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?
Based on my experience, here's what I do:
1) Relax during the start and focus on a snappy reaction (practice this with dives and jumping),
2) Get a huge breath on the start (while leaving the platform) and hope it lasts at least 35m.
3) Focus on a strong, fast kick. The kick sets my tempo for my arms, the faster I kick, the faster I stroke. In watching elite sprinters, they all seem to have monster kicks.
4) Do my best to keep my head down, when my head is down, my feet stay up.
Other points to consider. 50s tend to require more rest/taper than distance events. Training-wise, it's good to swim superfast 15s and 25s to practice swimming at race speed, and swimming with fins will help you find areas of resistance and help with reducing drag.
Good luck :banana:
Based on my experience, here's what I do:
1) Relax during the start and focus on a snappy reaction (practice this with dives and jumping),
2) Get a huge breath on the start (while leaving the platform) and hope it lasts at least 35m.
3) Focus on a strong, fast kick. The kick sets my tempo for my arms, the faster I kick, the faster I stroke. In watching elite sprinters, they all seem to have monster kicks.
4) Do my best to keep my head down, when my head is down, my feet stay up.
Other points to consider. 50s tend to require more rest/taper than distance events. Training-wise, it's good to swim superfast 15s and 25s to practice swimming at race speed, and swimming with fins will help you find areas of resistance and help with reducing drag.
Good luck :banana:
