What is the fastest age for a swimmer(mine seems to be faster as i get older and yes i swam as a youngster...now im 37..)?
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My comments about VO2max were made with the assumption that the technique is good. Popov trains overdistance but not at the expense of his technique. Here's a question: Today while I was warming up with a slow 800, one of the other regulars was sprinting a 50 free. His stroke rate was twice mine, yet I easily passed him. I was swimming at a fraction of my VO2max, while he was probably at 100% of his. Why the difference? Could it be technique?
My comments about VO2max were made with the assumption that the technique is good. Popov trains overdistance but not at the expense of his technique. Here's a question: Today while I was warming up with a slow 800, one of the other regulars was sprinting a 50 free. His stroke rate was twice mine, yet I easily passed him. I was swimming at a fraction of my VO2max, while he was probably at 100% of his. Why the difference? Could it be technique?
