How to swim 100m breaststroke

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 Last saturday-sunday I swam at the meet 50 and 100m Breaststroke LCM. The results were 0:37'16 and 1:22'4. It was my 2nd meet after 25 years without swimming. I also swam 100m 1st time after the break. IMO you can do it. You need to swim sets for acceleration as well as interval sets but don't overload yourself last week before the meet. Another important thing is warm-up before the meet: you need to feel your muscles are warm but not tired. Eat at least 2 hours before the meet and do much stretching. Good luck! :)

: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 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.

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...

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... But swedish goggles don't have rubber! ecx.images-amazon.com/.../31yGBu6Vk7L._AA300_.jpg

But swedish goggles don't have rubber! ecx.images-amazon.com/.../31yGBu6Vk7L._AA300_.jpg I am aware of that, however, I still think Vaseline would help protect your skin from the pressure of the goggles- and help with the fit. Hey, it wouldn't hurt to try it in practice. :agree: P.S. To reduce rubbing and blisters, I also use Vaseline on the heals of my feet, before I put my socks and shoes and do any long walks. In addition, I use it under the shoulder straps on my suit, before long swims.

Hi Swimmer, It was LCM. :) Thanks

Race day was yesterday. I had pretty much every possible excuse to fail. I only had 2.5 weeks to change from 50 to 100m br. I was sick and on meds. I had to wake up several times the night before because my dog was sick and cried a lot. I dived awfully. I got my goggles full of water during that awful dive. BUT I DID IT! I swam 1:22.28 My first 50 was 38:23 - about a second slower than my all out 50m time (like Ande said) The second 50 was 44 seconds - 4 seconds drop off, like Allen said. Reaction Time: 0.69 I read Ande's SFF tips every night, I had a song in my head, During the 1st fifty I kept telling myself "Narrow kick! Narrow kick!" and going back, I kept thinking "1:22, 1:22" and I didn't even feel like I'm getting tired. I did it! It feels so good. Thank you guys!! :)

: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

Race day was yesterday. I had pretty much every possible excuse to fail. I only had 2.5 weeks to change from 50 to 100m br. I was sick and on meds. I had to wake up several times the night before because my dog was sick and cried a lot. I dived awfully. I got my goggles full of water during that awful dive. BUT I DID IT! :cheerleader: ...and this is why we should "train to win on your worst day". U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums - View Single Post - Ande's Swimming Tips: Swimming Faster Faster

Hi Elaine, thanks. :) As for the dive and the goggles, it never happened to me before but I still intend to work on my starts a lot this year.