What if Yao-Ming knows how to swim and will join the swimming competition? Can he defeat Michael Phelps?

Question

hat if Yao-Ming knows how to swim and will join the swimming competition? Can he defeat Michael Phelps?

Answer 1

No, not a chance. Being tall doesn't mean you'll become an Olympic champion swimmer. It's going to be a loooong time before someone can come close to what Michael Phelps accomplished.  

Answer 2

Knowing how to swim is different from being an Olympic level swimmer. I can swim, but would never want to go up against Natalie Coughlin, Amanda Beard, Laure Manaudou or Stephanie Rice, let alone any of the male Olympic swimmers.

Answer 3

hey

Michael Phelps did such an awesome job.  He makes me proud to be an American.  My dad and I went to the Olympics back in 2000.  It's an unforgettable experience.  You can get a lot of info and pictures from this site.      http://cmt.cc/9uAy1

Answer 4

improbable. training a sport to the olympic level takes a lifetime of dedication and persistence, not to mention lots of time. it's unlikely that a random person with unknown swimming background would be able to beat the world record (level at which Phelps swims and breaks)

Answer 5

If it came down to being the first to touch the wall in a close race, yeah, he could out reach Phelps.