I'm looking to gain more knowledge about sprint freestyle swimming. As an long retired distance freestyler I don't have a great deal of personal knowledge of how to swim the 50 or 100 freestyle. I've coached many sprint freestylers and I know that many of the best sprinters have what I would say an amazing strategy to their sprint swims. I am currently giving private lessons to many age groupers and high school swimmers and I've been explaining to them that some of the best sprinters in the world swim their 50 or 100 with more strategy than just the plain old thought of swimming "FAST".
I would very much appreciate any of you sprinters out there who would like to share your strategies for swimming these two events. I would love to be able to pass on some of this information, but I think many of us in the masters community could learn from some of you as well. I look forward to seeing some of the responses. Maybe I will try sprinting one day (LOL):rofl: .
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A few days of sprinting every so often prepares for the feeling of moving down the pool "at speed". Getting up on the blocks...and perfecting turns is a huge plus.
Swim with long strokes in combination with a fast turn over. "Long and Strong". Often times, becoming over eager means turning over too fast...and results in loss of optimal stroke length.
Nothing gets left in the pool on a 50. Breathe every six ...depending on fitness level (maybe less). No breathing out of the turns...ever.
Pace the 100 with a breathing pattern of every four strokes...no breath out of the turns (six strokes before taking a breath out of the start).
Take it out hard...but not all out fast.
The first fifty should be just about 1 to 1 1/2 seconds off of their best 50 time. (The second 50 should be within 2 to 3 seconds slower than the first.)A few pointers...:lolup:
artemis.crosslink.net/.../speed-up-50-free.htm
A few days of sprinting every so often prepares for the feeling of moving down the pool "at speed". Getting up on the blocks...and perfecting turns is a huge plus.
Swim with long strokes in combination with a fast turn over. "Long and Strong". Often times, becoming over eager means turning over too fast...and results in loss of optimal stroke length.
Nothing gets left in the pool on a 50. Breathe every six ...depending on fitness level (maybe less). No breathing out of the turns...ever.
Pace the 100 with a breathing pattern of every four strokes...no breath out of the turns (six strokes before taking a breath out of the start).
Take it out hard...but not all out fast.
The first fifty should be just about 1 to 1 1/2 seconds off of their best 50 time. (The second 50 should be within 2 to 3 seconds slower than the first.)A few pointers...:lolup:
artemis.crosslink.net/.../speed-up-50-free.htm
