I am doing the 200 fly for the first time. RUH OH!!!
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It's gonna be next weekend on April 1 at the 2012 Pacific Masters SCY Champs in Moraga, CA.
Please help me out! What do I do? What's the best strategy? My 100 fly PB is 1:04.2, but my in-season time is currently at 1:08.86.
I will also be doing the 200 back and ***. I haven't done the 200 *** in ages. The last time I did it (Jan '11) was absolutely horrible- I got a 3:17 when my 100 time at the same meet was 1:29. My 100 time has since gone down to 1:17. I just really, really want to go under 3 minutes in the event. What do you guys think will help?
As for the 200 back, my PB in that event is a 2:31.72 from a taper meet last July. My converted scy time from a meet close to that one is about a 2:47, but I'm getting down pretty close, in the 100 at least, to my taper time at this stroke. Last month, I went 1:09.6, which was just a second off my taper time of 1:08.6.
All suggestions, strategies, condolences... are welcome! If I don't survive, James Thornton gets to have all my posts.
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Thanks for all the advice so far! My 200 fly is going to be my second event on April Fools' Day, with just the 100 free before it. I'm training through this meet, no taper.
What I'm taking away from it all:
-NO breathing off the wall. Just don't. That shouldn't be too tough, I don't do that on the 100 fly.
-take it out at about 85%, on that first 50
-establish breathing pattern, perhaps at least one up and one down to prevent verticality
-correct splitting is crucial
-ez speed SDKs off walls, don't take too many. This one might be hard for me to resist doing. I am notorious for staying underwater a long time off every wall in the 100 fly, though I've been working on surfacing earlier.
Allen Stark, I look forward to seeing you there! Good luck!
Thanks for all the advice so far! My 200 fly is going to be my second event on April Fools' Day, with just the 100 free before it. I'm training through this meet, no taper.
What I'm taking away from it all:
-NO breathing off the wall. Just don't. That shouldn't be too tough, I don't do that on the 100 fly.
-take it out at about 85%, on that first 50
-establish breathing pattern, perhaps at least one up and one down to prevent verticality
-correct splitting is crucial
-ez speed SDKs off walls, don't take too many. This one might be hard for me to resist doing. I am notorious for staying underwater a long time off every wall in the 100 fly, though I've been working on surfacing earlier.
Allen Stark, I look forward to seeing you there! Good luck!
