this Saturday and achieve fame, fortune, the accolades of my peers . . . and my true goal, an NQT. I need a 2:03.
50 PR is 24.79
100 PR is 55.46, split 26.55 28.91
200 PR is 2:04.24, split 30.31 31.50 31.44 30.99
I took that out too slow, but I've been gun-shy after this debacle:
2:06.86, split 29.06 30.79 33.15 33.86
I consoled myself by blaming that race on the altitude (we were at 3,000 or so and I swim at sea level), but it still hurts to look at.
I think the best 200 I ever split was SCM a year and a half ago:
2:19.90, split 33.17 35.46 35.49 35.78
I'm thinking that I need to be just under 1:00 for the 100 and bring it home from there? Can I even get to a 2:03 from my 50/100 times?
Thanks for the help.
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BREATH....BREATH....You must Breath throughout the race. That is a mistake I see too many young swimmers doing, not breathing enough the first 75-100 yards. Then they really fall apart over the last 100 because they havent been getting enough air the first half.
The last 50, you will have to breath. Your body will be hurting and not breathing will only make it worse.
Find a reasonable breathing pattern...every 2 or 3 strokes and stick with it. I agree with Ande...don't breath the last stroke in or first stroke out of the turn. Or the last five yards.
Good Luck!
BREATH....BREATH....You must Breath throughout the race. That is a mistake I see too many young swimmers doing, not breathing enough the first 75-100 yards. Then they really fall apart over the last 100 because they havent been getting enough air the first half.
The last 50, you will have to breath. Your body will be hurting and not breathing will only make it worse.
Find a reasonable breathing pattern...every 2 or 3 strokes and stick with it. I agree with Ande...don't breath the last stroke in or first stroke out of the turn. Or the last five yards.
Good Luck!
