The Fastest Age

I don't think so about this: Originally posted by kaelonj ... I'm still guessing that the major time improvements are coming from technique (ie better starts and turns, stream lining and efficient swimming) IMHO. with regards to "...ie better starts and turns...". My best 1,000 yards free last year was 12:25, and with better start and flipturns that would drop to 11:59. Efficient swimming and streamlining they come from oxygen in the arms and in the lats, which is the swimmer's VO2Max, and that's the meat and potato of swimmers going under 10:00 in 1,000 free. Heck, looking at sprinter Anthony Ervin, this swimming VO2Max for a sprinter that's the meat and potato of him doing 19.05 in 50 yards free without one single breath, overkicking, churning and pulling water very fast. Nevermind one of his documented poor starts and poor streamlines -less than 2 seconds underwater, arms spread- after the turn. I have doubts that starting swimming from a flat start in his late 20s he would even be able to beat 30 seconds in 50 free.

I don't think so about this: Originally posted by kaelonj ... I'm still guessing that the major time improvements are coming from technique (ie better starts and turns, stream lining and efficient swimming) IMHO. with regards to "...ie better starts and turns...". My best 1,000 yards free last year was 12:25, and with better start and flipturns that would drop to 11:59. Efficient swimming and streamlining they come from oxygen in the arms and in the lats, which is the swimmer's VO2Max, and that's the meat and potato of swimmers going under 10:00 in 1,000 free. Heck, looking at sprinter Anthony Ervin, this swimming VO2Max for a sprinter that's the meat and potato of him doing 19.05 in 50 yards free without one single breath, overkicking, churning and pulling water very fast. Nevermind one of his documented poor starts and poor streamlines -less than 2 seconds underwater, arms spread- after the turn. I have doubts that starting swimming from a flat start in his late 20s he would even be able to beat 30 seconds in 50 free.