20.94

I'm really not following this. I go to the pool and work on stroke technique, SDK's, breakouts, speed, etc. I enter meets and race. Doing fast times depends on good stroke technique, correct pacing, being well-rested, etc. The suit I'm wearing is just a cross of a t or a dot of an i in my race preparation. I think that the reason you dont follow this is that (no offense) you are comparing yourself to the world's elite swimmers. A tenth of a second in a 50 is a big deal to these guys. To break the WR by .3 is ridiculous. This was his best time by .7 What? And we don't know to what extent, but these suits are making a huge difference. Bernard rips off a 46.9 in semis and then 47.5 in finals in an older model suit (he chalked it up to nerves / pressure). I cannot speak for you, but I want to go a 24.9 in the 50 free sthis summer. If I go 25.2 I'm sure I'll be some what happy. My "range" is pretty big. Plus I'll feel satisfied just knowing I put (some of) the training in and gave a good shot. Other than water, my experience as a swimmer has nothing in common with the pros.

I'm really not following this. I go to the pool and work on stroke technique, SDK's, breakouts, speed, etc. I enter meets and race. Doing fast times depends on good stroke technique, correct pacing, being well-rested, etc. The suit I'm wearing is just a cross of a t or a dot of an i in my race preparation. I think that the reason you dont follow this is that (no offense) you are comparing yourself to the world's elite swimmers. A tenth of a second in a 50 is a big deal to these guys. To break the WR by .3 is ridiculous. This was his best time by .7 What? And we don't know to what extent, but these suits are making a huge difference. Bernard rips off a 46.9 in semis and then 47.5 in finals in an older model suit (he chalked it up to nerves / pressure). I cannot speak for you, but I want to go a 24.9 in the 50 free sthis summer. If I go 25.2 I'm sure I'll be some what happy. My "range" is pretty big. Plus I'll feel satisfied just knowing I put (some of) the training in and gave a good shot. Other than water, my experience as a swimmer has nothing in common with the pros.