Why Nobody Cares About Swimming

[@imranshamsuddin7065]

The main reason is swimming is done inside the water and the viewer dont gets a proper view of the athlete’s performance, stroke style, face etc.. that makes swimming boaring to watch as a race. But swimming tutorial’s, technique’s etc kids tutorial and all are very interesting

[@darealmiao]

I would kindly disagree to this “main reason”. If you look at track, the runners are in the open, but the sport also has the same problem as swimming. So I think the points mentioned in this video are more important then because it is done in the water.

[@imranshamsuddin7065]

@@darealmiao agreed to disagree

[@coachjoachimroomaney793]

fully agree as the worlds best swim instructor. And by the way, I only watch it to laugh at the bad advice of these channels.

[@shannondent7052]

I just recently got into swimming and I love it. I’ll make sure I do my part in supporting 😊

[@AndrewTheVikings]

I've been swimming for the past 4 weeks in a row and I gotta tell you, I notice some of my strength has increased while my endurance also build up better and my oxygen level has gone up a bit more.

[@heinrizliyaputra7811]

Same here

[@niriota173]

ive been swimming for 11 years

[@someonejustsomeone1469]

The biggest difference between swimming and the other sports you mentioned is that in swimming the players don't interact with their opponents. In water polo the players still fight for possesion even while swimming. In swimming the competition is secluded as opposed to motorsport where someone can overtake you and come right in front, forcing you to interact with the obstruction and change course. Sports with direct interact with opponents are always popular. Tennis, hockey and chess are popular. Archery, golf and darts are not, for the same reason.

[@theethinethou]

Nobody cares about water polo, either.

[@younot-ez3xr]

They do, just Anericans are unfamiliar with it unless they're Californian

[@younot-ez3xr]

People and their annoying need to interact

[@egalegal7138]

Fun fact: In Germany, it's obligatory to have swimming lessons at school in place of the classical indoor PE in the 3. and 5. grade.

[@Jenniprncss]

Sadly it’s true. Even as a competitive swimmer, I tuned out to the World Champs this year and last year. I was more invested in the NBA finals last year (Go Warriors!) and then gave up watch the finals when the Dubs were eliminated, but followed the news because I liked Jimmy Butler and the Heat for their underdog and dog mentality. It’s the lack of storylines. We don’t have a Patrick Beverly who trash talks, the LeBron jokes, Draymond Green fighting everyone and punching teammates (and having that video get leaked) and we don’t even have GOAT debates (Jordan vs Kobe vs LeBron). We accepted Phelps and Ledecky are the GOATs in our sport. I mean in 2015, Golden State Warriors were trying to win a championship after several years of being a crap franchise until becoming a super team. Or 2020 NBA bubble when the Lakers was doing it for Kobe? Stuff like that gets people emotionally invested and watching their team grow.

[@ollysombrero8427]

without watching the video, off the top of my head: because most kids have access to a ball, so growing up, they get together with their friends and play soccer, basketball or football in their backyard so it becomes a part of their dna. So as adults, they are emotionally invested. Very few people have access to pools and it's not a fun game you can play with your friends. And Some competitions last literally 20 seconds. now I'll watch the video and I'll probably delete this comment. k.bye.

[@ukaz1400]

No no objectively true

[@cag19549]

What about golf and tennis? I don't know of anyone that have access to a golf course or a tennis court in their back yard

[@ollysombrero8427]

@@cag19549 You're 100% right. They don't. And that's why golf and tennis never pull in the numbers soccer and basketball do. They're way less popular. So those two are hybrids imho. As in, they're not accessible, so they're less popular than the big ones, but they're still ball games so they're more popular than swimming. Swimming is bad at both categories: people don't have access AND it's not a game.

[@tc-s3510]

I love watching all swimming and diving; however, I cannot find any events to watch on tv. 😢 I love it so much because I focus on the technical details of the performer. I view both swimming and diving as forms of art and appreciate it in the same way that I appreciate music, paintings, ballet, etc. There are performers who have dedicated themselves to their art. Their goal is to better themselves and hopefully win. In trying to reach that goal, they strive for efficiency in form and function, through training and technique. What I see, when watching swimming and diving, is all that effort resulting in a beautiful execution of all that has been learned to date. And when I witness a performer execute technique and form masterfully, my heart races and my appreciation for the performer (athlete) is unbound.

