I've raced in two meets, 12 events in a B70, so maybe I'm not yet experienced enough, but I don't see any need to change technique. I think, based upon reading some things from Chris and Erik H that, if I could manage to do more than 1.5 SDKs on my pushoffs without gasping for air, these might enable me to stay underwater longer ... but that'll come from training my lungs not wearing the suit.
I've raced in two meets, 12 events in a B70, so maybe I'm not yet experienced enough, but I don't see any need to change technique. I think, based upon reading some things from Chris and Erik H that, if I could manage to do more than 1.5 SDKs on my pushoffs without gasping for air, these might enable me to stay underwater longer ... but that'll come from training my lungs not wearing the suit.
I agree. 6 meets, 29 races. Technique remains status quo, however good or bad that might be.
So... if techniques remain relatively the same, but times drop, then only one of two things is happening here with all the new records...
Either:
"The suit" alone is the difference - or -
Mass affirmation that men/women can go faster is taking us there.
Kind of like when one person broke the 5 minute mile in running, all of the sudden so many others were doing so? (I wonder if there was a great discussion about the running shoes/socks/shorts used at the time?)
So... if techniques remain relatively the same, but times drop, then only one of two things is happening here with all the new records...
Either:
"The suit" alone is the difference - or -
Mass affirmation that men/women can go faster is taking us there.
Kind of like when one person broke the 5 minute mile in running, all of the sudden so many others were doing so? (I wonder if there was a great discussion about the running shoes/socks/shorts used at the time?)
I don't think you're taking into account other things that go along with improvement such as conditioning, diet, rest, strength, ad nauseum.
