Looking for feedback on some time trials so far this week. Since I am fairly new at swimming I have been training for and competing at 200yd and below. But now I am trying to do longer swims and experimenting.
Yesterday I did a good warmup and then a 500yd free near maximum intensity. My time was 8:40. Then I did a cooldown 500 after several minutes recovery and swam a 9:30. This was very relaxed and I was only 50 seconds slower. That to me does not make sense as I would expect the cooldown to be considerably slower. Then today I did a 1000 and I went out very relaxed and swam an 18:10.
My question is shouldn't my high intensity be more like 20-25% faster than low intensity? I would expect to at least be under 8:00 for high intensity....no?
Is techinque rewarded that much over power in distance events?
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Technique first, power/conditioning/stamina/endurance second. And your increased intensity swim for that 500 needs to be looked at such as what happens technique-wise when you ramp things up? It may feel intense, but does your technique hold together pretty well? Controlling intensity, I think, is key. Also, it would be interesting if we knew your 200 yd time, as well as those lesser distances. You know, to see the fall-off rates.
The thousand is a wonderful swim, yes?
donna
Technique first, power/conditioning/stamina/endurance second. And your increased intensity swim for that 500 needs to be looked at such as what happens technique-wise when you ramp things up? It may feel intense, but does your technique hold together pretty well? Controlling intensity, I think, is key. Also, it would be interesting if we knew your 200 yd time, as well as those lesser distances. You know, to see the fall-off rates.
The thousand is a wonderful swim, yes?
donna
