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Swim 100m freestyle in under one minute

Sub-1:00 is the fast-adult-masters threshold. You don't get there by training harder. You get there by leaking less energy per stroke, holding a stroke rate around 52 with a distance per stroke that doesn't collapse on the back half, and treating the walls as 15% of the race.

FitnessFeb 12, 2026· 8 min read
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