What are your thoughts on this. Had a great week in practice. Great times in repeats. Did a 400scm time trial on Friday and was within 6 seconds of my meet time in the 400!! Felt great. Had a meet today (Sunday) and my 500 free, (the only event I swam) was 10 seconds slower than I think it should have been. Twelve seconds slower than my best time at last years nationals.
I am usually at my best when I swim the first event of the day. The 500 was the last event. I did not arrive at the pool until 1:00 and swam at 4:30. I ate my regular breakfast and lunch and kept hydrated.
So, chalk it up to experience?, bad body rhythms, not enough food? What say you???
Glenn
Parents
Former Member
Glenn,
Everyone who has allergies/asthma had trouble at that meet. It was close to 90 degrees (eat your hearts out northeast) and the allergans count was very high.
I have my asthma in GREAT control with Singulair, yet Sunday I could barely breathe when warming up. Check out my articles on asthma at:
www.breaststroke.info/BRST12.htmwww.breaststroke.info/newasthma.html
Two things were happening Glenn, first the time trial was too close to the meet. That added a little to the meet time. You can't blame the pool, it is a fast pool with plenty of depth. Did you go to any clinics lately to work on your turns and streamline off the walls? A 500 is just a start and 19 turns and pushoffs. It was great to see Brian Goodell swim, his stroke is still perfect.
Back when he was Olympic champ, coaches said his head was too low in the water, exactly how we coach it now. He went past the flags every turn!
I agree with Jim, the fastskin is worth nearly a dozen seconds, but only if you swim smart with good streamlines.
Trivia, who can name the other two (2) Olympic Gold medal winners at the Mission Viejo meet. Results are at www.spma.net/.../MV_scy03Results.htm
Wayne McCauley
SPMA Chairman
Glenn,
Everyone who has allergies/asthma had trouble at that meet. It was close to 90 degrees (eat your hearts out northeast) and the allergans count was very high.
I have my asthma in GREAT control with Singulair, yet Sunday I could barely breathe when warming up. Check out my articles on asthma at:
www.breaststroke.info/BRST12.htmwww.breaststroke.info/newasthma.html
Two things were happening Glenn, first the time trial was too close to the meet. That added a little to the meet time. You can't blame the pool, it is a fast pool with plenty of depth. Did you go to any clinics lately to work on your turns and streamline off the walls? A 500 is just a start and 19 turns and pushoffs. It was great to see Brian Goodell swim, his stroke is still perfect.
Back when he was Olympic champ, coaches said his head was too low in the water, exactly how we coach it now. He went past the flags every turn!
I agree with Jim, the fastskin is worth nearly a dozen seconds, but only if you swim smart with good streamlines.
Trivia, who can name the other two (2) Olympic Gold medal winners at the Mission Viejo meet. Results are at www.spma.net/.../MV_scy03Results.htm
Wayne McCauley
SPMA Chairman
