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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
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    Try this, grab your lower leg so your index finger and thumb are just above the the bottom of your tibia, the medial malleolus. Measure from that spot just above your ankle to the first joint of your big toe, the one that is closest to your ankle. That should give you a good idea of the angles I was referring too.
  • thought I'd bump all the lanes to the front page to encourage folks to comment in their lanes
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  • My reaction time and technique just come naturally...but I've been doing it since I was 7 as well.
  • My reaction time is pretty good but my problem is my entry, period. I need to seriously work on my starting block entries but I can't at my pool. The only place I "practice" team is at a meet. I don't go too deep in my entry but it still feels like to much of a belly flop...YIKES! I have had this same problem for years. I'm a sprinter with no place to practice starts -- very frustrating. And I have had the same flat dive flaw. What helps me fix it somewhat is to use a neutral starting position (not too far forward or back like a slingshot) and just reach for the water making sure the hands are together before I hit the water. As for drylands, plyos (box jumps, squat jumps, altitude drops) help build explosiveness off the start and walls. Other weights to strengthen the legs should help as well (squats, lunges). For quick hands on the start, try some med ball slams.
  • Seeing as starts are so important in a 50 and 100, i was wondering what kind of training you guys do for them, in the pool and for dry land training I like working on power and explosiveness for the legs, which hopefully translates to better starts and pushoffs from the walls. Lately I've been doing pistols and one-leg romainian deadlifts. Pistols: Hardest Kettlebell Exercise, PISTOL , from Elite Kettlebell - YouTube One-leg romainian deadlift: 1-leg Romanian deadlift - YouTube I also will do box hops and jumping in general. The box hops are done by squatting down and jumping onto a platform. When just jumping, I'll jump to either touch the ceiling at my gym (10') or a basketball rim (10'). I'll do these because where I swim diving is not allowed, and there's no starting blocks. Ideally, if you've got access, practicing starts is the way to go, but I think what I do is a good dryland substitute. :banana:
  • I have had this same problem for years. I'm a sprinter with no place to practice starts -- very frustrating. Maybe a bit off-topic, but this problem of having no place to practice starts is a major issue for masters swimmers and someting I would like to see USMS lobby to change.
  • Maybe a bit off-topic, but this problem of having no place to practice starts is a major issue for masters swimmers and someting I would like to see USMS lobby to change. But in a public pool, with the pool's rules governing, this could be hard to do.
  • But in a public pool, with the pool's rules governing, this could be hard to do. I'd guess that in nearly all cases this is a "rule" that is dictated to the pool by an insurance company. Maybe USMS could sell "insurance" to its members that would cover them when swimming in any pool >X feet deep. Or maybe pools could offer tiered rates, if you want to pratice starts, you have to pay y$ per year for an insurance rider on your membership. Really, USMS needs to be creative an lobby for it's members to be able to practce starts.
  • Seeing as starts are so important in a 50 and 100, i was wondering what kind of training you guys do for them, in the pool and for dry land training I usually wait till the short blast of whistles...then the command "take you mark", and at the BEEP, I react as fast as possible. :D Reaction time, explosive legs, streamlined body position into the water, and SDK like mad till you're ready for breakout. Just practice quite a few starts on a command, timing if possible.