Are women better at swimming than men?

At young ages? Yes. In teens and adulthood? No. Time trial requirements from club swimming make this pretty obvious: https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/timesdocuments/time-standards/2020motivationaltimes-top16singleyear.pdf? read more

Maybe women can swim better than men on average, but at the competitive level, no. The thing is, any sample of random people you know in the pool will probably not be a good sample. Most people are very bad at swimming. read more

onshore for the men to finish. Men vs. Women In The Endurance Sports World In the endurance sports world, the total number of athletes who compete in triathlons and open water swims remains skewed towards men. Both in triathlons in America and open water swims around the world, the percentage of participants in both sports are about the same (63% men vs. 37% women). read more

Men vs. Women In The Endurance Sports World In the endurance sports world, the total number of athletes who compete in triathlons and open water swims remains skewed towards men. Both in triathlons in America and open water swims around the world, the percentage of participants in both sports are about the same (63 percent men versus 37 percent women). read more