Arm recovery/stroke question

Short cuts? What about training specifically for what you want to get good at? Suppose it was customary for swimmers to all train on unicycles. Everybody does it. Coaches all believe in building a unicycle base for swimming. All of the swimmers you listed, in this alternate reality, would have extensive background in unicycle training. Guys, did you know that Tom Jaeger's first nationals cut was in a unicycle race? Would you then suggest that skipping the unicycle training is looking for a non-existent short cut around all of the hard unicycle work that all fast swimmers obviously need to do? What about training specifically for what you want to get good at? I'm all for training specifically for what you want to get good at. I don't think young swimmers know, if they haven't put in the work at some point in their lives they aren't likely to maximize their ability. Your unicycle point is silly. Brian, what do you need to do to go faster? Ande

Short cuts? What about training specifically for what you want to get good at? Suppose it was customary for swimmers to all train on unicycles. Everybody does it. Coaches all believe in building a unicycle base for swimming. All of the swimmers you listed, in this alternate reality, would have extensive background in unicycle training. Guys, did you know that Tom Jaeger's first nationals cut was in a unicycle race? Would you then suggest that skipping the unicycle training is looking for a non-existent short cut around all of the hard unicycle work that all fast swimmers obviously need to do? What about training specifically for what you want to get good at? I'm all for training specifically for what you want to get good at. I don't think young swimmers know, if they haven't put in the work at some point in their lives they aren't likely to maximize their ability. Your unicycle point is silly. Brian, what do you need to do to go faster? Ande