he got tired, his 250 splits were:
2:29.94 2:38.05
he had an 8 second difference between his 1st 250 & his 2nd
he didn't drop the hammer on his last 50 or build the last 3
splits:
27.62 29.88 57.50
30.39 30.83 61.22 1:27.89 1:58.72
31.22 31.32 62.54 2:29.94 3:01.26
31.67 31.88 63.55 3:32.93 4:04.81
31.83 31.47 63.30 4:36.64 5:08.11
The 500 is a painful race. it's only 10 50's but going a bit too hard on your first few 50's really affects your last 5
my guess is his swim training is spotty and his travel schedule is heavy
he got tired, his 250 splits were:
2:29.94 2:38.05
he had an 8 second difference between his 1st 250 & his 2nd
he didn't drop the hammer on his last 50 or build the last 3
splits:
27.62 29.88 57.50
30.39 30.83 61.22 1:27.89 1:58.72
31.22 31.32 62.54 2:29.94 3:01.26
31.67 31.88 63.55 3:32.93 4:04.81
31.83 31.47 63.30 4:36.64 5:08.11
The 500 is a painful race. it's only 10 50's but going a bit too hard on your first few 50's really affects your last 5
my guess is his swim training is spotty and his travel schedule is heavy