Don't have much meet experience. Going to the yonkers meet next weekend.
If I swim a 200 free first event, then a 50, will it ruin my 100 free if I want a PB in the 100 free? Assume 20 minutes between the 200 and 50 and 30 minutes between the 50 and 100.
The thing that will kill your 100 more than anything else is not warming down properly no matter what you swim before it. You should warm down (and I mean active warm down not talking to your buddy while standing in the shallow end) for at least 10 minutes. If you do the events you asked about and your time estimate is correct, I would warm down until you felt you needed to go swim the 50. That would give you about 15 minutes of warm down. Then repeat 10 to 15 minutes after the 50. This need not be hard swimming but just moving around to clear the lactic acid from your muscles.
Leo
The thing that will kill your 100 more than anything else is not warming down properly no matter what you swim before it. You should warm down (and I mean active warm down not talking to your buddy while standing in the shallow end) for at least 10 minutes. If you do the events you asked about and your time estimate is correct, I would warm down until you felt you needed to go swim the 50. That would give you about 15 minutes of warm down. Then repeat 10 to 15 minutes after the 50. This need not be hard swimming but just moving around to clear the lactic acid from your muscles.
Leo
