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.
200 yard butterfly.
200 yard butterfly is Love At First Sight. This is the event swimmers fear so much? I loved it! I went 2:44.33. I didn't die or anything, no piano on my back. My Splits:
34.41
1:15.36 (40.95)
2:00.26 (44.90)
2:44.33 (44.07)
I want to do it again asap. I was certainly hesitant on the second 100, because I wasn't sure of how much I could put the pedal to the metal at different points of the race. Come to think of it, I was hesitant on the first 100, too. I can probably get this race in the 2:30s very easily. *knock on wood* Today, I swam the race like I was in a minefield. Looking at the splits, my first 100 was faster than the first 100 of my 200 back yesterday.
In conclusion, I think the 200 fly will become one of my staples.
Nice job!! Now just start ramping up the effort a bit until you find your breaking point. Then you just have to keep practicing and trying different techniques to get past that breaking point. Yes, it will hurt, but when you're done and you've swum fast, it feels great!!
Lots of people think I'm crazy for doing as many 200 Fly's (and 500 Flys) as I do, but I've really enjoyed them. I even do them occasionally in the 200 Free event to race the freestylers. :applaud:
Congratulations on your success. And keep the good times rolling!
200 yard butterfly.
200 yard butterfly is Love At First Sight. This is the event swimmers fear so much? I loved it! I went 2:44.33. I didn't die or anything, no piano on my back. My Splits:
34.41
1:15.36 (40.95)
2:00.26 (44.90)
2:44.33 (44.07)
I want to do it again asap. I was certainly hesitant on the second 100, because I wasn't sure of how much I could put the pedal to the metal at different points of the race. Come to think of it, I was hesitant on the first 100, too. I can probably get this race in the 2:30s very easily. *knock on wood* Today, I swam the race like I was in a minefield. Looking at the splits, my first 100 was faster than the first 100 of my 200 back yesterday.
In conclusion, I think the 200 fly will become one of my staples.
Nice job!! Now just start ramping up the effort a bit until you find your breaking point. Then you just have to keep practicing and trying different techniques to get past that breaking point. Yes, it will hurt, but when you're done and you've swum fast, it feels great!!
Lots of people think I'm crazy for doing as many 200 Fly's (and 500 Flys) as I do, but I've really enjoyed them. I even do them occasionally in the 200 Free event to race the freestylers. :applaud:
Congratulations on your success. And keep the good times rolling!
