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Technique matters. A lot. Especially at the beginning. But there's a point where obsessing over the smallest details gives you almost no return. 👉 Think about it like an investment. In the early stages, every technique fix pays off massively. Bad catch, wrong breathing, sinking legs. Fix those and you drop seconds immediately. 🔴 But once you're swimming around 2:00/100m or faster, the return on technique work starts to shrink. Because the big mistakes are already gone. 👉 That's when the biggest gains shift to your training structure. ✅ How fast you train. ✅ How you balance hard and easy sessions. ✅ How you build speed without losing endurance. 🔴 Most coaches keep focusing on technique because that's what they know. But if your technique is already decent and your times are stuck, technique is not the problem anymore. 👉 The fastest improvement at this stage comes from training smarter. The right sessions in the right order at the right intensity. That's what moves the needle now. 🎯 Inside the Swim Success Training app the plan is built around where you actually are. Not just your technique but your pace, your goals, and your race date. So you're always working on the thing that gives you the highest return right now. Link in bio to get your first 7 days completely free.