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.
i have a tough time going fast in practice.
50s free tend to be 29 or 28high, though I did do a 28.3 timed by our coach today (from a push). i struggle to get under :60 from a push for a fast 100, though it has been done once or twice that I can remember, and can get to 58s from the blocks. meet 100s tend to be in the 54/55 range, with the occasional 53, then down to low 51's or 50highs at nationals.
we had to do a 200 from the blocks a few weeks ago at practice; i went 2:03, which actually was not bad at all considering I usually struggle to keep my meet 200s under 2:00 (not a problem this year for some reason).
in my case, i think the combination of hair and mesh drag suit don't help me go all that fast in practice. the shave/taper (esp the shave) really helps for nationals.
I keep meaning to do a comparison of 100s at practice - with and without a cap.
i have a tough time going fast in practice.
50s free tend to be 29 or 28high, though I did do a 28.3 timed by our coach today (from a push). i struggle to get under :60 from a push for a fast 100, though it has been done once or twice that I can remember, and can get to 58s from the blocks. meet 100s tend to be in the 54/55 range, with the occasional 53, then down to low 51's or 50highs at nationals.
we had to do a 200 from the blocks a few weeks ago at practice; i went 2:03, which actually was not bad at all considering I usually struggle to keep my meet 200s under 2:00 (not a problem this year for some reason).
in my case, i think the combination of hair and mesh drag suit don't help me go all that fast in practice. the shave/taper (esp the shave) really helps for nationals.
I keep meaning to do a comparison of 100s at practice - with and without a cap.
