So, right now I go 2:31 in the IM, not the best, which is why I want to get faster.
My splits are:
Fly - 30
Back - 43
*** - 39
Free - 38
I don't have the decimals for my splits, but that's what the seconds are. My pacing is usually horrible, same goes for my turns. I think I'm pushing myself too hard in the fly, and not enough in the back.
I have a little over a month and a half to drop 12 seconds to get to my goal, and it seems reasonable (to me at least).
All help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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You should also post your current time doing a 50 from a push (fl,bk,br,fr), that might answer if you have to work more on conditioning or sprint. You definetly have to work on spliting that better.
Here are my sprint times from a push:
Fly - 28.1
Back - 33.55
*** - 35.7
Free - 28.3
And I know that these are up-to-date, because they were just timed during practice.
how often do you train?
how far?
how hard?
are you coached?
I train every day, not counting meet days and sundays. It really depends on what's planned out for the team, usually warm up is anywhere between 800 and 1600, then we have sets in between. So it can be anywhere between 3600 yds and 5000 yds. During practice, I always push myself and try to keep up with the fast swimmers. And yes, I am coached.
As for suits, I just wear my speedo (the regular kind, not a jammer or fast skin). Also, just a side note, my time of 231 is from 3 weeks ago, and I've been doing distance work since then, so I can probably go under 230.
Oh yeah, this isn't exactly related, but how do I swim 200 yd ***? I keep being told to go 1:20 on the first 100, then 1:25 the second. My 100 *** time in races is always around 1:15 or 1:16.
You should also post your current time doing a 50 from a push (fl,bk,br,fr), that might answer if you have to work more on conditioning or sprint. You definetly have to work on spliting that better.
Here are my sprint times from a push:
Fly - 28.1
Back - 33.55
*** - 35.7
Free - 28.3
And I know that these are up-to-date, because they were just timed during practice.
how often do you train?
how far?
how hard?
are you coached?
I train every day, not counting meet days and sundays. It really depends on what's planned out for the team, usually warm up is anywhere between 800 and 1600, then we have sets in between. So it can be anywhere between 3600 yds and 5000 yds. During practice, I always push myself and try to keep up with the fast swimmers. And yes, I am coached.
As for suits, I just wear my speedo (the regular kind, not a jammer or fast skin). Also, just a side note, my time of 231 is from 3 weeks ago, and I've been doing distance work since then, so I can probably go under 230.
Oh yeah, this isn't exactly related, but how do I swim 200 yd ***? I keep being told to go 1:20 on the first 100, then 1:25 the second. My 100 *** time in races is always around 1:15 or 1:16.
