IMer's I need a 200m IM split diagnosis

Did my first 200m IM. What can be concluded by the splits? 36.74 49.72 57.57 42.83 3:06.86
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  • Not in my age group (45-49). You had to go under 23 to hit the top twenty in the 50 free at Nationals. I just don't think it's possible to muscle your way to a competitive time in that realm without a significant investment in technique training, whether recent or banked in the muscle memory from college days. It's possible in my age group (45-49). lol It happened at Nats. It's possible that people that have theoretically "bad technique" or a non-ideal or non-standard stroke have a strong underwater pull and just don't look as "pretty" on top.
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  • Not in my age group (45-49). You had to go under 23 to hit the top twenty in the 50 free at Nationals. I just don't think it's possible to muscle your way to a competitive time in that realm without a significant investment in technique training, whether recent or banked in the muscle memory from college days. It's possible in my age group (45-49). lol It happened at Nats. It's possible that people that have theoretically "bad technique" or a non-ideal or non-standard stroke have a strong underwater pull and just don't look as "pretty" on top.
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