Strength reserve is the mechanism that lets an elite sprinter hold technique through a 52-second race: by building max strength in the gym so that race pace operates well below their functional ceiling, the swimmer has room to absorb fatigue without technique collapse. Power = Force × Velocity, and both decline non-linearly under fatigue, so the only way to preserve stroke rate AND stroke length through the back half is to enter the race with unused capacity.
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