Hey everyone,
I am freestyle sprinter and recently I've been trying to improve my 100 free time which I've done (dropped about 5 seconds) but I need help with one issue in particular.
When I swim the 100 I like to swim all out from the start instead of pacing myself at the beginning then trying to turn it on near the end. I find myself starting to drag halfway through the 75 so by the time I'm on the last 25 I am extremely exhausted. I still get good times though!
My question and perhaps there are some sprinters here that can help me with this is..
are there any workouts that can help with maintaining the last half of a 100 freestyle?
I really need to build endurance for this. Also, perhaps my breathing is messed up? I prefer to breath no more than two times the first 25, no more than 3 times the 2nd 25 and I use the 3rd 25 as the length to get whatever needed air I need so I can keep my head down the last 25 as much as possible and bring it home.
Any suggestions would be a great help!
One other thing no one has really touched on is... How are your turns? If you are not maximizing your underwaters, you're taking more strokes per race. If you can get an extra body length or two out of your underwater push on each turn, thats 4-6 strokes you won't have to take in that race. It could be like swimming a 85 or 90y race as far as your arms go... and theres some to maybe be gained on the start too.
Just something to think about.Very good point, but I'd also suggest you experiment with which is faster. For some swimmers, maximizing underwaters makes sense because they have a powerful SDK; for others, maybe just ensuring they get out far enough to slip under the water wave and getting to the top of the water is faster.
One other thing no one has really touched on is... How are your turns? If you are not maximizing your underwaters, you're taking more strokes per race. If you can get an extra body length or two out of your underwater push on each turn, thats 4-6 strokes you won't have to take in that race. It could be like swimming a 85 or 90y race as far as your arms go... and theres some to maybe be gained on the start too.
Just something to think about.Very good point, but I'd also suggest you experiment with which is faster. For some swimmers, maximizing underwaters makes sense because they have a powerful SDK; for others, maybe just ensuring they get out far enough to slip under the water wave and getting to the top of the water is faster.
