SCY or SCM I never take a breath unless I've had to swim another event within 20 or so minutes prior. I try to slightly hyperventilate before the start. I'm really not conscious of even wanting to breath. LCM I'll typically take one breath at about 40 meters. If I don't breath that once, the need can become distracting.Rich
I like this advice.
See a lot of sprinters way over breathe in races.
I call it nervous breathing. They don't really need the air.
Thanks for the nuggets Rich - great stuff!
I like seeing a great grab start like that. Nothing fancy, just a straight dive like an arrow into the pool. Rich gained half a body length on the start alone.
Rich: do you take any breaths on a 50, typically?
I like seeing a great grab start like that. Nothing fancy, just a straight dive like an arrow into the pool. Rich gained half a body length on the start alone.
Rich: do you take any breaths on a 50, typically?
Kirk,
After our state meet in April I started training with my buddy Mark Johnston from the Swim Dogs team. As a high school coach he had access to their pool and several of us trained at noontime. He video taped my start, found some flaws (I took off with too much of an upward trajectory and went way too deep) that we were able to work on. All my starts at nationals were a significant improvement from my typical start where I feel like I'm wearing a parachute.
SCY or SCM I never take a breath unless I've had to swim another event within 20 or so minutes prior. I try to slightly hyperventilate before the start. I'm really not conscious of even wanting to breath. LCM I'll typically take one breath at about 40 meters. If I don't breath that once, the need can become distracting.
Rich
I feel a bit strange about all this recognition
I hope you don't mind being a walking advertisement for Master's swimming and exercise in general. Like most billboards, you weren't given much choice, but you do the job well.
Your swims at nationals were impressive but I think you have shown people what can be done and this is the big attention draw. Some of the older age groups might become a lot faster now that age isn't a good excuse for not swimming fast, and maybe someone half your age might be thinking they need to train a little harder because they are tried of being beaten by a 65 yo.
And I am probably not the only one thinking this :)
