If you were to do a broken 200 freestyle swim (scy) as 4 x 50 on (X) interval in a practice setting and add the total time for each of the four 50s, what interval would give you the best approximation of your 200 race time? The interval would depend on your speed, so perhaps I'm asking how much rest you should have between each 50. I recently did 4x50 on 0:45 and went 29, 30, 31, 30. I'm wondering how close I'll be to 2:00 in a race.
I do similar broken 200 times when tapering for a meet with no drag suit, no dive and plenty of rest. The only difference is that I do them on :40 instead of :45. I've never broken 2:00 but I've been close. The thing is that what works for one person may not for another. The only way to know if this works for you is to try it. It may be a stretch but I do think you are in the 2:00 - 2:05 ballpark. With a shave/taper and mistake free swim, I think 2:00 definitely possible.
I do similar broken 200 times when tapering for a meet with no drag suit, no dive and plenty of rest. The only difference is that I do them on :40 instead of :45. I've never broken 2:00 but I've been close. The thing is that what works for one person may not for another. The only way to know if this works for you is to try it. It may be a stretch but I do think you are in the 2:00 - 2:05 ballpark. With a shave/taper and mistake free swim, I think 2:00 definitely possible.
