Swimming: Is Taller Better?
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- čas přidán 7. 02. 2022
- Is being taller more beneficial when swimming? In this video, we go through the reasons why height is important to be competitive in swimming, also putting a very tall Connor Dunne vs a normal height Blake Samson in some 'scientific' tests to also determine this.
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Are you a swimmer? If so what is your height? Let us know down below 👇
I'm 5'8
5' 8"...and I get my backside handed to me by the taller swimmers! LOL!
Tall doesn’t mean speed, having an arm length longer than height is what’s important.
I look at swimmers like Michael Phelps and see how long his torso is. I always wondered if it was proportion of the upper body; a longer torso vs an average proportioned body.
at 5'6" I'm shorter than many of my fellow triathletes, but as Mark pointed out, I'm a lot faster than most which has given me more 1st place finishes than a lot of men in my age group. So there is a lot more that goes into this, but height can be a real advantage, though not a guarantee.
It’s a possible advantage on the bike. Being shorter is a lower CdA, if that gain outweighs less power from being lighter weight.
Hight is a real advantage, not ''can be a real advantage ''. I made 4 years of performance swimming as a junior, and all the podiums I took was not because I was the strongest kid, but because I was the tallest. Now I am 1.98 tall ( 6'6 )
This was nice! Thanks
As a fairly short swimmer I would have loved to use this as an excuse but then I have to look at Josh Amberger and Henry Schoeman and realize that my slow swim is not (only) because of my height. Great fun video non the less!
Also the theoretical maximum hull speed for displacement hulls is only a function of the hulls water line length, above that speed the swimmer would need to be planing (which would be quite impressive).
I'm just over 5' and a pretty decent swimmer. I was lucky to receive swimming lessons from an Olympic swimming coach from the age of 9 though which I'm sure has helped a lot!
I am a real slow swimmer. I guess I'm glad to be 6'5", as I can only imagine how slow I'd be if I were shorter!
What do you call slow?
I'm 180. Armspan nearly 190 (no coat ever has long enough sleeves for me)! And big hands too. I've only been a swimmer for three years (and thanks to the covid lockdowns, that comes with some interruptions). With this almost Ledecky-measured body of mine, I can now finish the 1,500m in about 29 mins.
My friend is about 174 (I think), and has pretty normal arms and hands, comparatively much shorter and smaller than mine. She's been a swimmer for about a decade. She's two years older than I, but until this year we were racing in the same AG (F40). She's usually the fastest of the pack out of the water, swimming 1,500m in about 24 mins. She glides better than I do and swims with less strokes, despite our difference in height. On the bike we're roughly equal, and she's also a better runner than I am, so she's always leading me in races, from the gun to the finish.
It's not just about the height. Perhaps on the very top, but for us mere mortals it's really much more about muscle power and skills.
Looking at the physics, swimming and cycling are power-to-drag disciplines (at least for a flat bike leg) and running is a power-to-weight discipline. It's generally accepted that aerobic power output scales faster than drag but slower than weight when you increase size, and indeed top swimmers and TTers tend to be taller and top long-distance runners (or indeed climber cyclists) are shorter.
For what it's worth I'm a 5'8" (173cm) guy and running is definitely my best discipline and swimming is my worst (but also the one I least enjoy so there's that...)
I'm identical to Blake at 5'10" tall and swim at a masters level speed for a 53 year old. Technique is Huge and typically swim better than say the taller triathlete/swimmer in the next lane to me who doesn't swim at the same skill level. In my fast cruise(Tri-Distance) stroke my stroke length is just a touch longer than my overall height. So generally its anywhere from 1.8-2.1m..
As with many things, you couldn't have done a visual test of, it's about technique most of the time and not size.
Except when a large size comes with technique and a small size comes without any.
Tall is one factor that helps but also your balance point in water
1:42 no, your taking 2 inches off your height green swim trunk guy
I fall under the tall poor form swimmer for sure... step one know your weakness, step two continue working on what your good at
Henri Schoeman is a measly 1,7 m but one of the most potent swimmers in triathlon.
Mainly... 6ft 2. I'd say it's can contribute to an advantage. But I don't have very broad shoulders so lose power there
I am 175 cm, but the length of my arms (finger to finger) is 190 cm.
Blake looks like a better swimmer than I am 😂, well my pull looks better.
i swim - so I guess I’m a swimmer I’m only 5ft 3 ….. I’m doing my first sprint triathlon in June with my friend and her sister both of which are around 5ft 11…… !! …… I am a more experienced swimmer but I’m sure when they have finished there training they will be emerging from that water before me ….. we shall see - be interesting ….. !!
Google Boat/ship speed/length ratio or hull speed or talking to those who own kayak or canoe
Ian frodeno is almost 2m tall
Wait, Blake's hands are 3 cm longer than Conor's?
Well, Conner's hands might be a bit smaller than his height might suggest. I'm 167 and my hands are 3cm longer as well. But if you look at imagery of Conner on a bike, the hoods seem incredibly small in his hands - so maybe there was en error?
2:09, nope 180 cm isnt 5 foot 10 its 5 foot 11
I’m 1,9 meters tall and suck at swimming
Semi-fair - considering that Conner has a past as a swimmer ;)
Ha I am tall (192cm) but I am like a sack of potatoes ones I hit the water
Haha, Practice makes perfect!
It is f-ing physics. Nothing to do with your body length but our arms length, you know the once doing 90% of the propulsion. You can have a 5' tall person, if he/she has a 5' length monkey arms, putting the same effort, they will win every time. Very true and i've experienced that many times against taller people, i am 5.9 and my stork is faster then of a tall person which explains why some short people can hold a faster swim. However, if you take out all variables and make everything equal granting exactly similar skills, a person with longer arms will win every time. It is simple physics, whom ever can move more water (to be politically correct for the anal retentive once, displace more water), wins. You don't believe me, swim with paddles.
Who else here is under 5' tall scrolling thru comments?🤣😭