Looking for help on estimating a time. If my 100yard breaststroke time is 1:09.4, what would you predict for a 200yard breaststroke time?
I know it depends if I'm more sprint or distance oriented, a range is fine, but I'd say I'm in the middle of the road in terms of endurnce.
I think he can..not trying to start a fight or anything here, but maybe you guys put this notion in his head that he couldn't go out faster. Ideally in your first 50 splits in the 100 and 200 shouldn't be that far off. Ideally you wanna be within a second, but you want to swim it smarter. ie longer, using your legs more. If you guys sit here and tell him that he should take it out in a high 34, your just telling him to hold back even more.
That first 50 should really just be there to set the tempo, so if you start off at a slower pace then you can really go, then your just telling yourself to go slow. Just what I've been taught. Im not saying any which way is right, but I was always taught to take that first out with a strong tempo...doesnt mean sprint it all out, but you have to set yourself up for a good race.
Believe me,I am not trying to argue.I am trying to learn/impart knowledge.Last year i had a 200 time I was very proud of-my fastest in several years-of 2:28.59 split at 33.72,37.97,38.38,38.52.My 50s have been about 31.0 and 100s about 1:07.8(out in about 31.8)(swum in jammers).It seems by your logic I should have been out in about 32.8.When I have tried that before my time was 2:32 and I REALLY died.I consider myself best in the 100 BR flexing down to the 50 and up to the 200.200 specialists can split closer to their 100 first 50.
I think he can..not trying to start a fight or anything here, but maybe you guys put this notion in his head that he couldn't go out faster. Ideally in your first 50 splits in the 100 and 200 shouldn't be that far off. Ideally you wanna be within a second, but you want to swim it smarter. ie longer, using your legs more. If you guys sit here and tell him that he should take it out in a high 34, your just telling him to hold back even more.
That first 50 should really just be there to set the tempo, so if you start off at a slower pace then you can really go, then your just telling yourself to go slow. Just what I've been taught. Im not saying any which way is right, but I was always taught to take that first out with a strong tempo...doesnt mean sprint it all out, but you have to set yourself up for a good race.
Believe me,I am not trying to argue.I am trying to learn/impart knowledge.Last year i had a 200 time I was very proud of-my fastest in several years-of 2:28.59 split at 33.72,37.97,38.38,38.52.My 50s have been about 31.0 and 100s about 1:07.8(out in about 31.8)(swum in jammers).It seems by your logic I should have been out in about 32.8.When I have tried that before my time was 2:32 and I REALLY died.I consider myself best in the 100 BR flexing down to the 50 and up to the 200.200 specialists can split closer to their 100 first 50.
