General Tips for Making it to State (High School Swimming)

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Hey, Im a junior in high school, and this is my second year swimming on an official swim team. I joined the swim team as a joke my sophomore year, but I now love the sport and want to take it very seriously. I moved up to JV last year and I'm now looking to move up to varsity this year and do very well in the 200 I.M. My stroke techniques need lot of work. My *** is by far my best followed by the freestyle. The backstroke and butterfly are pretty much the same. My *** is pretty decent and my coaches have said I'm doing it right. However with my back and freestyle, my hips are swinging out and I'm fishtailing. My coach tried telling me how to do it, but I'm still doing it. How do I fix this? With my butterfly, I feel like it's a little strained and it doesn't really flow like I feel it should. Also my kicking is very very weak. After a 50 freestyle/Back/Fly and i start burning out (especially fly since I don't really know how to do it) *** kick is cake. My sophomore year I swam the 100 *** at 1:17.21 My times as of now are: 50 Freestyle: 27.3 Seconds 100 ***: 1:26.54 50 Back: 38 Seconds 50 Fly: 32 Seconds Right now I'm training primarily through weight lifting (Working on all areas of the body,) and some swimming. I am really looking to go from being a decent swimmer to someone who can place 1st in state (ideally : D) Any advice would be appreciated.
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    I am a boy. I swim in Wisconsin. The times I posted are not for state, but rather where I am currently. ( I am very very slow compared to some of the varsity members on my school team.) Currently we have a guy who can swim the 50 Freestyle in 19s Regarding what I'm aiming for, I want to beat the record board at my school for the 200 IM which is 1:53.23 set by Garret Weber Gale. We do not have 50 backs and 50 Fly's (100's), I just posted those since I recently swam them to measure where I am at. My school has an excellent coach and a good swim program, however I am looking for some extra tips/ things I can do to improve my swimming on the side seeing as many of my school's swimmers have been swimming in clubs all their lives, and I am very behind when it comes to speed. Also my swim season is very short.(about 3 months) Once again any help would be appreciated.
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  • Former Member
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    I am a boy. I swim in Wisconsin. The times I posted are not for state, but rather where I am currently. ( I am very very slow compared to some of the varsity members on my school team.) Currently we have a guy who can swim the 50 Freestyle in 19s Regarding what I'm aiming for, I want to beat the record board at my school for the 200 IM which is 1:53.23 set by Garret Weber Gale. We do not have 50 backs and 50 Fly's (100's), I just posted those since I recently swam them to measure where I am at. My school has an excellent coach and a good swim program, however I am looking for some extra tips/ things I can do to improve my swimming on the side seeing as many of my school's swimmers have been swimming in clubs all their lives, and I am very behind when it comes to speed. Also my swim season is very short.(about 3 months) Once again any help would be appreciated.
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