Ack. It appears that I am going to have to break down and finally swim my first masters 100 SCY free at zones. Since I'm sure you all have done it many times, can someone please tell me what is the most ideal breathing pattern(s)? I noticed watching the World Championships that many of the 100 freestylers (especially the men) breathed almost every stroke, which is not how I used to swim that race. Were they breathing more to save for the SDKs? What say you freestyle sprinters?
Every four is good. Maybe take six or so after the start before your first inhale.
No breath out of the turns.
The last lap...after the piano lands on your back coming out of the third turn...get a few gulps (of air preferably)
...and then stroke fast and furious. Some people go from mid pool to the finish with no breathing.
No guts, no glory. :eek:
If you plan on a long SDK after each wall...maybe breathing every four just
is going to be too taxing? Every three is fine too.
I believe that in practice I am usually inclined to breathe ever 4... But like Kirk, I then breathe more (or want to) the second 50. This leads me to wonder whether I should breathe more the first 50 like Donna suggests. I don't breathe out of turns and I do SDK on the start and turns, so I'd like to have some oxygen for that. Some girl, I don't plan on experimenting with this race too much. It just doesn't appeal that much and it always conflicts with other events, but maybe it will surprise me. I'm doing it for strategic reasons to score points for the team. I don't have a long loping stroke, so every 2 seems excessive, but I don't want to go like a bat out of hell and die either. I guess I'll try every 3 the first 50 and see how it goes, although that seem like a lot. No matter what I do, as Quicksilver was saying, the piano always falls on the last 25 of any 100 anyway. Ouch.
Poolraat: I'll try not to "overthink." LOL. That's not my problem. There has just been no imprinting whatsoever going on with respect to this particular event.
Thanks guys.
Every four is good. Maybe take six or so after the start before your first inhale.
No breath out of the turns.
The last lap...after the piano lands on your back coming out of the third turn...get a few gulps (of air preferably)
...and then stroke fast and furious. Some people go from mid pool to the finish with no breathing.
No guts, no glory. :eek:
If you plan on a long SDK after each wall...maybe breathing every four just
is going to be too taxing? Every three is fine too.
I believe that in practice I am usually inclined to breathe ever 4... But like Kirk, I then breathe more (or want to) the second 50. This leads me to wonder whether I should breathe more the first 50 like Donna suggests. I don't breathe out of turns and I do SDK on the start and turns, so I'd like to have some oxygen for that. Some girl, I don't plan on experimenting with this race too much. It just doesn't appeal that much and it always conflicts with other events, but maybe it will surprise me. I'm doing it for strategic reasons to score points for the team. I don't have a long loping stroke, so every 2 seems excessive, but I don't want to go like a bat out of hell and die either. I guess I'll try every 3 the first 50 and see how it goes, although that seem like a lot. No matter what I do, as Quicksilver was saying, the piano always falls on the last 25 of any 100 anyway. Ouch.
Poolraat: I'll try not to "overthink." LOL. That's not my problem. There has just been no imprinting whatsoever going on with respect to this particular event.
Thanks guys.
