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:
I'm trying to break 1:00 in 100scm as a masters swimmer. My best time when active was 52.2 yds so that is roughly 58.0 scm. so I am by no means a freestyler.
of all the events I swim now compared to then, the 50 and 100 free are closest. my best 50fr outside a relay was 24.4 --> roughly 27.0.
My goals for freestyle as a Masters swimmer
under 1:00 currently 1:00.9
under 27:0 currently 27.68
my problem is that when I try to swim faster in these short events, I swim significantly less effecient, my amrs just move faster through the water, but I don't go forward faster. The last time I swam a 200scm I opened 1:01.8 less than one second from my "max", but I was laid back, just pushing through the water with control. all of my splits for that race were
29.44, 32.36, 33.72, 35.43 obviously I died in the last 50, but for me a less than a second difference is good.
I find it hard to be a decent freestyler if you train for *** and IM, but I don't like going to a meet and only swimming 2-3 events/day.
I'm trying to break 1:00 in 100scm as a masters swimmer. My best time when active was 52.2 yds so that is roughly 58.0 scm. so I am by no means a freestyler.
of all the events I swim now compared to then, the 50 and 100 free are closest. my best 50fr outside a relay was 24.4 --> roughly 27.0.
My goals for freestyle as a Masters swimmer
under 1:00 currently 1:00.9
under 27:0 currently 27.68
my problem is that when I try to swim faster in these short events, I swim significantly less effecient, my amrs just move faster through the water, but I don't go forward faster. The last time I swam a 200scm I opened 1:01.8 less than one second from my "max", but I was laid back, just pushing through the water with control. all of my splits for that race were
29.44, 32.36, 33.72, 35.43 obviously I died in the last 50, but for me a less than a second difference is good.
I find it hard to be a decent freestyler if you train for *** and IM, but I don't like going to a meet and only swimming 2-3 events/day.
