Why are most women's water polo players fat?

Question

The men are in such good shape and some of the women look very out of shape and some fat

Answer 1

The womens water polo player are not fat - certainly all the ones I've seen. Perhaps you are confusing muscle and fat

Answer 2

fat acts as a life jacket almost. It floats. Very lean, muscular people will sink faster, so it is almost an advantage to have body fat.

Answer 3

Whales are fat and they float,get the idea?

Answer 4

Because if you were a hot chick who looked good in a swimsuit, would you spend your time at the pool playing water polo???

Answer 5

what i think

since oil is less dense than water, fat could help the women float.

Answer 6

I get your point, but I would disagree that 'most' are fat.  Some are pretty beastly and I too wonder about them.  It's hard to imagine that someone in what appears to be a pretty athletic sport would be heavy from fat and not muscle.  Perhaps they prefer the buoyancy.  They do not work as hard in the pool as the men.  Women naturally have more fat than muscle.

Answer 7

Because if they weren't they be swimming