Dara Torres, great genes, and fast-twitch muscle fibers
Jim Lampley: “Do you think you rewrote the rules of career tenure for all swimmers, or did you only really rewrite the rules for Dara Torez because of unique gifts that the universe gave you?”
In 1969 Kenneth Cooper wrote the book “Aerobics” and coined that term to describe a form of exercise. Before that the word aerobic was more often used to describe a type of metabolism. Aerobic metabolism utilizes our energy stores in conjunction with oxygen, while anaerobic metabolism uses those energy stores without the oxygen.