For the past month or so, I have been doing distance sets, just for my 500. What I'm asking is if this will help out in the 200 IM. My coach is giving me an opportunity to swim the IM this thursday, to see if I can swim it at leagues.
My IM splits are (from 2 weeks ago):
Fly - 31.8 (not going too hard in my opinion, as I swim 27s in relays)
Back - 39.5 (as you can see, not my strongest stroke)
*** - 40.6 (I guess it's okay, I can go 35s all out)
Free - 35.2
Which is 227.1... My time before that was a 231, which is just okay.
During distance sets, whenever I get the chance, I kick fly back or ***, just for additional help, and I try to work on my transition turns after practice (transitions are my BIGGEST problem in the IM).
My goal splits are:
Fly - 31
Back - 35
*** - 40
Free - 33
That adds up to 219, give or take a few tenths of a second. So, was all of that distance training for nothing? Or do you think that my goal splits are reasonable?
Thanks for the help!
as a part of your 200 IM training you might want to see what you can do in the 200's of other events.
have you swam the 200 *** or back or free? when I swim the 200 I like to think that I can open just over my 100fly split, then swim back around the same time as my second 50 in the 100, my *** faster than my 4th 50 in a 200 *** and my free as fast as my 200 free final 50.
my last meters time
30.59 1:09.10 1:51.32 2:26.28
IM approx splits/ 200 approx ref times
30.5 / 31
38 / 37.6
42 / 43
35 / 35.4
until I can swim a faster 200 *** or free I don't think I can swim this much faster. I swam yards 2:04, as a kid, so I only 5-6secs off that time. so i am happy with my Masters Progress.
as a part of your 200 IM training you might want to see what you can do in the 200's of other events.
have you swam the 200 *** or back or free? when I swim the 200 I like to think that I can open just over my 100fly split, then swim back around the same time as my second 50 in the 100, my *** faster than my 4th 50 in a 200 *** and my free as fast as my 200 free final 50.
my last meters time
30.59 1:09.10 1:51.32 2:26.28
IM approx splits/ 200 approx ref times
30.5 / 31
38 / 37.6
42 / 43
35 / 35.4
until I can swim a faster 200 *** or free I don't think I can swim this much faster. I swam yards 2:04, as a kid, so I only 5-6secs off that time. so i am happy with my Masters Progress.
