Help for the 200 IM?

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Hi, I'm new here. I'm going into high school next year, and this is my last year for the long course JO's. I'm swimming the 200 IM in August, and I'm not sure what my strategy should be. (I'm female, by the way.) My sprint times are (SCY)(approximated): 50 fly: 33 sec. 50 back: 34 sec. 50 ***: 44 sec. 50 free: 30 sec. As you can see, my breaststroke is very slow. Normally, in a two hundred, the only way I can get an acceptable time is if I go all-out sprint on my fly and backstroke, so I can get an edge before the inevitable drop-back in breaststroke. But of course, after I do this, I'm really tired, and I fall back even more, and I barely catch up in the freestyle, if I do at all. Does anyone have any tips for me to try and...I guess, regulate myself? I've been working on my breaststroke technique, but after I do my butterfly and backstroke rounds, my legs are really tired. :drown: My goal is just to have a 200 IM that isn't so rickety, and to be able to regulate myself throughout. Thanks in advance!
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  • I've written about this several times before, I'll try to find the threads In Practice 1) Improve your breastroke Even though the lengths of the 200 IM are the same BR is the length where you'll spend the greatest percentage of your time improve your technique improve your strength improve your conditioning work to have a way faster breastroke split 2) Experiment with splitting hard 200 IM swims in practice 3) wear a fast suit In your meet in the race go out with easy speed, Save your legs breathe a lot on the FL & BK don't do many SDKs don't go all out and try to hang on, you'll have nothing to hang on too The 200 LCM IM is tough don't blow it on the first and second lengths What ever time you give up on the FL & Bk you're likely to gain that and more on the BR and Fr wear a speedy suit hope this helps let us know Hi, I'm new here. I'm going into high school next year, and this is my last year for the long course JO's. I'm swimming the 200 IM in August, and I'm not sure what my strategy should be. (I'm female, by the way.) My sprint times are (SCY)(approximated): 50 fly: 33 sec. 50 back: 34 sec. 50 ***: 44 sec. 50 free: 30 sec. As you can see, my breaststroke is very slow. Normally, in a two hundred, the only way I can get an acceptable time is if I go all-out sprint on my fly and backstroke, so I can get an edge before the inevitable drop-back in breaststroke. But of course, after I do this, I'm really tired, and I fall back even more, and I barely catch up in the freestyle, if I do at all. Does anyone have any tips for me to try and...I guess, regulate myself? I've been working on my breaststroke technique, but after I do my butterfly and backstroke rounds, my legs are really tired. :drown: My goal is just to have a 200 IM that isn't so rickety, and to be able to regulate myself throughout. Thanks in advance!
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  • I've written about this several times before, I'll try to find the threads In Practice 1) Improve your breastroke Even though the lengths of the 200 IM are the same BR is the length where you'll spend the greatest percentage of your time improve your technique improve your strength improve your conditioning work to have a way faster breastroke split 2) Experiment with splitting hard 200 IM swims in practice 3) wear a fast suit In your meet in the race go out with easy speed, Save your legs breathe a lot on the FL & BK don't do many SDKs don't go all out and try to hang on, you'll have nothing to hang on too The 200 LCM IM is tough don't blow it on the first and second lengths What ever time you give up on the FL & Bk you're likely to gain that and more on the BR and Fr wear a speedy suit hope this helps let us know Hi, I'm new here. I'm going into high school next year, and this is my last year for the long course JO's. I'm swimming the 200 IM in August, and I'm not sure what my strategy should be. (I'm female, by the way.) My sprint times are (SCY)(approximated): 50 fly: 33 sec. 50 back: 34 sec. 50 ***: 44 sec. 50 free: 30 sec. As you can see, my breaststroke is very slow. Normally, in a two hundred, the only way I can get an acceptable time is if I go all-out sprint on my fly and backstroke, so I can get an edge before the inevitable drop-back in breaststroke. But of course, after I do this, I'm really tired, and I fall back even more, and I barely catch up in the freestyle, if I do at all. Does anyone have any tips for me to try and...I guess, regulate myself? I've been working on my breaststroke technique, but after I do my butterfly and backstroke rounds, my legs are really tired. :drown: My goal is just to have a 200 IM that isn't so rickety, and to be able to regulate myself throughout. Thanks in advance!
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