How to build up endurance to swim the 200 fly? I haven't competed in this event in almost 30 years, but I can still do a respectable 50 fly. Is it lost forever, or can I get it back? Or maybe at least the 100 fly? Any training tips or advice? :afraid:
Another approach that works for some people is to treat the 200 like a set of 8 x 25 fly. This week work on 8 x 25 fly with 30 seconds rest. Next week, 8 x 25 fly with 25 seconds rest. And so on until your rest between each 25 is just a couple extra breaths during the turn. At some point what you're doing becomes indistinguishable from swimming a 200 fly, but you know in your mind that you're just swimming 8 x 25.
I had a coach back in the day who called these "ideals". Set a realistic target time. Divide that into pieces (say, 8x25 or 4x50) and swim each piece at the target pace with the rest necessary to hold it together. Over time, reduce the rest as you described above.
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Another approach that works for some people is to treat the 200 like a set of 8 x 25 fly. This week work on 8 x 25 fly with 30 seconds rest. Next week, 8 x 25 fly with 25 seconds rest. And so on until your rest between each 25 is just a couple extra breaths during the turn. At some point what you're doing becomes indistinguishable from swimming a 200 fly, but you know in your mind that you're just swimming 8 x 25.
I had a coach back in the day who called these "ideals". Set a realistic target time. Divide that into pieces (say, 8x25 or 4x50) and swim each piece at the target pace with the rest necessary to hold it together. Over time, reduce the rest as you described above.
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