The Sprint Free Lane
If you could be a sprinter, you would.
We get more rest.
We don't train as far but we go faster.
Every move matters.
We're fast twitch. We're strong. We're fierce.
It's adrenalin
We get the glory
50's & 100's are our thing, we wish we could race 25's & 75's, we think of 200's as distance & tend to split longer races quite badly because we have no sense of pace. But it proves to ourselves, our coaches & friends that we have absolutely no business in any race over a 100.
100m Freestyle world record, Cesar Cielo Filho - YouTube
What did you do in practice today?
the breastroke lane
The Middle Distance Lane
The Backstroke Lane
The Butterfly Lane
The SDK Lane
The Taper Lane
The Distance Lane
The IM Lane
The Sprint Free Lane
The Pool Deck
Women's Locker Room
Men's Locker Room
Perhaps he knew he had it bagged and didn't wan't to push since he already has the record.
I did a test and the breath costs me 0.1 - 0.2 when taken at breakout for 25m. I'll have to do another test to see how much a midswim breath hurts me, figure how many for each course I need to optimize my time then decide from there.
What I REALLY need to work on before anything is my streamline into the water and off wall (if any). Those are killing me. Unfortunately I can't hold my hands classic style, locked in a stacked fashion because the angle it places on my trick shoulder. I have to lock my thumbs holding my hands side by side which is OK, but many times the hands dig in or out and ruin the swim. Eventually I'll get a surgeon to fix.
What is the method for requesting a split of a greater distance event ? I understand it must be submitted in writing to the referee, but is that it?
Page 143 of the Rule Book www.usms.org/.../appb.pdf
MS 2.7.2 just states that it needs to be in writing to ref beforehand, thats it ?
No. See 103.18.1(B), 105.2.2 and 105.3.6 in www.usms.org/.../part1.pdf
All this talk of splits represents too much talk about distance events in the sprint free lane.I would enter a 500 if it gave me a second opportunity to get a PB in a 50, even if it means I must swim nonstop for an entire 7 minutes without a Jacuzzi break.
Perhaps he knew he had it bagged and didn't wan't to push since he already has the record.
Not taking a breath on the first stroke of the 50 is "pushing" it ?
In a serious 50 free race, there's no room at all to NOT push it. There is no time for rest. No extra padding for purposeful mistakes.
What is the method for requesting a split of a greater distance event ? I understand it must be submitted in writing to the referee, but is that it?
Ah yes, the 50 free with a 450 cooldown. The perfect way to get those weird distance people all upset about their own inadequecies. :applaud:
