie

Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr<\/p><\/div>\n

Stamina is a HUGE part of both sports – most soccer players run around six to eight miles per game, while the typical hockey player skates around five miles per game. Considering the amount of mileage we get each week in training, along with meets, we\u2019re on a pretty good path.<\/p>\n

Things such as technique, footwork and stickwork, ball\/puck control, and knowledge of what\u2019s going on are more difficult, but considering the amount of time we spend on things such as technique and pace work, I feel like it could somewhat be picked up on. Soccer itself is a pretty easy game to pick up on, and considering the number of people that play it on some sort of team during their early childhood, it may well just come down to muscle memory.<\/p>\n

In the end, we can see that for all the jokes we like to make about, \u201coh, I wasn\u2019t made to do land sports,\u201d when we do make the jump from the water to dry land, we usually manage to land on both feet. Sure, it\u2019s not exactly graceful (anyone who has watched me run can attest to that), but we do have the ability to make it look somewhat competent. We may be fish out of water on land, but humans did evolve from fish if you think about it. So why not take the plunge?<\/p>\n

All 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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