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?)
