Once upon a time--say the better part of three decades ago--I could sprint fairly fast. I went 22.8 and 50 flat in the 50 and 100. I have resumed swimming and begun to compete, and I have noticed that I seem to have a governor blade of some sort on my speed. Just swam my first meet and went 28 and 1:02. I know I will improve, but I sense that I may not be able to improve dramatically. Has anyone seen big jumps of improvements for short races? If so, how?
The good news is that I felt really strong coming home in the 100, and it made me think that maybe I should try the 200 and even the 500. In the former case, how do people approach splitting a 200, and what sort of training do you do? Thinking about this in the context of a zone meet in 3 to 4 weeks.
Look forward to your thoughts.
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I agree with this recipe for the shorter races. Getting stronger with weights and swimming quality speed sets will bring about good results.
The 200 can be tough no matter what. Even if your were all sprint in your former life...you can build stamina by doing lot's of 200 and 300 yard repeats.
I agree with this recipe for the shorter races. Getting stronger with weights and swimming quality speed sets will bring about good results.
The 200 can be tough no matter what. Even if your were all sprint in your former life...you can build stamina by doing lot's of 200 and 300 yard repeats.
