I have a theoretical question. What do you think is the absolute fastest time possible for a human being in the 100 yard freestyle. One way I was looking at it was to start at 1.00 second and say, will anyone ever be able to swim it in 1.00 sec. No. Will anyone ever be able to swim it in 2.00 seconds. No...so on and so on. At what time do you stop and say, hmmm, maybe someday someone would be able to swim that fast.
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I find this a very interesting question also.
Would the record progression over the years not reflect those things that you say are being assumed to be held constant from this point on? Have there not been paradigmatic shifts in technique, training, rules, or other variables over the years that the records have been kept? And, therefore, nullify that argument that one would need to assume no shifts in technique, training, rules etc?
One other thought. Once that ultimate record has been obtained, then what?
I find this a very interesting question also.
Would the record progression over the years not reflect those things that you say are being assumed to be held constant from this point on? Have there not been paradigmatic shifts in technique, training, rules, or other variables over the years that the records have been kept? And, therefore, nullify that argument that one would need to assume no shifts in technique, training, rules etc?
One other thought. Once that ultimate record has been obtained, then what?
