Guys I am facing some problems in my 50 freestyle (LCM). I have a pretty good first 25 meter. where i have a best time of 11.58 (it was digitally timed so no room for error) but i fall out as i get nearer to the wall. My best time in the 50 free LC is 26.60 (I am really new in swimming, i have only timed myself over the 50 three times). So i am taking almost 3.5-4 seconds more in the 2nd 25 where as the elites take from 1.2-1.9 seconds normally from what I’ve seen from a site called swim.ee. Here is the link of mens 50 free from Sydney.
swim.ee/.../mfre50.html
and womens 50 free from Sydney.
swim.ee/.../wfre50.html
Now what can i do to to improve my 2nd 25 of the 50 free. I have a low endurance level. It feels like in the end that i am getting very tired and it is mainly because of my lack of endurance. But then also my stroke also becomes a bit sloppy in the last 7 or 8 meters. I take 3 breaths throughout the 50. i take all three in the 2nd 25. my breathing technique is also very bad. everytime i breath i lose the rythm of my stroke and it is also another factor. So guys can you tell me what can i do to improve my 50 freestyle and be able to do the distance in 23.5-24 seconds in two months time. ALL THE ADVISES WILL BE VERY MUCHHHHHHHH APPRECIATED............................
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Since you are new to swimming it should be expected that you fade in the last 25 from lack of years of training. But one huge advantage that you have is that you have natural speed and tons of room for improvement.
The easiest way to get faster in two months is to improve your technique. Adjusting your technique to reduce drag will save energy and help you in your back half. This summer I cut 2 tenths of my 25 time when I was untrained by taking 1 underwater video. I thought my body position was correct but after watching the video I realized that it was not. Just because you think that you are doing something doesn't mean that you are. I thought that my head position was streamlined to my body but it was actually tilted up a little. After adjusting my head position it dropped my 25 scm time from 11.5 to 11.3. This also lowered the difference between my first 25 and the second 25 in the 50 because the stroke required less energy due to the reduced drag. If you have access to an underwater camera you should use it and post the video on here.
Another way to improve your back half is to do lactate sets such as 6 x 50 ALL OUT on 5 minutes.
Since you are new to swimming it should be expected that you fade in the last 25 from lack of years of training. But one huge advantage that you have is that you have natural speed and tons of room for improvement.
The easiest way to get faster in two months is to improve your technique. Adjusting your technique to reduce drag will save energy and help you in your back half. This summer I cut 2 tenths of my 25 time when I was untrained by taking 1 underwater video. I thought my body position was correct but after watching the video I realized that it was not. Just because you think that you are doing something doesn't mean that you are. I thought that my head position was streamlined to my body but it was actually tilted up a little. After adjusting my head position it dropped my 25 scm time from 11.5 to 11.3. This also lowered the difference between my first 25 and the second 25 in the 50 because the stroke required less energy due to the reduced drag. If you have access to an underwater camera you should use it and post the video on here.
Another way to improve your back half is to do lactate sets such as 6 x 50 ALL OUT on 5 minutes.
