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.
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.