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!
I've never been a believer in this thinking through a race concept, seems overly 1970s to me.
Too bad. Visualization is used extensively by some current, very successful swimmers who will be in London picking up hardware later this summer.
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The problem with guys like Bill and me is visualization for a 1650 gets problematic. After about 800 I start to wonder who could enjoy watching this swim and usually about 1400 I wonder was that 54 or 56 lengths; so I need to start all over."
Perhaps I should post this in the "you know you're a swimmer" thread but --- when putting gas in my car I watch the pump speed through my dollars much faster than I could ever plow through SCY lengths on my way to the $66 mark, imagining every turn, hearing the roar of the crowd, feeling the effortless speed through the water. And then sometimes, for a different experience, I'll watch the gallon register as it rapidly heads towards 15 gallons, those long course laps whizzzing by with so little fatigue. That Chinese guy will never be able to match my pace! And just to show him how far he is in over his head, I throw in a few extra laps without slowing down one bit! When the pump finally stops I have to hold myself back from fist pumping (it might require an embarrassing explanation that only you folks could possibly understand) and instead just put the gas cap back on and continue with my day.
:lmao: Your imagination? Priceless!
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The problem with guys like Bill and me is visualization for a 1650 gets problematic. After about 800 I start to wonder who could enjoy watching this swim and usually about 1400 I wonder was that 54 or 56 lengths; so I need to start all over."
Perhaps I should post this in the "you know you're a swimmer" thread but --- when putting gas in my car I watch the pump speed through my dollars much faster than I could ever plow through SCY lengths on my way to the $66 mark, imagining every turn, hearing the roar of the crowd, feeling the effortless speed through the water. And then sometimes, for a different experience, I'll watch the gallon register as it rapidly heads towards 15 gallons, those long course laps whizzzing by with so little fatigue. That Chinese guy will never be able to match my pace! And just to show him how far he is in over his head, I throw in a few extra laps without slowing down one bit! When the pump finally stops I have to hold myself back from fist pumping (it might require an embarrassing explanation that only you folks could possibly understand) and instead just put the gas cap back on and continue with my day.
Since this thread is about the 100 Free, then visualization exercises can be useful.
The problem with guys like Bill and me is visualization for a 1650 gets problematic. After about 800 I start to wonder who could enjoy watching this swim and usually about 1400 I wonder was that 54 or 56 lengths; so I need to start all over.
In the old days I would sit with my coach and build a race strategy and think about (visualize) various aspects of the swim. Now I get up on the block and think only 66 more to go! :cheerleader:
The problem with guys like Bill and me is visualization for a 1650 gets problematic. After about 800 I start to wonder who could enjoy watching this swim and usually about 1400 I wonder was that 54 or 56 lengths; so I need to start all over.
You left out - wondering at the 1000 if you got out and quit if anyone would notice, or care.
8 x 25 @ 25 or 20 flat out
50-100 easy
Do this 3-4 x
Distance days do 200s at a medium hard pace, ie 5 x 200 @ 2:40 holding 2:25. Scale times to your level.
