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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Now you need to find another 5s in the 200.
Given your target of 1:55 = 115s, according
to Nessel's racing formula,
4X + 6.2 = 115 => X=27.2,
so you need a 25.2 for your best-effort 50.
We haven't seen you swim, but I'd mention
that a lot of HS swimmers focus too much on
propulsion (trying to go faster) and not enough
on drag (not doing things that slow you down).
If breathing is slowing you down, instead of breathing
less, learn how to breathe so it does not slow you down.
Watch this video:
Michael Phelps freestyle multi angle camera - YouTube
from about :02 - :08 and again from :20 - :25 and again
from :45 - :58. Drill that streamline into your head.
I hope you get your name on the record board.
Post a pic if you do.
Thanks for all your advise! I truly think I'm very capable of going a 25 on a 50. I'll take your advise and focus on less drag, but for breathing I don't know if its a problem or not. Just most coaches have taught me less breathes = more aerodynamic = less time. And for that record board pic, we don't even have a pool haha, but then we're still the fastest high school boy's team in the city! Funny how that works huh :)
Now you need to find another 5s in the 200.
Given your target of 1:55 = 115s, according
to Nessel's racing formula,
4X + 6.2 = 115 => X=27.2,
so you need a 25.2 for your best-effort 50.
We haven't seen you swim, but I'd mention
that a lot of HS swimmers focus too much on
propulsion (trying to go faster) and not enough
on drag (not doing things that slow you down).
If breathing is slowing you down, instead of breathing
less, learn how to breathe so it does not slow you down.
Watch this video:
Michael Phelps freestyle multi angle camera - YouTube
from about :02 - :08 and again from :20 - :25 and again
from :45 - :58. Drill that streamline into your head.
I hope you get your name on the record board.
Post a pic if you do.
Thanks for all your advise! I truly think I'm very capable of going a 25 on a 50. I'll take your advise and focus on less drag, but for breathing I don't know if its a problem or not. Just most coaches have taught me less breathes = more aerodynamic = less time. And for that record board pic, we don't even have a pool haha, but then we're still the fastest high school boy's team in the city! Funny how that works huh :)
