I've never raced a 200, or even a 100 FR; my 50 FR SCY is 26.8.
I'm in a USA meet Sept 20th - expecting to get trounced by kids half my age, but still I want to put in a good showing.
How should I race? What should my 50 pace be? How do I not die on the last 50? etc...
I'm 44, male, swimming masters only 2 years, still learning lots, and open to all feedback - thanks!
Do you ever do 200s for time during a workout? I think we do them at least 2-3x a month (the distance folks at least). We just did a time trial set last Wed, then something similar again this morning. While you'd hopefully go faster during a meet, it should at least give you some idea where you'd be.
I've been swimming masters for about 10 years, and I've never come close to a 2:10 for a 200 SCY free. I had no competitive swimming before that. At 2 years (when I was actively doing 2-3 meets/yr, swimming 3-4x/week), I was probably close to 2:20. I'll try to get my exact time when I get home, I keep it all in an Excel workbook.
Do you ever do 200s for time during a workout? I think we do them at least 2-3x a month (the distance folks at least). We just did a time trial set last Wed, then something similar again this morning. While you'd hopefully go faster during a meet, it should at least give you some idea where you'd be.
I've been swimming masters for about 10 years, and I've never come close to a 2:10 for a 200 SCY free. I had no competitive swimming before that. At 2 years (when I was actively doing 2-3 meets/yr, swimming 3-4x/week), I was probably close to 2:20. I'll try to get my exact time when I get home, I keep it all in an Excel workbook.
