More like one reason, Heavy training. Unshaven and lycra doesn't slow you down 7 seconds in a 200.
Sure it could, and I think Gregg Troy is notorious for not resting his swimmers for these mid-season meets. Lochte may well have done an 8,000 meter workout between prelims and finals. Not kidding.
edit: sorry, misread your post the first time. Anyway, yeah, I suspect the Florida swimmers did not rest at all for this meet.
More like one reason, Heavy training. Unshaven and lycra doesn't slow you down 7 seconds in a 200.
Sure it could, and I think Gregg Troy is notorious for not resting his swimmers for these mid-season meets. Lochte may well have done an 8,000 meter workout between prelims and finals. Not kidding.
edit: sorry, misread your post the first time. Anyway, yeah, I suspect the Florida swimmers did not rest at all for this meet.