[@slavekfoltyn9678]

Every Czech child has to attend at least one semester swimming course in the primary school physical education..(for free).. which is nice but very insufficient level of swimming activity. But there is quite huge offer of the private group&individual swimming courses (non-professional), but as energy costs are increasing this is usually the most expensive free time activity for the kids&adults. Honestly, as A lifetime swimmer I love swimming, but I never was interested to watch swimming at TV (no matter whether its Olympics or other events). Its like baseball.. you can enjoy the highlights when watching sport news, but not loose time to see the whole boring and long game ending 1:0

[@pokeypickle3]

Australian news always broadcast drowning events and try to empathise that learning to swim, even as an adult is important. As a volunteer surf lifesaver on a beach, I see people with no understanding of surf conditions. I was like them once but I forced myself to learn. Whenever I take preventive measures like talking to individuals, everyone think that they can swim. They can’t even swim properly in a pool let alone in surf conditions. Patrolling the beach during Public Holidays is hard and a bit stressful at times.

[@hugoingelhammar6163]

I would say it all comes down to the very nature of individual vs team sports. Team sports can build big tournaments and leagues and go on for months on end. They also give the fans stronger connection since you get a we-feeling with the team you support. The concequences of this is more TV time, more sponsors more money and more fans, which puts it in an upward spiral. Individual athletes on the other hand cant be on big championships all the time. They train in different cycles to be at their best maybe once a year, since there is 100% focus on individual achievement. This leads to less TV, less sponsors, less money, less fans and down we go.

[@DeepakDhabhai]

Tennins

[@Luskin]

As a coach and a parent, I noticed that parents in the swim meet only focus on their kids. Whereas, from a coach point of view, we have more swimmers that need our attention, so it makes the whole swim meet less boring. Not understanding the rules of the swimming competition also make it difficult for people to enjoy, for instance, some of the non-swimmer parents still asking why people are swimming breaststroke in freestyle events.

[@travletheworld]

The fact that it is less intense is one of the many reasons why I love watching swimming competitions

[@AmethystNoir-Official]

Less intense, but more deadly😒

[@andrewlardieri4110]

Swimming is an absolutely underrated sport i love it

[@uhu597]

Isn't this like comparing apples with, idk, hamburgers?

[@cag19549]

Yes. He should have compared it with golf and tennis; two sports that are expensive.

[@meenarisbud6615]

I feel very sad swimming is a sport that i love I can't live without it

[@netaro1890]

Same argument could be made for athletics

[@syahrazmaghribi2279]

FINA should start some innovations, like probably a body weight class?

[@carlosfleitman4073]

The ISL used to address some of the issues stated in the video......but world aquatics just sabotaged it.

[@travletheworld]

All my friends think that swimming is really simple and indevidual but there is acctully a lot of teamwork that you just don't see. All people should know how it works

[@zazzyzzz]

who cares about your friends and what they think. really. why the urge to tell this to strangers?

[@travletheworld]

I know i dont let them its kinda funny tho because it impossible to convince them to give it a go. also idk i just did@@zazzyzzz

[@travletheworld]

I know and I'm allowed to share my opinions@@zazzyzzz

[@zazzyzzz]

@@travletheworld then share with your "friends". I do not want to know that boreen stuff

[@zazzyzzz]

@@travletheworld if you have your "friends", tell it to them, share it with them. isn't thousands of wonders? why the urge to tell it to strangers? I do not understand

[@AIRJAC33]

I think this it’s the same with multi sport like Ironman and triathlons. I love competing in them but watching them is almost impossible. Even for me as a person that participates. It’s a shame though because it really is a show of talent and skill in these sports like swimming and triathlon but it’s just not spectator friendly.

[@pokeypickle3]

People think all they need to do thrash your arms to swim faster. They think there’s nothing else to it. It funny that motorsports like Formula One can attract money and have its die hard fans due to people appreciation of driving. Cycling also attracts sponsorships. People understand that there are back up teams for athletes.

[@stephenthompson9025]

This one hurt

[@williamrogers6421]

I never get bored watching Taylor swim!

[@abya2630]

unlike most sports with can last hour or so - you get to follow your or favourite team/player/fighter, to the next level, whereas swimming will only last a few minutes. There is also not much equipment you need for swimming, nothing trendy, fashionable so not many sponsors - not much a company can sell to the public, for everyday wear. You do not have to like running sports to enjoy a pair of expensive trainers or even be a gym user to wear tracksuit bottoms.

