I guess some background information may help you in answering my question. Hello, my name is Alex and I am quickly approaching my last year of high school swimming. Last high school season I finished my 200 yard free with my best time of 2:12.17 (not that stellar I know :cry: ) However I did end up getting second place overall. Now next high school season I'm ranked first in the 200 yard free, but there's always room for improvement. I would LOVE to get the school record (1:55.45) by may 2012 but that's pushing it I think. So how do you swim a 200 free?
Last 200 yard free I swam I got a time of 2:17.09 I tried breathing every 4 the whole race and it really tired me out.
I believe my next strategy is going to be
1st 25 - go 99% breathing every 4
75 - 500 pace breathing every 2
50 - going 100% breathing every 6
50 - anything I got left
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What they said. I breathe every 3rd for the first 100 keeping the kick light, ramp up the kick the last 12 yards of the first 100. 3rd 50, switch to every 2nd stroke for breathing and start blasting the kick. Bring it home that last 50. Fight the pain.
If you want to go 1:55, you're gonna need to take that race out in 55-56ish as easy speed. If your sprint 100 is currently 55, you may have a hard time maintaining your speed to make 1:55. If you can do 55 as reasonably easy speed, you shouldn't have any problem breaking 1:55.
What they said. I breathe every 3rd for the first 100 keeping the kick light, ramp up the kick the last 12 yards of the first 100. 3rd 50, switch to every 2nd stroke for breathing and start blasting the kick. Bring it home that last 50. Fight the pain.
If you want to go 1:55, you're gonna need to take that race out in 55-56ish as easy speed. If your sprint 100 is currently 55, you may have a hard time maintaining your speed to make 1:55. If you can do 55 as reasonably easy speed, you shouldn't have any problem breaking 1:55.
