My name's colin, and I swim at pasadena high school in texas. I'm a sophomore just starting swim (after trying to find the right sport) and have been swimming for a little bit less than a semester.
My meet times
50yd free: 0:30.23 (warm pool )
50yd ***: 0:36.49 (warm pool)
100 yd ***: 1:30 (cold pool)
The meet I got the 45sec 50yd the pool wasn't an ideal temperature, and it was on a saturday, after an intense med. ball workout the preceding wednesday.
Both times I was doing ***, I felt like I was going all out. But, ideally, I want my 100yd *** to be 2 times my 50 time...
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Hi Colin,
Welcome to swimming, this is good news. Plus, I am an ex-Texan so I have an affinity for people from the south and the southwest. I'd say that if you have only been swimming for a semester, that is not much swimming time and you definitely will look forward to bettering your times through better technique and interval training (backing up those 50s to close to the same time).
The other replies were wise, indeed, technique first, power second. Not only listen to your coach, but go online and watch videos of elite breastroke swimmers. Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words.
Ideally, right now, your first 50 of a 100 *** should eventually be around 38-39 and the next 50 around 40-42. But if you want to round it off, try to shoot for a 1:20-1:22 total hundred. That may give you plenty to work on as you find your place, and think streamlining off the turns. Much can be gained with this.
And as your times come down, please let us know how you are doing and especially, along the way. The journey can be a wonderful experience.
Oh, and as people give you advice, please apply what works for you the best!!! We all have to find our own place.
Donna
Hi Colin,
Welcome to swimming, this is good news. Plus, I am an ex-Texan so I have an affinity for people from the south and the southwest. I'd say that if you have only been swimming for a semester, that is not much swimming time and you definitely will look forward to bettering your times through better technique and interval training (backing up those 50s to close to the same time).
The other replies were wise, indeed, technique first, power second. Not only listen to your coach, but go online and watch videos of elite breastroke swimmers. Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words.
Ideally, right now, your first 50 of a 100 *** should eventually be around 38-39 and the next 50 around 40-42. But if you want to round it off, try to shoot for a 1:20-1:22 total hundred. That may give you plenty to work on as you find your place, and think streamlining off the turns. Much can be gained with this.
And as your times come down, please let us know how you are doing and especially, along the way. The journey can be a wonderful experience.
Oh, and as people give you advice, please apply what works for you the best!!! We all have to find our own place.
Donna
