Hello Guys, i need help with my 50 free BAD. My fastest time was 23.39 Which i went in Feburary of 2011 and in my recent meet about two weeks ago i went a 23.60 which im very dissapointed with.
I have the video from the meet because i know my freestyle isnt perfect and i would love your guys opinion on what i can do to get better i hope to go between 22.4 and 22.7 by March- April of 2012
The quality isnt that good since it was recorded with my Iphone 4 and it is turned to the side for some reason.
50 Freestyle 23.60 - YouTube
Im in Lane six.. but From the angle of the video, Lane 3 ( african american kid)
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It's frustrating to put in a year of work for no improvement, but every swim has context. You're a high school swimmer, right? Was that 23.39 from the championship season, rested and shaved? When I was in high school I went 23.1 in the prelims of a championship meet and dropped to 22.3 the next day when I shaved. No guarantee of anything like that happening to you; I'm just saying there's a context.
Anyway your technique looks solid. You might be pulling too far back and not releasing from the pull soon enough underwater. You have high distance per stroke but this technique problem is a common way of artificially increasing DPS. Do a lot of sprints experimenting with an earlier release. Try to get the balance right between DPS and turnover.
It's frustrating to put in a year of work for no improvement, but every swim has context. You're a high school swimmer, right? Was that 23.39 from the championship season, rested and shaved? When I was in high school I went 23.1 in the prelims of a championship meet and dropped to 22.3 the next day when I shaved. No guarantee of anything like that happening to you; I'm just saying there's a context.
Anyway your technique looks solid. You might be pulling too far back and not releasing from the pull soon enough underwater. You have high distance per stroke but this technique problem is a common way of artificially increasing DPS. Do a lot of sprints experimenting with an earlier release. Try to get the balance right between DPS and turnover.
