@Ilovecucks2 @mattyglesias football is a particularly terrible comparison though, bc football rewards bulk & swimming rewards height, hand size, feet size, lung capacity, etc--lots of stuff that maxes out around age 16 in males. also interesting: femal

@travis_john78 @varadmehta Interesting paper, it does look like a women's topline speed in the freestyle does peak at 20. Although thankfully for Katie, it seems that as distance goes up, older swimmers do better. https://t.co/ClsD7wRdRq

Women achieve peak freestyle swim speed at earlier ages than men http://t.co/BsSG5YQe

Women achieve peak #freestyle #swim speed at earlier ages than men. Read and sign up to Journal of #Sports #Medicine: http://t.co/sgtjqSQC