If one of the kids I coach wanted to swim a 1:58 200 free, and is in good health and can swim a :54 flat 100 free, what splits should they target for their 4 50's? I know that the 200 is the longest sprint, but how does :27, :30, :31, :30 sound? Thanks for the input.
Joe
from observing splits at the olympics
the really good swimmers tended to go
25.0 27.0 27.0 27.0
then try to hold the next three close
it's best to not have much fade when you compare
the first hundred to the second hundred
it's hard to hold back to split a 200 correctly
if your swimmer can go a 54.0 in the 100
he should be at or under 1:58 in the 200
depending if he's a better sprinter or 500 swimmer
if he's a better 500 swimmer he could go 1:54 - 1:56 in the 200 with 54.0 speed.
I'd throw out the 31 and tell him to be around or under 30
Originally posted by swimpastor
If one of the kids I coach wanted to swim a 1:58 200 free, and is in good health and can swim a :54 flat 100 free, what splits should they target for their 4 50's? I know that the 200 is the longest sprint, but how does :27, :30, :31, :30 sound? Thanks for the input.
Joe
from observing splits at the olympics
the really good swimmers tended to go
25.0 27.0 27.0 27.0
then try to hold the next three close
it's best to not have much fade when you compare
the first hundred to the second hundred
it's hard to hold back to split a 200 correctly
if your swimmer can go a 54.0 in the 100
he should be at or under 1:58 in the 200
depending if he's a better sprinter or 500 swimmer
if he's a better 500 swimmer he could go 1:54 - 1:56 in the 200 with 54.0 speed.
I'd throw out the 31 and tell him to be around or under 30
Originally posted by swimpastor
If one of the kids I coach wanted to swim a 1:58 200 free, and is in good health and can swim a :54 flat 100 free, what splits should they target for their 4 50's? I know that the 200 is the longest sprint, but how does :27, :30, :31, :30 sound? Thanks for the input.
Joe
