Improving recovery efforts to excel in races

A pro triathlete was struggling to make the front pack in races due to his inability to recover well after hard efforts. He trained with a fast swimmer who excelled in recovery efforts and noticed that he was as fast as him in the hard efforts but fell behind during recovery. To address this, he started incorporating training sessions with hard efforts followed by longer recovery periods. The goal was to develop the ability to quickly bring down his heart rate and swim comfortably at an aerobic pace. The set included fast efforts followed by varying lengths of recovery. By training this way, he improved his ability to go fast and settle down, leading to better race results.