Oh Breaststroker Gurus

One of the best training things that helps my 200 distances (free and ***) is broken swims. Of course, training in the 200 helps too. Anyway, if you have access to a pace clock, you should be able to do this yourself. Do a 200 ***, but stop on various distances for a different amount of time. Examples: * Stop on the 100 for 15 sec * Stop on the 50 for 10 * Stop on the 25 for 5 When you're all done, subtract the rest, and it usually gives a good indication of what you'll do in a meet (provided you actually take the full rest). The rest should also give you enough time to note in your mind when you came in. If you don't have access to a pace clock, or if it is too far away to see, one of my lanemates brings a water bottle with a cheap digital watch ruberbanded to it. I could certainly do better with my splitting, I just researched some of my 200 BR meet times, and I tend to go out way to fast, and barely make it in at the end (times about 35, 40, 42, 43).

One of the best training things that helps my 200 distances (free and ***) is broken swims. Of course, training in the 200 helps too. Anyway, if you have access to a pace clock, you should be able to do this yourself. Do a 200 ***, but stop on various distances for a different amount of time. Examples: * Stop on the 100 for 15 sec * Stop on the 50 for 10 * Stop on the 25 for 5 When you're all done, subtract the rest, and it usually gives a good indication of what you'll do in a meet (provided you actually take the full rest). The rest should also give you enough time to note in your mind when you came in. If you don't have access to a pace clock, or if it is too far away to see, one of my lanemates brings a water bottle with a cheap digital watch ruberbanded to it. I could certainly do better with my splitting, I just researched some of my 200 BR meet times, and I tend to go out way to fast, and barely make it in at the end (times about 35, 40, 42, 43).