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)
So I tried this game plan out and it seemed like a much easier swim that previous strategy. Granted the whole meet I was swimming much slower and was having trouble keeping my speed up but this swim was a little over a second slower than my best which is about right all things considered but the splitting was my best ever.
Albatross 3/21/09
29.25/31.07 1:00.32
A less than 2 second differential for me is terrific. Granted the front 50 was out slow compared to my best back in June, but the back half was much better in comparison.
IGLA 6/19/08
27.73/31.44 59.17
I'm going to work on my kicking a lot more and try to swim the 100 free at Zones the same way and see what happens.
I tried Jim's strategy in my 100 back at Albatross and likewise liked it. I went out .5 slower than the last time I swam it. But I still improved by .8. Seemed less painful as well. Still, my front 50 was probably too slow. My splits were only a second apart, which, with my backstroke start, is effectively like even splitting a race.
Nice splitting, Hulk. Seems like you're on course in the 100 free for Zones.
So I tried this game plan out and it seemed like a much easier swim that previous strategy. Granted the whole meet I was swimming much slower and was having trouble keeping my speed up but this swim was a little over a second slower than my best which is about right all things considered but the splitting was my best ever.
Albatross 3/21/09
29.25/31.07 1:00.32
A less than 2 second differential for me is terrific. Granted the front 50 was out slow compared to my best back in June, but the back half was much better in comparison.
IGLA 6/19/08
27.73/31.44 59.17
I'm going to work on my kicking a lot more and try to swim the 100 free at Zones the same way and see what happens.
I tried Jim's strategy in my 100 back at Albatross and likewise liked it. I went out .5 slower than the last time I swam it. But I still improved by .8. Seemed less painful as well. Still, my front 50 was probably too slow. My splits were only a second apart, which, with my backstroke start, is effectively like even splitting a race.
Nice splitting, Hulk. Seems like you're on course in the 100 free for Zones.
