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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OK - straight talk from the German ...
- your start is terrible, your feet are entering at the same time as your arms. Practice diving your entire body through one spot in the water -- put a board about 7 or 8 feet out and do dives ... or even better, get some sort of hoop and dive through that.
- in terms of your splits and potential, you need figure out what kind of swimmer you are ... by nature are you a sprinter, mid-distance, or distance ? From the look of things you are a sprinter at least right now. Go see how the best sprinters in the world are splitting their race -- and go from there.
Nathan Adrian swims a 21.5 in the 50. He went out a 22.9 in the 100 and came home about 2 seconds slower for a 48 flat. So if you swim a 100 as well as him, you would go out in about 27.7/8 and come back in 29 high (the time differences for the first and second 50 should be proportional to your speed). If can swim a 26.1, anything around 58 is very good.
If you want to be faster, you either need to drop your 50 time or get in better aerobic shape than the sprinters.
OK - straight talk from the German ...
- your start is terrible, your feet are entering at the same time as your arms. Practice diving your entire body through one spot in the water -- put a board about 7 or 8 feet out and do dives ... or even better, get some sort of hoop and dive through that.
- in terms of your splits and potential, you need figure out what kind of swimmer you are ... by nature are you a sprinter, mid-distance, or distance ? From the look of things you are a sprinter at least right now. Go see how the best sprinters in the world are splitting their race -- and go from there.
Nathan Adrian swims a 21.5 in the 50. He went out a 22.9 in the 100 and came home about 2 seconds slower for a 48 flat. So if you swim a 100 as well as him, you would go out in about 27.7/8 and come back in 29 high (the time differences for the first and second 50 should be proportional to your speed). If can swim a 26.1, anything around 58 is very good.
If you want to be faster, you either need to drop your 50 time or get in better aerobic shape than the sprinters.
