50 BR
39.92
100BR
45.22 1:33.22 (48.00)
200 BR
45.46 1:37.60 (52.14)
2:32.09 (54.49) 3:28.12 (56.03)
Hi All
Here are my LCM time from zones.
My 50 was a PB.
The 100 was first recorded time LCM, and the 200 was 7 secs faster than my last attempt.
Obvioulsy tecnique is very important, but looking at my drop off on the 200, what do you think is going on. I was told my stroke looked good on the 200.
Is my conditioning bad? Should I practice more broken 2's 3x50 mod 1x AFASP a few times thru etc? I did this for SCY Zones and went from 3:07 in January to a 2:56 by April--not a bad return IMHO.
Am I just a sprinter (albeit not that a fast of a sprinter) and will I not have much more joy in reducing my longer swim times?
I only get 3x a week in the pool and someone told me swimming 5-6 times would get my times down...I can't devote that much time.
Lastly I just bought paddles to find the slipping point in my BR pull and was happy to find only my left hand slipped a little on the insweep and only at a high pace--but not everytime.
I'm still working on not "blocking out" in the water by recovering my legs before my arms have shot into streamline. Anyone have drills for this? Peter C said to work on building up speed which I am doing.
Just looking for more input and ideas. I know LCM is a hard beast compared to SCY so swimming a PB on the 50 is encouraging.
Thanks
Rich
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Former Member
Over the years I've devised a quirky prediction formula (for yards).
It seems to work fairly accurately with most people regardless of what stroke they are swimming.
The 100 time gauge is usually: Best 50 time (x2) plus three to four seconds maximum.
This doesn't hold true for everyone, but it is fairly accurate.
The 200 time is harder to gauge because this distance is the dividing line between sprinters and distance people.
But typically it can be: Best 100 time plus four seconds (x2).
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SS...if you want to see improvements in the 100 and 200...
The main set should last somewhere around 2,000 yards.
1,000 yards of steady pace work is a great start...but the 200 distance (in any stroke) is torturous sprint.
Doing it well requires engine building.
Over the years I've devised a quirky prediction formula (for yards).
It seems to work fairly accurately with most people regardless of what stroke they are swimming.
The 100 time gauge is usually: Best 50 time (x2) plus three to four seconds maximum.
This doesn't hold true for everyone, but it is fairly accurate.
The 200 time is harder to gauge because this distance is the dividing line between sprinters and distance people.
But typically it can be: Best 100 time plus four seconds (x2).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SS...if you want to see improvements in the 100 and 200...
The main set should last somewhere around 2,000 yards.
1,000 yards of steady pace work is a great start...but the 200 distance (in any stroke) is torturous sprint.
Doing it well requires engine building.
