I just went to my first two-day meet this weekend, and I had a really rough time the second day. The first day I was able to to get personal bests in 2 of my 3 swims and was only about half a second off in the other, but the second day I was 1-3 seconds off in all three races. I was also a little sore the second day, probably because there was no warmup pool. Is there anything I should have done so I could swim faster the second day?
After the first day, it's great to do a major warmdown after the last event. I usually make it three times the distance of the total yards/meters I swam that day.
So if you swam a 50 and a 100, you need to warm down at least 450 yards/meters.
And stretch during that warm down period.
That applies to everyone in a meet. When I coached 10 and unders, I made them all swim down after each day of a meet. They always complained but they did it and swam well the next day.
After the first day, it's great to do a major warmdown after the last event. I usually make it three times the distance of the total yards/meters I swam that day.
So if you swam a 50 and a 100, you need to warm down at least 450 yards/meters.
And stretch during that warm down period.
That applies to everyone in a meet. When I coached 10 and unders, I made them all swim down after each day of a meet. They always complained but they did it and swam well the next day.
