I think I need to up the speed on the first 50 a bit. At the meet on Sunday, my 50 time was 24.45, but my first 50 in the 100 was a 26.9. Interestingly, my first 50 at the meet 3 weeks ago was also a high 26 and that's when my 50 free was a 25.2. Let me just post the splits before this gets too confusing:
10/5: 50y free - 25.2 100y free - 56.65 (1st 50: 26.9)
10/26: 50y free - 24.45 100y free - 55.88 (1st 50: 26.9)
So I improved on the backend of my 100yd free only. I think maybe I'm not going out fast enough if I go out 2.5 secs slower than my 50y free time. Of course this is only one race and I had a goggle issue on the 100yd free Sunday plus I tweaked my lower back on the start. Also I think my endurance is better than what it used to be so I have to get used to that. I looked at some times from when I was 16 and I had a 25.5 50yd free, but a 59 sec 100 yd free ugh.
What's a good breakdown of the 100yd free?
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I'm going to try this breathing advice. And I think I've noticed that I'm doing what you describe on 2.
Hi Dave,
If you try swimming with a snorkle, or just swim 3-4 stroke cycles without breathing, you can see how easy it is to maintain a high elbow during the each arm stroke.
But add in body roll during a breath cycle and it is so easy for that opposite side elbow to drop and with me at least, it translates in to a noticeably slower swim time.
It's funny, we always hear that it is the head raising-up during a breath that slows us down, but my head is 100% flat and so I think it is not the breath itself, but the dropping of the opposite-side elbow when breathing.
Kurt:D
I'm going to try this breathing advice. And I think I've noticed that I'm doing what you describe on 2.
Hi Dave,
If you try swimming with a snorkle, or just swim 3-4 stroke cycles without breathing, you can see how easy it is to maintain a high elbow during the each arm stroke.
But add in body roll during a breath cycle and it is so easy for that opposite side elbow to drop and with me at least, it translates in to a noticeably slower swim time.
It's funny, we always hear that it is the head raising-up during a breath that slows us down, but my head is 100% flat and so I think it is not the breath itself, but the dropping of the opposite-side elbow when breathing.
Kurt:D
