I'm not too worried about the turning aspects...just a little unsure of what to do at the backstroke to *** turn.
Also any good workouts for this?
I'm doing 900 free for warm up (0-1650 in 6 weeks) then trey to do another 1500 per workout.
I've obviously been hitting *** but want to get some fly and back work in as well as turns--obviously I can always go to the wall and touch then turn but that's inefficient.
Is doing a 100 IM then hitting sets of 50 of fly and back or what? I've ordered a couple of books for reference and they should get here shortly.
Any thoughts or articles?
OK Fort....how about this:
"Those that can't swim dive....those that can't dive swim breastroke"? :joker:
Truth be told....I'm a little touchy about the 100IM as its th only event I've never beaten my nemesis at! If he was a real man he'd swim the 200IM now that he's aged up this year!
Men 40-44 100 Yard IM
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40-44 NATL: * 52.59 5/18/2003 JOHN SMITH
Name Age Team Finals
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1 Smith, John C 42 RMM 53.23
24.09 53.23
2 Smith, Paul L 44 RMM 53.38
25.12 53.38
Big improvement! Especially since I used to dive and switched to swimming.
Peter -- that doesn't look like Paul. I think Paul is a bit taller, has better technique and bigger paws than that. Please, do not attempt to pass yourself off as Paul. That's very uncivil.
Hey, it looks like EvilSmith is using my strategy in the 100 IM (except I'm much slower of course). Hmmm.... Were you SDK-ing enough on that length of backstroke Paul? We know John wasn't gaining on you in breaststroke ...
I have to respectfully disagree that one can't be successful at a 100 IM without being good at ***. Look at the two Smiths -- both alleged non-breaststrokers. It's backstroke in the 100, baby. Doesn't mean we're ignoring "the second half." Just trying to muscle through the offensive part of the second half.
OK Fort....how about this:
"Those that can't swim dive....those that can't dive swim breastroke"? :joker:
Truth be told....I'm a little touchy about the 100IM as its th only event I've never beaten my nemesis at! If he was a real man he'd swim the 200IM now that he's aged up this year!
Men 40-44 100 Yard IM
===============================================================================
40-44 NATL: * 52.59 5/18/2003 JOHN SMITH
Name Age Team Finals
===============================================================================
1 Smith, John C 42 RMM 53.23
24.09 53.23
2 Smith, Paul L 44 RMM 53.38
25.12 53.38
Big improvement! Especially since I used to dive and switched to swimming.
Peter -- that doesn't look like Paul. I think Paul is a bit taller, has better technique and bigger paws than that. Please, do not attempt to pass yourself off as Paul. That's very uncivil.
Hey, it looks like EvilSmith is using my strategy in the 100 IM (except I'm much slower of course). Hmmm.... Were you SDK-ing enough on that length of backstroke Paul? We know John wasn't gaining on you in breaststroke ...
I have to respectfully disagree that one can't be successful at a 100 IM without being good at ***. Look at the two Smiths -- both alleged non-breaststrokers. It's backstroke in the 100, baby. Doesn't mean we're ignoring "the second half." Just trying to muscle through the offensive part of the second half.
