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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Agree with Ande and Kirk's comments. Similar advice to Ande but this is how I approach my 200 free:
1st 50 - I tell myself to hold back a little - in the excitement of the race you want to go out hard! Don't do it! "Easy" speed here.
2nd 50 - Maintain a good steady strong pace
3rd 50 - This is where you start to go harder - bring in the kick a little more and build - you should "feel" like you are going faster than the 2nd 50
4th 50 - Give this 50 everything you have left and focus on a good turn off the last wall (200 scy/m) - bring it home
Good conditioning will allow you to bring the 2nd 100 home and have that split closer to the 1st 100. I breathe every two or three strokes the whole way. I have a big frame that needs as much O2 as I can get in!
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Agree with Ande and Kirk's comments. Similar advice to Ande but this is how I approach my 200 free:
1st 50 - I tell myself to hold back a little - in the excitement of the race you want to go out hard! Don't do it! "Easy" speed here.
2nd 50 - Maintain a good steady strong pace
3rd 50 - This is where you start to go harder - bring in the kick a little more and build - you should "feel" like you are going faster than the 2nd 50
4th 50 - Give this 50 everything you have left and focus on a good turn off the last wall (200 scy/m) - bring it home
Good conditioning will allow you to bring the 2nd 100 home and have that split closer to the 1st 100. I breathe every two or three strokes the whole way. I have a big frame that needs as much O2 as I can get in!
:2cents:
