Bruno Fratus

Swimming is becoming more specialized with programs dedicated to finding faster ways of swimming and focusing on specific events. This has developed a level of specificity that involves understanding the science, physiology, and mechanics behind each event.
 
Transcript: "Oh, it is. Believe me. I think with different programs around the world trying to find ways of swimming faster and just to specialize in one single event, and I'm not talking only about the 50 but the 50, the 100, the 2 breast, the 5 IM, the mile and so on. We were able to develop a level of something I like to refer as specificity that just-- you're now able to focus on only one thing and one event and know the science behind it and know the physiology behind it and the mechanics and everything involved in that race. So I do believe that is something that tends to be more and more inside swimming."

Comparing Caesar and Caeleb is like comparing apples and oranges. Caesar was a country mate, so working together was more natural, while Caeleb is much faster and more talented, making it a much bigger challenge.
 
Transcript: "These are two very different situations. With Caesar being a country mate, we try to have this kind of working together vibe, you know. And with Caeleb, I mean, he's just so much faster than what Caesar used to be. I believe he's so much more even talented and skillful. It's crazy. So it's a much-- it's a much bigger challenge, I think."

Pure sprinters have to go through a lot of physical and physiological preparation in order to race the 100, which is different from the 50.
 
Transcript: "In modern swimming, we have something that is called a pure sprinter, which I consider myself to be a pure sprinter. And if you stop and think a little, the 50 and the 100 are two completely different races, especially from a strategy point of view. So for pure sprinters-- and we're all about power, we're all about strength and speed-- it's very hard to even prepare and trying to prepare for 100. I mean, the preparation for the 100 takes a huge, and I mean, huge toll on our bodies, both physically and physiologically. I mean, I don't know if that makes sense, but yeah."

Two people that come to mind are Kurt Grant and Gustavo Xihu-- both intelligent, never afraid to try new things/be competitive.
 
Transcript: "Two people come in mind for me. One of them is a guy who goes by the name of [? Kurt ?] Grant, and we worked together at Auburn University. And he was an extremely intelligent coach and never afraid of trying new ways of improving your ways of finding speed. And the second one is a good friend of mine from Brazil. His name is Gustavo [? Xihu. ?] And same thing-- extremely intelligent, never afraid of trying new things, never afraid of being competitive, and never afraid of instigating competitiveness among his athletes."

Being a great kicker can help, but what counts the most is how you connect your kick and swim stroke for an efficient race.
 
Transcript: "It varies from swimmer to swimmer. I'm a terrible kicker myself, and I'm one of the best 50 freestylers out there, so it doesn't really translate much. Of course, it will help you a lot if you're a great kicker, but, in the end of the day, what counts the most is how you connect your kick and your swimmer stroke in order to make you swim a full race fast. You're not going to swim the Olympics with a board."

You need a certain level of aerobic capacity in order to tolerate lactate and synthesize it during any race, whether it's a 50m, 100m, or 200m race.
 
Transcript: "So, one thing doesn't happen without the other. In order for you, tolerate lactate in order for you synthesize lactate. You need aerobic capacity, right? So these are three completely different races, the 50 to 100 and 200, but you do need a certain aerobic capacity for all three of them because physiologically speaking, there are no sprint races. And swimming. So all Races in swimming. Even the 50 you're going to have to have a higher aerobic capacity, to tolerate the lactate and yen."