Hey guys, do you have any strategy to swimming the 50 free?
1) Do you just go as hard as you can and hope you can stay strong till the end?
And
2) Same thing with breathing (if you can't last a lap without breathing) so do you pace your breathing or do you try to last as long as you can and then breath till the end?
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All joking aside, I do agree. What a perfect 50 requires, though is perfection:
Good analysis, though much of this (60-70%) shouldn't have to be thought about during a race since you only get a thought or two. Most of these can be perfected and nearly completely preprogrammed during practice, thereby making such an ordeal a lot less tiring.
"There's no time to think up there, if you think, you're dead." :)
I don't want to trivialize some of what you wrote there as they are all valid points, but...
There is only 3 points of discretion, I feel, that a properly prepared sprinter has to actively think about during a race. In my experience... the "lost perfection" part of my races has always been one of these three things:
1) WHEN to initiate the start sequence (reaction)
2) WHEN to turn (turn distance from wall)
3) WHEN to take that digging stroke that will be the last, turn on side, and try to break your fingers on the pad (finish).
Train properly, prepare properly, and nail this trifecta, and you will have a perfect 50 race.
These points kinda digress from what the OP was actually asking though, so I'll leave it there for now.
All joking aside, I do agree. What a perfect 50 requires, though is perfection:
Good analysis, though much of this (60-70%) shouldn't have to be thought about during a race since you only get a thought or two. Most of these can be perfected and nearly completely preprogrammed during practice, thereby making such an ordeal a lot less tiring.
"There's no time to think up there, if you think, you're dead." :)
I don't want to trivialize some of what you wrote there as they are all valid points, but...
There is only 3 points of discretion, I feel, that a properly prepared sprinter has to actively think about during a race. In my experience... the "lost perfection" part of my races has always been one of these three things:
1) WHEN to initiate the start sequence (reaction)
2) WHEN to turn (turn distance from wall)
3) WHEN to take that digging stroke that will be the last, turn on side, and try to break your fingers on the pad (finish).
Train properly, prepare properly, and nail this trifecta, and you will have a perfect 50 race.
These points kinda digress from what the OP was actually asking though, so I'll leave it there for now.
