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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
Don't quote me, but I think the only "sport" women outperform men is something like long-distance swimming or some shit.
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Would seem BMI would give you your answer there, no?
Women just have higher body fat percentages than men as a rule. That's going to make them a little more buoyant. Probably not enough to matter over any relatively short period of time (not enough to offset the difference in raw power anyway) but it would seem over distance that starts to show up.
Interesting. It does look like marathon swims, especially the open water ones, favor women.