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?
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"My best performance lifetime was at age of 21. The time was 2:12.7 (1:06.0 first half, 32.9 last 50m)."
Perhaps the best pace (for you) is to build into each 50, rather than going out too strong and experiencing a struggle at the finish. A four second drop-off on the 2nd 100 is fairly common. But it looks as if you like to even split the race. The splits were very steady (for all four 50's) on your best 200 time.
If the 1:08 pace takes too much energy to come back strong...maybe it's possible to go 1:09 and 1:09? It takes some experimenting time to find the ideal comfort level for the first 100.
I think every good 200 swimmer would agree that going out too fast can result in a slower back half of the race.
"My best performance lifetime was at age of 21. The time was 2:12.7 (1:06.0 first half, 32.9 last 50m)."
Perhaps the best pace (for you) is to build into each 50, rather than going out too strong and experiencing a struggle at the finish. A four second drop-off on the 2nd 100 is fairly common. But it looks as if you like to even split the race. The splits were very steady (for all four 50's) on your best 200 time.
If the 1:08 pace takes too much energy to come back strong...maybe it's possible to go 1:09 and 1:09? It takes some experimenting time to find the ideal comfort level for the first 100.
I think every good 200 swimmer would agree that going out too fast can result in a slower back half of the race.
