My happy improvement (just have to share with the world):cheerleader::
50 FREE
Name Age Team Seed Finals
Figler, Catherine A 33 MACA 45.85 39.70
50 ***
Name Age Team Seed Finals
Figler, Catherine A 33 MACA 50.04 50.81
My practice time was even slower than my guessed Seed time (47.9 free and 54.5 ***), so I am pretty happy with my swim, now I know what to improve as well! I also learned that I do better without a sprint warm up, slow swim is good for me....
I'll try to figure out how to put videos on Youtube for you to critique. :fish2:
Thank you all for all your support and for pushing me into going to Nationals when I really needed it!!!! Too bad I didn't have a chance to meet people "in person", maybe next time!
Thank you all again!
Wow, did anyone see this video? It popped up as one of the related choices when I viewed the above videos:
www.youtube.com/watch
"Bruce Anderson, Ph.D. a published medical scientist with "incurable" congestive heart failure due to the defective drug, Vioxx, competes successfully at the 2006 FINA World Championships in masters swimming at Stanford University last August."
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I'm sure it was a real thrill to swim in your first nationals. Plus, how great it was to have an open lane next to you!
Two things to work on in your breaststroke:
Deeper pullout
No glide on the stroke in a 50. Watch the stroke rate of Katie McClelland, who wins the race. It's faster.
If you did forget about everything you worked on in workout, you need to do more meets to learn how to focus on racing and technique. It's not hard to remember the things you need to do in a race -- if you work on getting your brain set for it.
huge drop in your 50 free
congrats
My happy improvement (just have to share with the world):cheerleader::
50 FREE
Name Age Team Seed Finals
Figler, Catherine A 33 MACA 45.85 39.70
50 ***
Name Age Team Seed Finals
Figler, Catherine A 33 MACA 50.04 50.81
My practice time was even slower than my guessed Seed time (47.9 free and 54.5 ***), so I am pretty happy with my swim, now I know what to improve as well! I also learned that I do better without a sprint warm up, slow swim is good for me....
I'll try to figure out how to put videos on Youtube for you to critique. :fish2:
Thank you all for all your support and for pushing me into going to Nationals when I really needed it!!!! Too bad I didn't have a chance to meet people "in person", maybe next time!
Thank you all again!
Catherine,
Isn't it wonderful to not only swim in a beautiful venue, but to lower your times? You have yourself to thank for the hard work you put in. You can improve your times if you can get more distance off the blocks with your start and not start swimming so quickly after entering the water. You almost did your breastroke pulldown the instant you entered the water. Lots of time can be reduced on those starts. Hey, I learned the hardway!!
Congratulations on some great swims!!
