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
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Rob,
That is a great swim for your son. I have always been taught that a 200 swim should be evenly split. You will always get a two second jump on your first 50 due to the start. 23, 25, 25, 25 with tenths should be a 1:38low to 1:39high. That is what we trained for in college. My high school kids are not All-American yet such as your son, so we just try to get them into the 40's: 25mid, 27mid, 27mid, 27mid = 1:48 with a couple of highs for 1:49. Your son will go high in the draft. Congratulations.
To answer the beginning thread question. The 200 is not a sprint, it is a fast pace swim. The start should be two seconds faster than the other three with those three being evenly split. Comfy, attack, legs, get home x 50. Good Luck.
Rob,
That is a great swim for your son. I have always been taught that a 200 swim should be evenly split. You will always get a two second jump on your first 50 due to the start. 23, 25, 25, 25 with tenths should be a 1:38low to 1:39high. That is what we trained for in college. My high school kids are not All-American yet such as your son, so we just try to get them into the 40's: 25mid, 27mid, 27mid, 27mid = 1:48 with a couple of highs for 1:49. Your son will go high in the draft. Congratulations.
To answer the beginning thread question. The 200 is not a sprint, it is a fast pace swim. The start should be two seconds faster than the other three with those three being evenly split. Comfy, attack, legs, get home x 50. Good Luck.
