Ande....having read your blog and a few others and seeing some of the times you've posted...as well as some of the mnd boggling in season/unrested swims going on this college and USS season I thought I'd bring up the topic of swimming fast in workout and in unrested meets.
Having always been a VERY slow workout swimmer as well as a poor untapered swimmer I'm always amazed at how fast others can go in those situations. But I have noticed that those same swimmers don't necessarilly have big drops for meets they rest and shave for.
So after seeing Michael Klueh from Texas go 4:11 unrested in the 500, my evil twin go 21.8/47.7 unrested (and at altitude), hearing you went 22.0 50 free and 2:00 in the 200 back at workout the question for everyone is what do you see in your own situations?
Note; one thing that a few of us have noticed is that big old clydesadle types like me usually are the ones that drop the most from resting....little jackrabbits like JS swim fast all the time and don't seem to take as big of drops rested.
In my case even back in college it was a rare workout that I would go sub 50 in a 100 yd free, dual meets I'd be 45+ and drop about 2 seconds on average for a full taper, up to about 7 seconds in a 200. This has been pretty much the case for me in masters as well. Where JS can go sub 50 in practice I'm usually in the 52/53 range.
One of the discussions weve been having over the last couple of years is how far more programs are emphasizing quality training and not breaking people down big time with long tapers....the exception being Eddie at UT and the Michigan folks...Auburn, U of A, etc. seem to swim very fast all season in comparison.
Interesting interview with Ian Crocker on the subject of swimming tired...love the comment of how he needs to "steal" his taper from Eddie...sound familiar JS & Mr. Commings?!
www.flocasts.org/.../speakers.php
In my case even back in college it was a rare workout that I would go sub 50 in a 100 yd free, dual meets I'd be 45+ and drop about 2 seconds on average for a full taper, up to about 7 seconds in a 200. This has been pretty much the case for me in masters as well. Where JS can go sub 50 in practice I'm usually in the 52/53 range.
One of the discussions weve been having over the last couple of years is how far more programs are emphasizing quality training and not breaking people down big time with long tapers....the exception being Eddie at UT and the Michigan folks...Auburn, U of A, etc. seem to swim very fast all season in comparison.
Interesting interview with Ian Crocker on the subject of swimming tired...love the comment of how he needs to "steal" his taper from Eddie...sound familiar JS & Mr. Commings?!
www.flocasts.org/.../speakers.php
