Hey, I'm a 16 year old junior in high school, and well, I'd appreciate it if I could get some help with my swimming. I started swimming last year and can do every single stroke legally (minus breaststroke...oddly enough...) but my favorite stroke is freestyle. I have swam a 100 free starting off the wall in 1:00 and I'm also wondering what the most efficient way to swim it is, because when I made that time (my personal best, sadly) I sprinted the whole time. In addition, because this start was off the wall, I did not get to start off the block, I am 5'8" and weigh 122 and I'd just like any tips you can throw my way! Thanks in advance, and I also swim the 500 free on occasion so I would also appreciate any help on this. (Last year I swam the 200 and 500 free, this year I am hoping to swim the 100 free and 500 free)
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This is a great thread and I have really enjoyed reading it.
I have been training for a triathlon this spring because I have always wanted to do one. However I have a bad knee and after the tri I don't think I will be running for exercise anymore. So most of my swimming training has been for distance but when I look at my times it is clear I was never really made to swim long distances.
All this is leading up to my goal for next year which is to train for the 100 free and try to break that personal barrier I never could in high school (under 50 seconds). So anything along the lines of the Vive's comment below that gets posted or sent to me via personal message will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again for a great discussion here.
I've noticed a lot of empirical work - self-testing, and so forth - being presented and the results discussed (especially racing results) on these forums. I am coming around to thinking that a bit of knowledge of exercise physiology - why bodies react the way they do, or perform the way they do - wouldn't hurt, and could help to focus training efforts.
This is a great thread and I have really enjoyed reading it.
I have been training for a triathlon this spring because I have always wanted to do one. However I have a bad knee and after the tri I don't think I will be running for exercise anymore. So most of my swimming training has been for distance but when I look at my times it is clear I was never really made to swim long distances.
All this is leading up to my goal for next year which is to train for the 100 free and try to break that personal barrier I never could in high school (under 50 seconds). So anything along the lines of the Vive's comment below that gets posted or sent to me via personal message will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again for a great discussion here.
I've noticed a lot of empirical work - self-testing, and so forth - being presented and the results discussed (especially racing results) on these forums. I am coming around to thinking that a bit of knowledge of exercise physiology - why bodies react the way they do, or perform the way they do - wouldn't hurt, and could help to focus training efforts.
