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This is very true which is why athletes with certain body types will simply never win in certain roles. With that said, I'm pretty confident that a swimmer wit
by AdamN 3y ago
This is very true which is why athletes with certain body types will simply never win in certain roles. With that said, I'm pretty confident that a swimmer with the wrong build could, with lots of practice, get within a small margin of a gold medal olympic swimmer that has the right build to win. Without that practice they would be laps behind.
- oersted 3y agoThe studies discussed in the article state that practice accounts for just 26% (violin playing) and 18% (athletic performance) of what counts for being elite. So no, the whole point is that a swimmer with the wrong build wouldn't get anywhere close to gold just with lots of practice.
- maximus-decimus 3y agoIf that were true, women would be "within a small margin" of beating Mike Tyson in a boxing match.