Hi guys I am new to this forum. :)
I am apologazie for my bad english first I am from germany.
I was a former competition- swimmer (200m backstroke) until 22-23 than took a break from sport. I comeback 2 years ago in masters swimming (30age groupe)
I had two longcourse meetings in 200m backstroke so far. The first one was one year ago on the german national masters. My time was 2:22 (1:08 first 100m)
The second one was last weekend (not shaped and tapared) and I improved to 2:20 (1:08). I am looking forward to german nationals next month.
But to be honest both races were not optimal. I feel like I am stuggling with my performence in competition.
I also guess that I have some fear to get to 100% and tast my limit in my age of 31.
Now my question how long do you guys think it takes to swim a optimal 200m race again?
You can check out the FINA masters world rankings here:
www.fina.org/.../index.php
For your age group, the world record 200 backstroke long course is a 2:02.75 and the tenth all-time is 2:10.53, so if you can get under 2:10 you'll definitely be in an elite crowd!
I'd say a 2:20 is pretty darn good. Get down to somewhere around 2:15 and you'll definitely be in the top ten in the world for the year.
You can check out the FINA masters world rankings here:
www.fina.org/.../index.php
For your age group, the world record 200 backstroke long course is a 2:02.75 and the tenth all-time is 2:10.53, so if you can get under 2:10 you'll definitely be in an elite crowd!
I'd say a 2:20 is pretty darn good. Get down to somewhere around 2:15 and you'll definitely be in the top ten in the world for the year.
