Building an excellent swimming performance is a bit like cooking - to create a classic dish you bring together a specific list of ingredients - eggs, flour, tomatoes, mushrooms, wine - and you cook them. How long you cook for, how many eggs or tomatoes you use, how much flour, what type of wine you add and when, are all part of the RECIPE - how you mix, use and develop the ingredients. Swimming fastest also has ingredients; if you leave any out you will not produce a classic dish. According to Dr. Keith Bell, they are : ELIGIBILITY HEALTH TALENT POWER FLEXIBILITY PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS STAMINA SPEED SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT TECHNICAL SKILLS