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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Thank you Donna, Quicksilver, and Flyqueen! These are good thoughts. I have been doing sets of 200s, 150s, and 100s, with some easy/hard sets of 50s plus IM stuff sprinkled throughout. I tend to do the free stuff all on a 1:30 base, and I repeat the 200s on 2:30 to 2:35, the 150s on 1:50 to 1:55, and the 100s between 1:12 and 1:16 or so. I've tried to go to 1:25 for the 100s, but my stroke decays and it doesn't seem worth it. The 50s are getting faster, especially when I do the easy/hard thing I can get a little more explosive and it's more fun.
I will try a few of these suggestions--the 50s with very little rest, the 200 and 300 thing, and I'll try to go with a little less rest on the longer distances to see what I can maintain.
Anyway, thanks! It sure is great to be able to participate in a forum like this--it really is a service to the sport and the community of swimmers.
Thank you Donna, Quicksilver, and Flyqueen! These are good thoughts. I have been doing sets of 200s, 150s, and 100s, with some easy/hard sets of 50s plus IM stuff sprinkled throughout. I tend to do the free stuff all on a 1:30 base, and I repeat the 200s on 2:30 to 2:35, the 150s on 1:50 to 1:55, and the 100s between 1:12 and 1:16 or so. I've tried to go to 1:25 for the 100s, but my stroke decays and it doesn't seem worth it. The 50s are getting faster, especially when I do the easy/hard thing I can get a little more explosive and it's more fun.
I will try a few of these suggestions--the 50s with very little rest, the 200 and 300 thing, and I'll try to go with a little less rest on the longer distances to see what I can maintain.
Anyway, thanks! It sure is great to be able to participate in a forum like this--it really is a service to the sport and the community of swimmers.
