Kieren Perkins

Swimmer · 2× Olympic 1500 Gold

Kieren Perkins held the 1500 free world record through the 1990s. Under coach John Carew he trained the mile around race-pace work rather than over-distance volume, logging fast 100s at sub-mile pace with a strict heart-rate cap.

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