Hi everybody,
I'm sort of new to swimming (joined a local club about a year and a half ago) and I applied my high school varsity last week. The team's head coach said that if I'm to join the team next season, I have to swim 100m br in less than 1:22m.
I know this isn't too fast, but I have no experience swimming 100m br. My PB for 50m br is 37.11 but that was a long time ago and I'm sure I can swim at least one second faster than that.
So now I have less than two months to become a 100m breaststroker and I'm looking for tips, ideas, drills and workouts to help me swim under 1:20 or at least 1:22.
I'd like to start with splits. What split-technique suits what swimmer?
I thought since I'm more familiar with the 50m br I'd rather try to swim the first length faster (lets say 39 seconds) which will allow me a relatively slower second length (ca.43 seconds), mostly because I'm afraid it'll be harder for me to speed up after 75-80m than to maintain a sub 43s tempo.
What are your beliefs regarding this?
Thanks very much!
Gal
:applaud: Way to go! Congratulations!! :cheerleader:
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:applaud: Way to go! Congratulations!! :cheerleader:
Hey, I learned great tips from Ande on how to prevent those goggles from filling up with water. First, if you put Vaseline around your eye sockets, the seal will fit better and have better suction. (An extra benefit is that it will help protect the delicate skin in that area.) Second, wear your goggles under your cap- and wear a second cap. Third, pull the front of your cap over the top edge of your goggles. Finally, make sure to look back at your feet before you enter the water, so your chin is tucked. :D
