Do we have to swim in a lot of meets to go fast? Of people that compete, it seems like there is a wide variance among forum members on meet attendance. Some go to many meets and some go to only a few a year. It seems like some people only attend the big meets or nationals. It obviously helps to get experience at meets, but how many do you need to compete in ideally to (1) swim fast and improve, and/or (2) do well at major competitions such as zones or nationals?
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Some folks had mentioned race strategery - I think that is important for stuff like the 200s and up.
I agree with that..my orignal strategery for the 200BR was not to blow out on the first 100, pick up in the 3rd lap and bust a gut on the last 25...
The 100 and 50 were just much more swim like hell and about pull harder on the the last 25.
It sorta went ok.
By thetime the 50BR rolled around I was kinda of too relaxed (this is where doing a 50 of free or fly in between the BR100 and 50 might have helped).
Some folks had mentioned race strategery - I think that is important for stuff like the 200s and up.
I agree with that..my orignal strategery for the 200BR was not to blow out on the first 100, pick up in the 3rd lap and bust a gut on the last 25...
The 100 and 50 were just much more swim like hell and about pull harder on the the last 25.
It sorta went ok.
By thetime the 50BR rolled around I was kinda of too relaxed (this is where doing a 50 of free or fly in between the BR100 and 50 might have helped).