[@SenorJuan2023]

Soccer is far more boring than swimming.

[@egalegal7138]

🤝

[@neevshriker9458]

Great video bro!

[@genroku7]

Well said.

[@mariz1859]

Swimming is my fave😍 , but I'm sad about these facts😔

[@Moiatmoi7]

People always prefer team oriented sports that involve a ball like football, baseball, basketball, soccer, tennis. Track and swimming are only fun to watch especially sprint events for maybe 10-20 secs…

[@darealmiao]

As a swimmer, I personally just watch the highlights and finals of certain events to know what is happening. I don’t sit down and watch it like I would watch any other sport

[@jameswaters3939]

I wouldn't fret it. Swimming is the purest form of sport. The book, "Haunts of the Black Masseur: The Swimmer as Hero", states that sport of swimming starts when Rome built fountains to create a public musical sound to calm the citizens. As the fountains grew in size, so did the pools to keep them flowing. Competitive swimming was born. Football's injuries, baseball's boredom, and children's lack of ability to play basketball and tennis, lead many young persons to become interested in swimming. Soccer has risen, but many still prefer to swim. And, there's the rumor of a thing called, "swimmer's revenge". What is that? It's the notion that swimming is the best exercise overall and is so into our middle and older age. I can attest to that as true.

[@RahmatAliDM]

Yup. My swimming coach once said that the competition system in swimming doesn't allow to be able to do it as often as in other sports on a regular basis, once a week or more. IMHO CMIIW. Thank you for your kind this video posting.

[@LaitoChen]

Just create an underwater spear gun , manhunt , capture the flag type event. Have under water cameras. Also have underwater Oxygen tanks at strategic areas. Two teams. Red vs blue. Both teams have dye packs that burst when hit. It will test the athletes endurance, wits, strength and cunning. Above all people love to watch tournament arcs. Call it "Atlantis games"

[@cedricmasse-leblanc6414]

But what about running ? If you think about it, it's also a kind of boring, repetitive, long and individual focused sport. Yes, the 100m sprint in running is much shorter and exciting than in swimming, but you basically have very similar issues. To me it sounds like most people prefer watching team sports than individual sports, probably because the competition is much more direct and confrontational. I also think it's not just for sport but movies too. It looks like we like violence, conflict and watching people fight. Maybe that's why basketball, volleyball, soccer, etc. is more entertaining to watch than people racing they're own race. But maybe I'm just spitballing.

[@LostPodFiles]

to be honest the only swimmer i loved watching was that one guy they called "Eric the Eel", poor dude never swam a 100Meters as there was no pools in his country, but funny they added the WR line as a joke to make it look like he made it. i wonder what happened to him? kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJCkloOEetJ8fdU

[@cag19549]

You have it reveresed. First you get the butts in the seats and then the sponsors come in. There are swimming competitions other than the international ones. I watch them. As fot TV, you have that reveresed too. People have to show that they're interested before the networks will give then air time. Spectators have to show up before the money or networks show up. A problem swimming has is the scratch. I stopped spending money traveling to meets because the people I wanted to see scratched. Ummm, golf and tennis are individual sports and those 2 sports bring in tons of spectators and money, and your athlete is "all you have". The swimming is expensive arguement goes down the drain because golf and tennis are expensive too; lessons, coaches, court and course fees, not to mention equipment. So I guess in your definition golf and tennis are niche sports. As a tennis player I can tell you that rackets, strings, coaches, shoes, court fees weren't cheap. Comparing swimming an individual sport to team sports is faulty. You should have compared it to individual sports like golf and tennis, very expensive sports that have succeeded in putting butts in the stands. And scratches? In tennis and golf there's a fine.

[@hurricane7800]

I beg to differ with the boring thing. Honestly, I find baseball and football (both kinds) just dull. But... I do realise I'm in the minority here >.

[@heinrizliyaputra7811]

I think one of the reason is, population tends to like a match rather than a race

[@MathieuDeVinois]

Take a look to alpine skiing. Maybe not popular in the whole world for obvious reasons. There where it is it pushes soccer of the screens. It’s just the presentation of swimming which is awfully boring.

