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!
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We never swam a 50 lcm it was always the 100. I could do a 50 lcm in about 25 sec on the way to a 100. The only lc swims we had were at international events. The pools in Canada were 55 yards long not 50 meters. No metric pools until much later. We had 25 yard pools and 50 or 55 yard pools.
I did a 24 plus 55 yards.
When everyone was doing 50 yards scy in 22.7 sec I set the Canadian Record in the 50 lcy 23.1 We very seldom did a 50.
I only swam 50 scy in duel meets against USA universities. I won but never tried to go all out because I used to swim 3 other events plus relays on the same day.
We never swam a 50 lcm it was always the 100. I could do a 50 lcm in about 25 sec on the way to a 100. The only lc swims we had were at international events. The pools in Canada were 55 yards long not 50 meters. No metric pools until much later. We had 25 yard pools and 50 or 55 yard pools.
I did a 24 plus 55 yards.
When everyone was doing 50 yards scy in 22.7 sec I set the Canadian Record in the 50 lcy 23.1 We very seldom did a 50.
I only swam 50 scy in duel meets against USA universities. I won but never tried to go all out because I used to swim 3 other events plus relays on the same day.
