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What are the typical 50 meter swim splits for 10 and under. Right now I am at 20 on the first lap and 27 on the second. How do I speed up my second lap? |
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Everybody swims at a different pace. That said, 47 seconds is a decent time for a 10 and under. Try working on your walls. Many people pop up right away on the second lap because they're ready to breath. I bet you didn't pop up so soon on your first lap because you had plenty of oxygen! So make sure to stay tight in a streamline and not compromise your second lap by popping up right away. If you stay underwater past the flags and come up without breathing on your first stroke, you'll definitely have a smaller difference between the two laps. |
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Hi Katmo, what is your breathing pattern on the first length? If you are trying to go asfar as possible on length 1 without breathing, try breathing normally for the first length and then maybe blitz the second halfof the second length. That said the best way to bring your times down is train hard, trying to do all the things your coach talks about EVERY time to the best of your ability. Don't worry about what other people are doing time wise, just concentrate on you and looking to improve yourself. Good luck |
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as said dont breath in the flags or at least 4 stroke in and out of turn. make sure your breathing pattern is at least 9 stroke. |
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My son has just started to go to swim meets (and swim club) this year - he's swimming almost the exact same splits for 50m free at the moment (47.20 is his PB, he's 8yo)... I think part of it is pacing, he doesn't really have the strength to keep his 25m pace for a full 50m yet (he doesn't do squads yet, but is reasonably fit as he plays other sports too) - would it be a good idea to try and get him to negative split the race? so slow his first 25m down to say 23s before giving it everything in the 2nd lap? It sounds logical (works for me on a rowing machine, lol), but I'm not completely convinced it's as straight forward as that (I will definitely take more notice of how long he stays underwater after the turn - he's only recently discovered he can go faster if he stays under water at the start!). I do think pacing and strength are the main factors though, as the one time he has swum LC 50m his time was pretty close to his SC 50m times. ...anyway, we're all having fun (swimmer and parents!) and just starting to learn the ropes, but I've noticed with all his strokes so far that his 50m times are approx 25m x 2 + 7s - I figure it's all a combination of pacing + strength + turns. |
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With sprints you actually find many people stay under water for less time so they can get up and into their swimming earlier. Particularly at a young age when they don't have the body mass to maintain momentum off the start, too long under water can actually slow them down. Trying to negative split a 50m race would not be appropriate in my opinion because the fastest part of the race is off the start, the second fastest bit is off the turn. Maybe go out a fraction slower to give more left for the second length but also, ensure that the first few strokes after breakout are fast because they set the cadence for the rest of the length, ie taking the first strokes easy makes it hard to have to accelerate back to race pace. Most importantly at that age don't focus on the times but concentrate on technique and enjoyment. Hope that helps |
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