Questions for SCY:
1. How many breaths down after the dive? Or do you simply hold your breath?
2. If you hold your breath, do you blow it all out quickly before you breath or empty your lungs slowly?
3. Should you have a pattern for breathing or simply grit your teeth and gut it out?
4. (unrelated to breathing). Negative split--how important is it in this race? Should it be emphasized?
The concept I use is to "throttle back" the first 50, than build quickly from there.
I'm totally on board with this approach and it's how I try to "feel" in a 100, but it doesn't end up resulting in a negative split. I generally try to build the entire 100. I swam the 100 this weekend (SCM) with this "feel" and still split 25.9 - 27.2.
Full disclosure: I'm a former distance swimmer aiming to be a 200/500 guy. Real sprinters who go real fast will likely tell you something different.
The concept I use is to "throttle back" the first 50, than build quickly from there.
I'm totally on board with this approach and it's how I try to "feel" in a 100, but it doesn't end up resulting in a negative split. I generally try to build the entire 100. I swam the 100 this weekend (SCM) with this "feel" and still split 25.9 - 27.2.
Full disclosure: I'm a former distance swimmer aiming to be a 200/500 guy. Real sprinters who go real fast will likely tell you something different.