[@rileygshep7606]

Another reason that makes swimming interesting is to watch how much Katie Ledecky will lead the competition and how she is always so far ahead

[@vsh7gaming293]

The same goes for me😂

[@noahpalmer6653]

For me, swimming is so interesting to watch. What's more, unlike almost any other sport, female swimming is as good to watch as mens.

[@thatfooadonnis1063]

I love swimming! Those who watch is like the Kentucky derby, all we need is the gambling!

[@beartimejollys_fitness]

because a popular sport would be something like swimming that allows wrestling and stiff arms and goal scoring and stuff like a non-shitty version of water polo

[@techcombo5943]

Sadly true

[@belladonut]

I love swimming but find diving and figure skating more fun to watch. I’m too girly

[@cag19549]

"Too girly"? Ummm, wut? Are you living in the 1950's? Are you 80? BTW, I'm sure the male divers and skaters will appreciate that "girlie" remark.

[@PIANOPHUNGUY]

@@cag19549 I think a British (DALEY? )diver who won a medal (gold?) a few Olympics ago is part of the LGBTQ community and would take offense to you comment. So would Greg Louganis (lgbtq for sure)

[@atharsuhail8084]

make dana white swimming federation president , we need fake fight and trash talk in swimming.

[@jimmyz9918]

Who said that😂 Swimming is hot today

[@josemontenegro5679]

Swimming is not a mass sport like football where every kids in “Favelas” plays it dreaming a way out of poverty; from socioeconomic point of view you need access to a swimming pool and a trainer so it is more likely that a swimmer dream is going to College, which is where major Olympic swimmers train.

[@cag19549]

So, why don't golf and tennis have that problem?

[@the_glad9382]

@@cag19549 I believe tennis succeeds because you're still interacting with another person (your opponent) and each second of the game is very sporadic. Golf is kind of sporadic, but I am definitely surprised at its popularity. My guess is that more money is pumped into making it popular than swimming.

[@PIANOPHUNGUY]

International swimming events seems to be all about nationalism. The Aussies and Chinese are so great. Oh, the new French swimmer or Italian or Hungarian. Used to be East Germany vs USA women. Tired of international swimming.

[@egalegal7138]

I wouldn't say that it is different in other sports.

[@pokeypickle3]

I think Australians like swimming and they watch it but not to the same level as ball sports as Rugby League or Rugby Union or cricket. I think people don’t appreciate water safety and therefore don’t appreciate how hard swimming is.

[@MathieuDeVinois]

True, I think it’s just the presentation. It’s just boring to watch. The race takes some minutes. Then, there is nothing for ages filled by stupid talk of narrators who themself don’t know how they should fill the empty time until the next race starts.

[@nimuil]

I want to laugh every time watching the swimwear fashion show. The show may attract more views than true swimming show even the models may total don’t know the swimming.

[@soggyfroggy9556]

If there weren’t an A, B, and C finals at meets the finals would be quicker and more exciting. Just the fastest swimmers fighting it out. No one wants to watch the C finals. It’s boring and meaningless.

[@nancytripp2024]

No worries, after all those phenomenal rich games, 'earth melting' could make everyone start swimming.

[@coachjoachimroomaney793]

I am a swimming instructor. My learners always win or place in the school races. I never watched the Olympics swimming or any other swimming unless a KZbin is reviewing. If so many people don't watch swimming, except that the product is really bad quality. You heard the numbers. Swimming is more of a participation activity then a dorky sport. Don't get me wrong, it's great the swim fast but don't support these dorks unless it is your family or friends.

[@blake89134]

Swimming is not boring to swimmers. Talk About Golf.

[@PIANOPHUNGUY]

Watching golf is life watching grass grow or paint dry.

[@-Muhammad_Ali-]

Soccer AND football are the same thing.

[@fatememohammadi951]

❤❤

[@Virat-rw2tf]

4th

[@theethinethou]

Nobody cares about swimming. Period. There’s the answer.

[@zazzyzzz]

no you're wrong

[@enriquellerena4779]

The answer is simple because it’s boring

[@faubusmingus5982]

>Now Enough about me

[@blake89134]

Please never make another swimming video again.

[@RobertBurke42]

first

[@zazzyzzz]

but the last on the brain giving queue

[@joe-hp4nk]

Team sports get the crowds. Individual sports are for personal best and chasing records. It's a big deal for for the individual but other than that Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@aehsrose]

Very low risk, very slow and unexciting to watch, great fun to do though!!!

[@Daleopard1]

Man said soccer 💀