Hi All,
As a 53 male what would be the expected % drop off for the following distances.
starting with 25m single length as the base
then 50m
then 100m
then 200m
Thank you
Hi All, As a 53 male what would be the expected % drop off for the following distances.
starting with 25m single length as the base then 50m then 100m then 200m Thank you
50/100/200 times / ratios greatly vary from one swimmer to the next. Race them and find out.
Ideally you want to do each race fresh and rested, if you do them on the same day with not enough rest between each, you're not as likely to do your best times on your 2nd & 3rd swims.
Also correctly split your 100 & especially your 200
I've written about 100 vs 200 comparison Ratios in Swim Faster Faster
For many well conditoned young swimmers, you take their 100 time double it and add 10 seconds
so if you go 1:00 in your 100 fr you're likely to be 2:10 in your 200 Free
Here's some guidelines:
4 - 7 second drop offs: distance swimmers and freaks of nature
ie a friend of mine's daughter went 57.4 in her 100 LCM fr and 1:59.2 in her 200,
she has the remarkable ability to take her 200 free out just 1 second slower than her 100 time,
yet still keep her 3rd & 4th 50's together
7 - 10 second drop offs: middle distance swimmers
10 - 13: most sprinters
13 + drop dead sprinters, poorly conditioned swimmers, & swimmers who made bad split choices in their 200's
Your ratios can change over time based on the type of training you do, but usually people are what they are and changing ratios is difficult and slow.
Hi All, As a 53 male what would be the expected % drop off for the following distances.
starting with 25m single length as the base then 50m then 100m then 200m Thank you
50/100/200 times / ratios greatly vary from one swimmer to the next. Race them and find out.
Ideally you want to do each race fresh and rested, if you do them on the same day with not enough rest between each, you're not as likely to do your best times on your 2nd & 3rd swims.
Also correctly split your 100 & especially your 200
I've written about 100 vs 200 comparison Ratios in Swim Faster Faster
For many well conditoned young swimmers, you take their 100 time double it and add 10 seconds
so if you go 1:00 in your 100 fr you're likely to be 2:10 in your 200 Free
Here's some guidelines:
4 - 7 second drop offs: distance swimmers and freaks of nature
ie a friend of mine's daughter went 57.4 in her 100 LCM fr and 1:59.2 in her 200,
she has the remarkable ability to take her 200 free out just 1 second slower than her 100 time,
yet still keep her 3rd & 4th 50's together
7 - 10 second drop offs: middle distance swimmers
10 - 13: most sprinters
13 + drop dead sprinters, poorly conditioned swimmers, & swimmers who made bad split choices in their 200's
Your ratios can change over time based on the type of training you do, but usually people are what they are and changing ratios is difficult and slow.
