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Nodrog · 23 Feb 2007, 23:43

The idea of someone training their whole life to be the best in the world at swimming 137 meters using a breaststroke (but not being very good at going 150 meters with a crawl) is tragically comical, especially when you compare it to the original Greek games where athletes were expected to be well-rounded rather than absurdly overspecialised to an extent which would make modern academics blush.

23 Feb 2007, 23:43	#5
Nodrog Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 8,476	Re: Olympic Costs could hit £9billion The idea of someone training their whole life to be the best in the world at swimming 137 meters using a breaststroke (but not being very good at going 150 meters with a crawl) is tragically comical, especially when you compare it to the original Greek games where athletes were expected to be well-rounded rather than absurdly overspecialised to an extent which would make modern academics blush.