I'm a Speed Freak through and through. :D
Uh, no, not that kind of Speed.
I'm talking about 25 and 50 meter freestyle type of speed. There is nothing I want more than a low, low 20 second 50 SCM.
Any good workouts?
Just the idea of swimmng anything beyond 100m makes me ill. All of you long distance swimmers are truely nuts. You should seek medical help.
I've only trained/ swimmed competatively for 2 months and I know my lungs are way out of shape. Maybe that's why I like the shorter distances. Currently my best 25m time is 11.3 sec and my best 50 SCM is 26 sec.
Danke
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Aloha Nancy,
I’m not a top notch sprinter (yet) but my coach (Mark Noetzel) is. Here’s a workout that he had me do to prepare for 50 free for this year’s LC Nationals:
MAIN SET: 20 X 50 on 1:10 send-off. The goal here is to maintain your best average. By this, he means that you hold the same time for each 50. The expectation is that you will bring that average down, over time, as you get faster. Initially I was able to hold :40-:41; over a 4 month period I was able to bring that average down to :37-:38. (You will be considerably faster, I’m sure) You want to do this workout when you’re fairly well rested because you are to use it as a benchmark to measure your progress. Also, you don’t want to do it too often, about every 2-3 weeks.
Hope this helps. -Becky
Aloha Nancy,
I’m not a top notch sprinter (yet) but my coach (Mark Noetzel) is. Here’s a workout that he had me do to prepare for 50 free for this year’s LC Nationals:
MAIN SET: 20 X 50 on 1:10 send-off. The goal here is to maintain your best average. By this, he means that you hold the same time for each 50. The expectation is that you will bring that average down, over time, as you get faster. Initially I was able to hold :40-:41; over a 4 month period I was able to bring that average down to :37-:38. (You will be considerably faster, I’m sure) You want to do this workout when you’re fairly well rested because you are to use it as a benchmark to measure your progress. Also, you don’t want to do it too often, about every 2-3 weeks.
Hope this helps. -Becky
