I am not a competitive swimmer nor a musician. It struck me that there is no one introducing completely new swim strokes or musical instruments. I know, there have been changes in techniques, training methods and so on but no one is trying to introduce a no-kick stroke or the combined clarinet-flute. Why is that?
Did someone, or everyone (whoever they may be), decided that there is already enough strokes and instruments - no more is needed or wanted? Seems that way.
So, the whole swimming and musical world simply focuses on perfecting what is already there. Incremental improvement in the training, practicing and live performance methods is the way to win and become great. Swimmers and musicians are constantly taking something that is "old" and making it new again, and by so doing they thrill their audience.
O.D.O.o.O.D.B.
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