So here's my story. I swam a meet this past Saturday and did pretty good. Got a :26.11 on the 50m free and a :58.86 on the 100m free, this was LCM. Here are some stats from the race:
1st length: 36spl, 6 sdks, split was about :27.5 (guessing based on time from the camera)
2nd length: 40spl, 5 sdks, split was :31.36
My dive was pretty bad as I my feet and hands hit at the same time. I think my turn was ok. My observation is this: I feel that if I can swim the 50 in almost 26 flat, it seems I should be able to hit a :56.xx for the 100.
So, my question is how do I work on this? Based on the "splits" it looks like I should develop more endurance for the 2nd 50? Also, is there any way to tell what a optimum spl would be for a 5' 10," 174lb swimmer would be? I've got a semi-long term goal of going :54-:56. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Video provided below. Thanks.:banana:
YouTube - Colin 100m free 07 18 09
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I thought you looked really good for the first 50 and like the other guys said, you weren't in condition to hold that pace. Your start can get better but other than that, what you did outside the water looked very good. You're goal is a good one that should be attainable with some hard work. It looks like you're an athlete so, having the wil to work hard isn't probably the question. The question is; do you have the time to train? If you only want to concentrate on improving the 50 and the 100, you'll need a lot less time to train that for something longer (200). There's a lot of training tips on this site, so find one that has some logic to it and stick with it. If you'd like my two cents, email me at tomtopo@netzero.com. A video from an underwater perspective (at race pace) would be very helpful. Good luck to you! Coach T.
I thought you looked really good for the first 50 and like the other guys said, you weren't in condition to hold that pace. Your start can get better but other than that, what you did outside the water looked very good. You're goal is a good one that should be attainable with some hard work. It looks like you're an athlete so, having the wil to work hard isn't probably the question. The question is; do you have the time to train? If you only want to concentrate on improving the 50 and the 100, you'll need a lot less time to train that for something longer (200). There's a lot of training tips on this site, so find one that has some logic to it and stick with it. If you'd like my two cents, email me at tomtopo@netzero.com. A video from an underwater perspective (at race pace) would be very helpful. Good luck to you! Coach T.
