A rapid turnover can cover up a multitude of sins,but it can take you only so far.I don't think anyone here is advocating not working on technique.Improving technique is the easiest,fastest way to get faster(perfecting technique is a constant striving for something just out of reach,you can always do better)
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.
But I believe it is possible, although not desirable, to muscle though a 50 and make top ten based on pure athleticism and strength. Anything longer, forget about it.
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.
BillS
I agree. Although I am very strong and have a good anaerobic energy system from running sprints, I can't get under 26 SCY. For me It must be technique. In fact, I never had a 50 where I did not screw something up like one or two strokes, breakout or turn.
For me the idea of muscling a 50 is true in the sense that bad technique just makes itself more evident as the distance goes up. I swim against people that I loose to by less than a second in the 50 and 5 seconds in the 100.
