Do most of the in-swimming-shape and experienced swimmers among you go all out for a whole 50 yards or is there some pacing? In other words are you going top speed the whole time? The reason I'm asking is that right now I can do 25 yards from a standstill in 13 seconds, but my best 50 yard time from a standstill is 33 seconds. (I'm a horrible diver at this point, but once I get my stroke in order I'll start working on that). Anyhow, is it reasonable for me to shoot for a 26 second 50 by just improving my endurance and flip turns, or is it like comparing 50's and 100's where a 50 time will always be less than half a hundred. Thanks for your thoughts.
I don't do a lot of sprinting, but once in a while give it a few shots just to see where I am. Unfortunately I'm unable to do a master's class because I work in shifts and would miss half of them, so I'm pretty much on my own trying to get better. :badday:
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To further add to this.
I made the mistake of comparing swim with track cycling once, I won't make it twice.
In swimming, a 50m all out begins with a dive. That dive doesn't require that much energy and immediately after the dive, the body flies in the air then enter the water at peak velocity. Most energy that the swimmer expand consists of maintaining as much velocity as possible.
A running or cycling track event begins with a traditional start. A tremendous amount of energy must be expanded there just to reach peak velocity.
That said, I don't believe that a 100m run is paced. Slight slow down may occur near the end but this is a consequence of having emptied the ATP/CP pool. Again, the runner does need to allocate much more of this fuel upon start, compared to the swimmer.
Pacing an event involves keeping some reserve during the first half in order to finish stronger during the second half. I don't believe that runners *save some* during the first 50m. In fact they need to accelerate during the first half. As a result, they probably expand more energy there, not less.
If by some magic, a runner could start his event at full speed after having invested minimal energy expenditure (similar to that a swimmer has to invest on a dive), the splits over 100 would probably be very even.
To further add to this.
I made the mistake of comparing swim with track cycling once, I won't make it twice.
In swimming, a 50m all out begins with a dive. That dive doesn't require that much energy and immediately after the dive, the body flies in the air then enter the water at peak velocity. Most energy that the swimmer expand consists of maintaining as much velocity as possible.
A running or cycling track event begins with a traditional start. A tremendous amount of energy must be expanded there just to reach peak velocity.
That said, I don't believe that a 100m run is paced. Slight slow down may occur near the end but this is a consequence of having emptied the ATP/CP pool. Again, the runner does need to allocate much more of this fuel upon start, compared to the swimmer.
Pacing an event involves keeping some reserve during the first half in order to finish stronger during the second half. I don't believe that runners *save some* during the first 50m. In fact they need to accelerate during the first half. As a result, they probably expand more energy there, not less.
If by some magic, a runner could start his event at full speed after having invested minimal energy expenditure (similar to that a swimmer has to invest on a dive), the splits over 100 would probably be very even.
