I ran into a friend in Austin I knew as a 10&under and he said saving anything for the end is not in his interest because he wants to go faster sooner and waiting to go fast at the end is really just waiting to go slow when he is tired.
As he is a 50/100 person (I like 200/500 or longer) this has merit as Ande would agree. So, if you are not a long race swimmer, it may be in your interest to go faster sooner. The balance is delicate, though, as you will build up more lactate AND have a lesser ability to deal with the stress at the end of the race.
I ran into a friend in Austin I knew as a 10&under and he said saving anything for the end is not in his interest because he wants to go faster sooner and waiting to go fast at the end is really just waiting to go slow when he is tired.
As he is a 50/100 person (I like 200/500 or longer) this has merit as Ande would agree. So, if you are not a long race swimmer, it may be in your interest to go faster sooner. The balance is delicate, though, as you will build up more lactate AND have a lesser ability to deal with the stress at the end of the race.
