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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Solar,
Tell me how you can see the flash outdoors, you would have to have your head turned in a very uncomfortable position. Some have said they have seen the flash off the water indoors, but again most cannot see it.
The flash is for the timers, not for the swimmers.
With the eyes closed the ears become more sensitive.
And by listening to the starter carefully you can get his rythm and be intune with the starting gun or beep.
When running two pools at the same time, the starter beep becomes critical.
Solar,
Tell me how you can see the flash outdoors, you would have to have your head turned in a very uncomfortable position. Some have said they have seen the flash off the water indoors, but again most cannot see it.
The flash is for the timers, not for the swimmers.
With the eyes closed the ears become more sensitive.
And by listening to the starter carefully you can get his rythm and be intune with the starting gun or beep.
When running two pools at the same time, the starter beep becomes critical.
