Breaking 1:00 in the 100 free SCY for the 1st time
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I'm interested in hearing from people that did it for the 1st time in their life as a Masters swimmer. Who is the oldest out there to accomplish this feat?
I'm 42 and went for a best of 101.xx for the 2nd season in a row. I think I am going to do it, maybe next year. But I know I am not getting younger.:frustrated:
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I would theorize that there is likely a correlation between those that need long warm-ups and their ability to achieve practice times closer to their race times. And further that these types are usually better a distance events.
Um no... Take a look at the warmups of elite (swimming) sprinters and then make this statement. In order to compete at your peak you need to warmup sufficiently. This goes for any sport. Go ask an elite running sprinter to warmup for 2 minutes (time it takes to swim a 150) and then go run their best time... they will laugh at you. Sorry to be a troll, but your statements are a somewhat off.
Im a sprinter... I need at least 1000 warmup and then a warmup with some high intensity right before the event. Im about to turn 43 and can do 23.0 (i want to be 22 this year) in the 50 and 48 in the 100 free in jammers... Not amazingly fast in the grand scheme of things but I do ok. It took me 2 years to get under 50 which I would equate to your 1:00.
If you want to get faster you may want to look at how you train and make modifications to benefit your training. One thing would be better warmups and I would assume a lot of drill work, then go after the intensity.
I would theorize that there is likely a correlation between those that need long warm-ups and their ability to achieve practice times closer to their race times. And further that these types are usually better a distance events.
Um no... Take a look at the warmups of elite (swimming) sprinters and then make this statement. In order to compete at your peak you need to warmup sufficiently. This goes for any sport. Go ask an elite running sprinter to warmup for 2 minutes (time it takes to swim a 150) and then go run their best time... they will laugh at you. Sorry to be a troll, but your statements are a somewhat off.
Im a sprinter... I need at least 1000 warmup and then a warmup with some high intensity right before the event. Im about to turn 43 and can do 23.0 (i want to be 22 this year) in the 50 and 48 in the 100 free in jammers... Not amazingly fast in the grand scheme of things but I do ok. It took me 2 years to get under 50 which I would equate to your 1:00.
If you want to get faster you may want to look at how you train and make modifications to benefit your training. One thing would be better warmups and I would assume a lot of drill work, then go after the intensity.
