Absent technique improvement, I am wondering if each swimmer has a ceiling that can never really be broken once a minimal amount of training has occurred. This is my theory based on my own swimming experience over the last year.
No matter how fast I flail my arms the result in the 50 free always seems to be the same - 28.5, 29.2, 28.7. Seems like a random result +- 0.5 seconds. :frustrated:
Can someone with those kinds of results ever eventually go 26 something just by training harder, doing more and more sprints, etc.. I would hope to hear that is a possibility even though I know I have some fundamental flaws.
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Herb,
How much work do you do on your starts? Any reaction time drills? How about any work in the gym to strengthen your legs? How much work do you do on your turns? Finishes?
While the 50 Free (assuming yards) does actually have about 35 yards of actual swimming in it, it is an event that is dominated by the start, turn and finish.
My starts are absolutely horrid. But in reality the 50 free is not what I care about. I just want to break 1:00 in the 100 and realize it is an impossibility if I can't swim a 50 under 27.
Herb,
How much work do you do on your starts? Any reaction time drills? How about any work in the gym to strengthen your legs? How much work do you do on your turns? Finishes?
While the 50 Free (assuming yards) does actually have about 35 yards of actual swimming in it, it is an event that is dominated by the start, turn and finish.
My starts are absolutely horrid. But in reality the 50 free is not what I care about. I just want to break 1:00 in the 100 and realize it is an impossibility if I can't swim a 50 under 27.
