Hi! I have seen a freestyle pace chart (i.e., a list of various 100 yard/meter goal times, usually in intervals differing by 1 second, that says what times you need to go in your 25s/50s to hit that goal time). Does anyone have one specific to breaststroke?
Apologies if this question has already been asked.
Thanks!
Allison
I have never seen one.I think a general rule is your first 50 for a 100 should be within 1 sec of your best 50,and the second 50 should be about 4 sec slower.This can tell you about what your 25 and 50 workout time should be to be race pace.Lets say your goal time is 1:10.That means your splits should be about 33-37.This also means your best time for a 50 needs to be about a 32.In workout to do race pace you should be keeping your 50s at 37 and your 25s under 18.5(18.0 would be better as you have no turn,)
In high school my times played out a bit different. My best sprint was a 30. The first 50 of my 100 was a 30.3, and my second 50 was a 33.4. Very close to what you all had.
Allen,
I agree 100%...My best 50 and 100 breaststroke times bear this out.
- My first 50 of my best 100 is .99 seconds slower than my best 50 time.
- My second 50 of my best 100 was 4.12 seconds slower than my first 50.
- My best practice 50 sprint set average (SP1) was within .21 seconds of my second 50 split of my best 100
Kinda neat...:)
Mark
I have never seen one.I think a general rule is your first 50 for a 100 should be within 1 sec of your best 50,and the second 50 should be about 4 sec slower.This can tell you about what your 25 and 50 workout time should be to be race pace.Lets say your goal time is 1:10.That means your splits should be about 33-37.This also means your best time for a 50 needs to be about a 32.In workout to do race pace you should be keeping your 50s at 37 and your 25s under 18.5(18.0 would be better as you have no turn,)
Good thread
So Allen to get my 34.8 50 to a ultimate 100 time I'd have to go say :35.5 to :36 and then :40 for a 1:16. I'm not too far off at 1:19 Maybe I have to gut out the first 50 a bit more...
Good thread
So Allen to get my 34.8 50 to a ultimate 100 time I'd have to go say :35.5 to :36 and then :40 for a 1:16. I'm not too far off at 1:19 Maybe I have to gut out the first 50 a bit more...
Stud, I've found this to be true. I started studying splits of the fast guys' 100s, and invariably they take them out within a second or so of their best 50. I started trying going out harder, and dropped my 100 time significantly. At an SCM meet where I went a 35.5 50, I split my 100 37.11/41.15. So I needed to go out even a little stronger. And yes, it hurts.
If you want a real eye-opener, take a look at how the Top 5 split a 200. The first 50 is way too close for comfort to all out, and they somehow hang on from there. I haven't screwed up the necessary courage to try that yet.
it makes sense to me too.
my current fastest 100m time is 1:14:08, but I was so full of energy at the end, that I new I should have gone out faster.
my splits were 35:05 / 39.03 = 1:14,08
my fastest 50m is 33.37 at the time.
my goals for the end of March is to go under 33.0 in the 50 and under 1:13.00 in the 100
34 + 38.5
The 1st/2nd split differential for a 100 will/should be greater for a hand-activated breaststroke/fly touch turn than for a foot-activated flip turn.
Basically, your leading hands in BR can get to the wall quicker than your trailing feet can in a flip turn.
So you have a faster first 50 and a slower 2nd 50 in BR/FL when compared to FR/BA for the same 100 time.
Why would the answer to this question be special for breaststroke?
How fast to go out in a 200 depends on many factors such as conditioning and how much you are a sprinter vs a distance person.I like to go out my 1st 50 about 3-4 sec slower than my fastest 50 in SCY and 4-5 sec slower in LCM.I want to split my 1st 100 4 sec faster than my 2nd.I think most Masters swimmers split more than that meaning they go out too fast.At the SPMA SCM meet I was seeded with swimmers about my speed(of course,seeded 4th fastest)and my split difference was 5 sec.I was told that at the 50 I was 8th of 8,at the 100 I was 6th,at the 150 4th and finished 2nd(and was told I'd have gotten 1st in a 202M race.)This means to me that everyone went out too fast.
