100 Freestyle Endurance

In your mind you are only backing off about 10% of effort. Perhaps more like .8 if you want to be exact. But yes, if you watch the 100 free videos that's how those boys are doing it. It's 90% down 100% coming home. I'm building to 100 before the turn at 50m.

Hmm, wouldn't that mean you'd be swimming very close to the same speed as in a 50 then? Since in a 50 you'll finish to your hand that's a few tenths faster than you'll go with a flip. I think splitting around a second slower than your best 50 is more realistic. Like I said above .8 on race day rested and tapered.

T. It's the rare master who's well conditioned enough to go out 1 second over their 50 PR. Well conditioned? Or maybe just crappy at sprinting:wave:

Gills would be very nice to have in the 100!

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! You want to improve to improve your 100 free time What are your 25, 50, 75, 100, 150 & 200 free times? how old are you? height weight do you train with a coach & time or by yourself how many times a week do you train? how far per practice? are you lifting weights? do you have any videos of you swimming? How's your flutter kick with a board? What are your times for 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, & 200 kick? Got any videos of you swimming, please provide youtube links. When you swim the 100, you go all out from the start instead of pacing yourself and you get real tired near the end of your race what is your best 100 & how did you split it? what was your time at the 50? what was your 2nd 50? whats the difference between the 2? BTW everybody gets tired, everybody hurts when they sprint a 100, it might help you to correctly split your 100 are there any workouts that can help with maintaining the last half of a 100 freestyle? there's plenty but you really didn't provide enough info about you to really figure out what might be best for you I really need to build endurance for this. you need speed endurance Your breathing is messed up breathing no more than two times on your first 25, & no more than 3 times the 2nd 25 might be a mistake it really depends on your times I suggest you pick a pattern like every 4 you need air when you race, but I don't know your times, so give us more info and we'll give you more suggestions. Ande

Let's also not forget one second is a lot more if you can do a 50 in 20 seconds versus if you can do a 50 in 30 seconds. Is this advanced physics reasoning where the space time continuum is bent? As a swimmer approaches the speed of light a second A) Becomes longer B) Is a static unit of that is the same no matter what universe the swimmer is in C) Becomes smaller (the water is cold, al'right?)

Can I choose D? All of the above. Hmmm... a smaller longer static unit of time might be good for the streamline.

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.

Translation: I compete in events that nobody does, so that I look more talented than I actually am. & that comment doesn't hold water considering pwb just finished 2nd in the most stacked masters race in history: www.usms.org/.../index.php (scroll down to the 500)

Sprint kick sets should be included along with the rest of your sprint training. Kicking 700 continuous is not as helpful as kicking a couple all out 25s for your 100.