In the finals of the 1500 at Worlds, I noticed that all of the swimmers were breathing on the first stroke coming out of their turns instead of taking a pull with the deeper arm and breathing on the second stroke. Any thoughts?
Good thing you don't do the 400IM. :D I had a masters coach who was an IMer in college. he said the pull-out at 275 was the worst.
I am definitely a sprinter. My 50 breaststroke is the best and it gets worse as the distance increases. So, I am out of my element even swimming a 200.
One of these days, just to challenge myself, I am going to do a 400 IM, though. This year, my challenge is to swim the 3K in the Georgia Games Open Water Swim. (Geek, I will dedicate this swim to your "Both Sides of the Lane" column. ;)) And, hopefully, I will make it back in time to turn around and start the 1K with everybody else, one hour later! (I heard the 3K is much longer than a true 3K, so who knows?)
Good thing you don't do the 400IM. :D I had a masters coach who was an IMer in college. he said the pull-out at 275 was the worst.
I am definitely a sprinter. My 50 breaststroke is the best and it gets worse as the distance increases. So, I am out of my element even swimming a 200.
One of these days, just to challenge myself, I am going to do a 400 IM, though. This year, my challenge is to swim the 3K in the Georgia Games Open Water Swim. (Geek, I will dedicate this swim to your "Both Sides of the Lane" column. ;)) And, hopefully, I will make it back in time to turn around and start the 1K with everybody else, one hour later! (I heard the 3K is much longer than a true 3K, so who knows?)
