It is often NOT the biggest, strongest athlete who wins the contest. There are so many other variables in sport than the physiology. The pool was always my classroom, and I tried to teach all aspects of swimming in the pool. If we were in the pool for a three hour practice, only part of that practice was specifically for physiological development. Much of the time (and yardage) was committed to technique development and mastery. All of the time was committed to the lessons of personal discipline and culture development.
