He also likes to get his blood taken, like two or three times after his races, all of them before, between, or after warmdowns (something I didn't notice about practically every other one of the swimmers).
That was probably lactate testing to help determine how much warmdown was needed after his races. He and his coaches rely on it to help provide a more accurate indication for the length of time required. I heard that after the 400, they eventually gave up on his warmdown, and he got out, as his lactate level plateaued and wasn't coming down to normal/acceptable levels.
He also likes to get his blood taken, like two or three times after his races, all of them before, between, or after warmdowns (something I didn't notice about practically every other one of the swimmers).
That was probably lactate testing to help determine how much warmdown was needed after his races. He and his coaches rely on it to help provide a more accurate indication for the length of time required. I heard that after the 400, they eventually gave up on his warmdown, and he got out, as his lactate level plateaued and wasn't coming down to normal/acceptable levels.
