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!
And I have twelve days before the meet, so I'll try to focus on breaststroke as much as possible.
Narrow your kick. By this I mean focus on keeping your knees no more than 12-18 inches apart. Also focus on the timing of your kick, your kick should start right after you start your lunge into your arm recovery. And focus on getting your head down and nailing a long tight streamline.
And I have twelve days before the meet, so I'll try to focus on breaststroke as much as possible.
Narrow your kick. By this I mean focus on keeping your knees no more than 12-18 inches apart. Also focus on the timing of your kick, your kick should start right after you start your lunge into your arm recovery. And focus on getting your head down and nailing a long tight streamline.
