You have to deliberately close your eyes to reality in order to insist that there are no differences. The pro athletes know there are differences. The top male competitors will always be better than the top female competitors.It is pure insanity.
My son was a competitive swimmer also, went state all four years, even as a freshman.
Placed in state as a sophomore against 6 other seniors. The next two years was spent watching him beat everyone. It was fun.
Anyway.. he began competing in the 6th grade.
7th and 8th grade teams compete in the high school gym.
When he was in the 8th grade, puberty had set in. And the result of that was enormous.
By the end of the 8th grade, he would have replaced the record of every girl best times but one.
In the 8th grade.
yeah... no difference right?