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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Red,
here's a good set based on your current swimming ability.
(1) 200 on 2:50
(2) 100's on 1:25
(4) easy paced 50's on :50
The 50's will bring you back to the top of the clock...and you can start again. They also allow you to get some wind back...and help maintain clean form.
You can do this set either two times around... or even three if you feel up to it. 1800 yards is a good set.
It will tighten the knotch a bit from swimming at the 1:30 work interval...and help build the engine for swimming a good 200.
Red,
here's a good set based on your current swimming ability.
(1) 200 on 2:50
(2) 100's on 1:25
(4) easy paced 50's on :50
The 50's will bring you back to the top of the clock...and you can start again. They also allow you to get some wind back...and help maintain clean form.
You can do this set either two times around... or even three if you feel up to it. 1800 yards is a good set.
It will tighten the knotch a bit from swimming at the 1:30 work interval...and help build the engine for swimming a good 200.
