Doane, who had been a swimming specialist for the American triathletes, began working exclusively with Andy after the 2004 Olympics.
Swim performance specialist Tom Puntis of Bodyism believes that there are ways to train the mind as well as the body when you're hammering up and down a pool.
Instead he undertakes mammoth swims and specialist muscular exercises in the gym.
Rebecca Soni was the captain of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swim Team, a breaststroke specialist and six-time Olympic medalist.
Peaty handed over to Guy, who was chosen ahead of the butterfly specialists to swim the penultimate leg, and, when he touched second, there was a chance of a British medal.
She has an entourage of a dozen specialists, including a swim coach, a nutritionist, flexibility experts, a mental coach and a specialist in massaging her lymph system.
That being three strikes, had she just struck out? "Hmm, I also see here that you don't swim," said Jennifer Mallano, a placement specialist at the agency, frowning slightly at the application that accompanied her résumé.
Seventy-three acres, 15 grass pitches, a covered swimming pool and hydrotherapy suite, specialist rehabilitation suites for injured players and a "compressed air" gymnasium: it is the set-up of a club that wants to go places.
The next morning, I returned to the pool, where I found Sokolovas standing on the deck in front of a bank of electronic equipment, administering what he called a "swim-power test" to a specialist in the butterfly from Indiana University.
He underwent specialist physiotherapy in swimming pools and poured his heart and soul into his rehabilitation with one date in mind - 19 June, England v Uruguay.
