Climbers call the difference between your arm length and your height your 'Ape Index'. The difference is normally expressed in inches. So if your arm span is three inches wider than your height, then that gives you an ape index of +3. If your arm span is 2 inches smaller than your height, that gives an ape index of -2.

It's very easy to quickly find your ape index, just stretch up against a wall or post and find your arm span, then keeping your top finger in place, stand up and compare it to your height. You don't have to be too precise with this, you can look at the difference and estimate it in inches:
But what's this got to do with swimming? Well if you have short arms for your height (an ape index of zero or less) it's very unlikely you will be able to make a long stroke work for you. Swimmers with short arms will become slower and less efficient by trying to match the strokes per length of long-armed swimmers.

If you have shorter arms don't despair, you are capable of swimming at a higher stroke rate than other swimmers without fighting the water. A shorter stroke with a faster turn-over is your route to swimming speed and efficiency. Copying the style of elite swimmers (who nearly all have long arms) really won't help much.

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Jun 11, 2010 But what's this got to do with swimming? Well if you have short arms for your height (an ape index of zero or less) it's very unlikely you

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But what's this got to do with swimming? Well if you have short arms for your height (an ape index of zero or less) it's very unlikely you will be able to

Ape index - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ape index, or ape factor, is a measure of the ratio of an individual's arm span relative to .... Climbing your best: training to maximize your performance.

What's your ape index? - Democratic Underground
What's your ape index? fingertip-to-fingertip span of six feet would have an ape index of plus two inches. Mine, at a height of 5'11", is +4 inches,

8a.nu Forum Topic: What is your ape-index (arm range-height)?
Sep 2, 2009 the best solution IMO is to give the ape-index in combination with your height. that way everybody knows if it is a lot or not.

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15 posts - 6 authors - Last post: Aug 21, 2006So I have a +4" ape-index because I am 72 inches tall and my wingspan is 76 inches. I'm a fockin gorilla. So what's your ape-index?

Re: From Swim Smooth: What's your Ape Index - Runner's World
11 posts - 8 authors - Last post: 10 hours agoNo, it has nothing to do with how well you can swing around on trees with your arms. It's a measurement of the difference between your arm

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The ratio of, or difference between, your arm-span and your height is your Ape index. According to the climbing oriented site apeindex.com

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Hmmm.... so in your case study you found that short people have a larger absolute rolls eyes* to figure out what the relation of ape-index to shoulder