But can someone start citing elite level performances (say at the Olympic or Pan-Pac level) where the multi-kilometer model was not used during the competitor's lifetime?
Cameron van der Burgh? www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../20932.asp
(No idea if he didn't do aerobic training "during his lifetime;" that's rather broad.)
On the masters front, quite a few elite masters emphasize race pace training and don't do much aerobic work.
But can someone start citing elite level performances (say at the Olympic or Pan-Pac level) where the multi-kilometer model was not used during the competitor's lifetime?
Cameron van der Burgh? www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../20932.asp
(No idea if he didn't do aerobic training "during his lifetime;" that's rather broad.)
On the masters front, quite a few elite masters emphasize race pace training and don't do much aerobic work.