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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Warren, good is a very relative term when it comes to swimming times. I don't know what your times are but I guarantee you there are faster swimmers out there. Would you want them to tell you that you should give up on certain events since you can't get a "good" time? I apologize for being so direct but I think your comment warranted it.
About the original poster now...I think he should push himself to take on the 200. Not only will he have another event to throw in his bag of tricks but the endurance gathered from this 200 will likely help his 100 as well. It seems to me that some very good advice for workouts was posted above and I look forward to hearing about your results as you progress.
I think you missed my point. What I was trying to say is if the 200 is going to be his best event he needs to improve not only his endurance but speed aswell. And if his speed improves, his 50 and 100 will improve.
Since the 50 and 100 have been his best events through out his life, theres a good chance that thoes are still his best events.
Warren, good is a very relative term when it comes to swimming times. I don't know what your times are but I guarantee you there are faster swimmers out there. Would you want them to tell you that you should give up on certain events since you can't get a "good" time? I apologize for being so direct but I think your comment warranted it.
About the original poster now...I think he should push himself to take on the 200. Not only will he have another event to throw in his bag of tricks but the endurance gathered from this 200 will likely help his 100 as well. It seems to me that some very good advice for workouts was posted above and I look forward to hearing about your results as you progress.
I think you missed my point. What I was trying to say is if the 200 is going to be his best event he needs to improve not only his endurance but speed aswell. And if his speed improves, his 50 and 100 will improve.
Since the 50 and 100 have been his best events through out his life, theres a good chance that thoes are still his best events.
