Human swimmers operate at 25–40% Froude efficiency while fish exceed 75% — roughly a 2–3x gap, often cited as up to 5x. This is not a training deficit but an anatomical constraint baked into limbs, skin, and breathing interruptions. Elite 100m freestyle performance is therefore less about generating power and more about minimizing drag relative to the power you can produce.
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