I found the following thread very helpful in trying to improve my 500 time. The biggest advice that I can give is to take it out easy. Like, 3 seconds slower than you the pace where you feel like you are going too slow on the opening hundred! Good streamlines, build your kick as the race goes on. Posts #6,8,14 have good ideas to employ from some great distance swimmers in the Masters ranks...
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I found the following thread very helpful in trying to improve my 500 time. The biggest advice that I can give is to take it out easy. Like, 3 seconds slower than you the pace where you feel like you are going too slow on the opening hundred! Good streamlines, build your kick as the race goes on. Posts #6,8,14 have good ideas to employ from some great distance swimmers in the Masters ranks...
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