(HealthDayNews) -- Athletes really do look different, depending on the sport. Swimming builds up different sets of muscles than weight lifting or gymnastics.
But selection of a sport can also build other skills, according to a study published in Perceptual Motor Skills.
Researchers from the Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece, studied the perceptual skills of athletes in three different sports, and here's what they found: