Hello everyone,
So I am primarily a breaststroker and I am also working on improving my IM times but my biggest problem is that my backstroke is completely useless.
My 200 IM splits from my last meet look like this:
2:34.91: 32.31 43.45 43.56 35.69
(I kind of wish I had succeeded in negative splitting back-to-*** so I could laugh about it, but not quite)
Since I've got about six weeks of swimming on my own right now I am hoping to do some serious remedial backstroke work instead of ignoring it like I usually do.
So I was wondering if anyone might have any suggestions as to what kind of work I could do to improve my backstroke speed/stamina? I also would love some advice on good breaststroke sets I could do since I'm making that my focus (most of the good sets I find online are free oriented).
Thanks in advance!
I can't speak to BK.When I swim IM my BK split is WAY slower than my BR.As far as BR sets is concerned I'll tell you what I do.First I must say I've been swimming BR competitively 47 yr and my knees are twitchy so I swim less full stroke than most.During mid-season on I do all my BR race pace and I recommend doing so,no reason to teach your body to go slow.Examples would be 25ydx10 or 15 on 1min,full speed,or 50x10 at 100 pace or 100x5 at 200 pace.If my kness get a twinge I change to BR pull/dolphin with fins at the same pace.A good earlier in the season set I like is 50ydx10 on the min each under 40 and each with 5 or fewer strokes after the pullout. The idea is to work on keeping some speed while increasing DPS.Of course some may want to raise or lower the time or the DPS,but the idea of easy speed/long DPS is the same.Enjoy BR,there aren't enough of us.
I can't speak to BK.When I swim IM my BK split is WAY slower than my BR.As far as BR sets is concerned I'll tell you what I do.First I must say I've been swimming BR competitively 47 yr and my knees are twitchy so I swim less full stroke than most.During mid-season on I do all my BR race pace and I recommend doing so,no reason to teach your body to go slow.Examples would be 25ydx10 or 15 on 1min,full speed,or 50x10 at 100 pace or 100x5 at 200 pace.If my kness get a twinge I change to BR pull/dolphin with fins at the same pace.A good earlier in the season set I like is 50ydx10 on the min each under 40 and each with 5 or fewer strokes after the pullout. The idea is to work on keeping some speed while increasing DPS.Of course some may want to raise or lower the time or the DPS,but the idea of easy speed/long DPS is the same.Enjoy BR,there aren't enough of us.
