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
Thanks Elaine, never heard about such Vaseline application :D
Wonder if that works with Swedish goggles I use?
I usually use only 1 cup but I put it over the top edge of my goggles as you wrote.
Now that I am- uh- getting older (almost 50), I find the skin around my eyes has gotten thinner and more delicate. So, I use Vaseline every single time I swim, to keep the skin from getting red and irritated. It really does help keep the goggles fitting better, as well; even on turns. So, try it with your Swedish goggles; it couldn't hurt.
Although one cap works, I use a second cap on races, just in case...
Thanks Elaine, never heard about such Vaseline application :D
Wonder if that works with Swedish goggles I use?
I usually use only 1 cup but I put it over the top edge of my goggles as you wrote.
Now that I am- uh- getting older (almost 50), I find the skin around my eyes has gotten thinner and more delicate. So, I use Vaseline every single time I swim, to keep the skin from getting red and irritated. It really does help keep the goggles fitting better, as well; even on turns. So, try it with your Swedish goggles; it couldn't hurt.
Although one cap works, I use a second cap on races, just in case...
