I thought the implication was that the French were simply lazier than the americans, not necessarily inferior.
I understood Jonty to say that they work less than we do and swim with what he considers to be technically inferior technique. Yet they have somehow mastered the art of covering 50 or 100m faster than most of the competition, which he attributes in part to their early adaptation to the available technology.
I thought the implication was that the French were simply lazier than the americans, not necessarily inferior.
I understood Jonty to say that they work less than we do and swim with what he considers to be technically inferior technique. Yet they have somehow mastered the art of covering 50 or 100m faster than most of the competition, which he attributes in part to their early adaptation to the available technology.
