Max Speed Question

Just curious. What distances in an interval series would you swim at max. speed? For example, I would do a series of 50s at max speed but would it make sense to do 4 x 200 at max speed or is that counterproductive? you can only swim at your absolute MAX speed for several seconds, it creates serious fatigue then requires more recovery before you repeat. you could do 50's AFAP, if you're swimming 200's you want to do them with sensible splitting not at MAX SPEED, you'd actually go at 90 or 92 or 3 % effort otherwise you're going to be very tired and not perform your best times the sets you do depend upon your goals and the training effects you intend to create

Just curious. What distances in an interval series would you swim at max. speed? For example, I would do a series of 50s at max speed but would it make sense to do 4 x 200 at max speed or is that counterproductive? you can only swim at your absolute MAX speed for several seconds, it creates serious fatigue then requires more recovery before you repeat. you could do 50's AFAP, if you're swimming 200's you want to do them with sensible splitting not at MAX SPEED, you'd actually go at 90 or 92 or 3 % effort otherwise you're going to be very tired and not perform your best times the sets you do depend upon your goals and the training effects you intend to create