OK, Forumites, I need help figuring this out... :help:
I am a breaststroker, for sure; definitely best at the 50. It goes downhill from there, according to how my times fall on the (outdated, I know) 2010 Motivational Times Charts. Since I have always been a speedster in general (definitely a rabbit, rather than a truck), I thought of myself as a sprinter. And, my 50's in all strokes rank higher than my 100's and 200's.
BUT, my coach declared me a true distance swimmer, after I swam my 2,000 fly (and felt better at the end than at the beginning), negative split my back-to-back 3k and 1k open water swims, and negative split my 400m free and 800m free races on my first attempt. He also whips me on the first half of our training sessions, but I get stronger and start negative splitting during the second half of our 4,000 yard workouts.
More evidence: According to the Motivational Times Chart, I rank highest in the 50 and 1650 freestyle and poorest in the 100 and 200.
So, what gives? I'm best at the extremes, but, even when I correctly split my 100's and 200's, they :censor:. Any ideas as to why this is and whether I am truly a sprinter or distance swimmer? :dunno:
I agree with Ande - be happy you are so versatile!
Good at the 50, good at the 1650. Maybe you are going out too fast in your 100 and 200 races? 50 is all out so it doesn't matter. 1650 has enough race left to recover if you are out too fast,. Since it is so long you are less likely to go out as fast as you might in a 100 or 200.
What do your splits look like. A lot of people more qualified that me to comment on this but it was my first thought.
My backstroke splits at my last meet were: 44.67, 48.12. I thought that was pretty good for my first attempt at 100 back. My 200 breaststroke splits were: 47.08, 53.07, 53.71, 52.43. My time was pathetic; 4-6 seconds off my typical time, due to having to kick at less than 100% power due to an injury. I won't even give you my 100 breaststroke split; my leg was THIS close to further injury during the first 50 and I had to back off the power almost completely. My stroke count skyrocketed because of it.
When I raced 400m and 800m free, my splits were on a bell curve, negative splitting towards the end and the worst in the middle.
I agree with Ande - be happy you are so versatile!
Good at the 50, good at the 1650. Maybe you are going out too fast in your 100 and 200 races? 50 is all out so it doesn't matter. 1650 has enough race left to recover if you are out too fast,. Since it is so long you are less likely to go out as fast as you might in a 100 or 200.
What do your splits look like. A lot of people more qualified that me to comment on this but it was my first thought.
My backstroke splits at my last meet were: 44.67, 48.12. I thought that was pretty good for my first attempt at 100 back. My 200 breaststroke splits were: 47.08, 53.07, 53.71, 52.43. My time was pathetic; 4-6 seconds off my typical time, due to having to kick at less than 100% power due to an injury. I won't even give you my 100 breaststroke split; my leg was THIS close to further injury during the first 50 and I had to back off the power almost completely. My stroke count skyrocketed because of it.
When I raced 400m and 800m free, my splits were on a bell curve, negative splitting towards the end and the worst in the middle.
