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Assuming an excellent technique in the 50 free, where can 1 second be gained? The start, the turn, the equipment?
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  • if I were in your situation and wanted to drop a second in the 50 free here's how I'd do it focus on the 50 in your training lose more weight get down to 170 - 180 lift weights 2 - 3 x / wk (start out very easy, consider getting a trainer) swim 4 - 6 times a week, preferably with a coach and team, if not find a partner in your work outs warm up then do sprints with plenty of rest do 15's, 25's & 50's swimming and kicking get timed on a few whenever you swim easy concentrate on distance per stroke, great streamlines, great form get your splits when you swim fast 50's learn the track start get a fast skin suit good luck hope you improve ande Thanks everyone for the advice. Ande, I'm almost 62 and have swum in 5 or 6 Masters events. Before that I last swam in a Jr. AAU meet in 1959. Training now is unstructured a few days a week. I don't want to get too much structure and get bored and quit, but I think I can improve my time by a second or two. 6' 198 lbs--down from 205 - 210 since retiring and exercising regularly. Jack
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  • if I were in your situation and wanted to drop a second in the 50 free here's how I'd do it focus on the 50 in your training lose more weight get down to 170 - 180 lift weights 2 - 3 x / wk (start out very easy, consider getting a trainer) swim 4 - 6 times a week, preferably with a coach and team, if not find a partner in your work outs warm up then do sprints with plenty of rest do 15's, 25's & 50's swimming and kicking get timed on a few whenever you swim easy concentrate on distance per stroke, great streamlines, great form get your splits when you swim fast 50's learn the track start get a fast skin suit good luck hope you improve ande Thanks everyone for the advice. Ande, I'm almost 62 and have swum in 5 or 6 Masters events. Before that I last swam in a Jr. AAU meet in 1959. Training now is unstructured a few days a week. I don't want to get too much structure and get bored and quit, but I think I can improve my time by a second or two. 6' 198 lbs--down from 205 - 210 since retiring and exercising regularly. Jack
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