500 Yard Freestyle- District Meet 2011- 6:11.92

[SwmmrBoy5]

I swim a 5:13, the trick is stamina. Let's say you go a 56 for a 100 free. Without a dive, call it a 57/58. If you can hold that for 5x100s then you have urself a time under or around 5:00. Fastskins are good, but they won't do shit without stamina. Practice every day and do some 100 sets. throw in 10x100s on like 1:10 or something and each time try to go fast enough to give urself more and more rest. Practice=Stamina (if you do the right type of practice)

[kiddy800]

also i was the heat winner and got 6th over all!!!!!!

[kiddy800]

hey i did the 5oo free in 6:34 secs!

[boardwalkbullet91507]

@kiddy800 sorry for the extremely late response. ive been on vacation out of town and got back from my state meet. lol. but, AWESOME JOB! 6:34 is a pretty fast 500. keep workin at it and time will drop pretty fast!

[kiddy800]

you said you were a distance swimmer well i am 2 and i seem to reallly do well in longer races but not so much with the 50's also i am a girl so i wear the reg. swim suits!!!! and i do wear a swim cap which u can totally tell the difference with or without it on!! i actually had it come off during a 100 IM and since i wear glassess they kept telling me to go get it but i could not 'cause i couldn't see (not blind but have really bad eyesight!)

[kiddy800]

any advice for doing a 500 ?? 20 times there and back in 25 yard pool right?? I AM REALLY NERVOUS AND NEED ADVICE!

[boardwalkbullet91507]

@kiddy800 Plenty. Yes, 20 laps in a 25 yard pool. There should be a counter for you. In that case, dont worry about what lap your on. Look at the sign and know what lap your on, but Focus on your pacework. DO NOT start of sprinting. Once you sprint, its hard to recover. Keep a fast but steady pace. Sometimes it helps to keep up with the person next to you as long as they are faster. Once you flip-turn off the wall and begin your last lap (lap 20)...SPRINT TO THE FINISH!

[boardwalkbullet91507]

@kiddy800 Also, the race goes by faster than you think. Watching the race it seems to go slower than when your actually swimming. Also, check to make sure your goggles and cap (if you choose to wear one) are nice and snug. Make sure the goggles arent too loose. I actually had an incident where the goggles werent tight enough and slid off my face. I had to kinda stop and let water out mid stroke and bumped the lane rope, but somehow managed to drop 10 seconds. : ).

[boardwalkbullet91507]

@kiddy800 Lastly, dont be nervous. It is a fun race, and its really cool to see your time drop from meet to meet. When meet results become avaliable, check your splits and see where you can improve. in the future if you were to swim this at a BIG MEET LIKE DISTRICT, REGIONAL, OR STATE, wear a fast skin. i wore one for regionals a week after this was filmed and went a 6:02:34. Im assuming your doing a summer league team right now, but if you persue swim in the future, try one. Hope i helped! :)

[kiddy800]

@boardwalkbullet91507

actually i swim for a YMCA and next week is state this will be my first 500 yard!! my coach times me at practice and my time is 7:35 but i will not say my age(i am Younger than u think)!!! of the competition( o but any way I sometimes hav trouble pasing but i'm just curious what is ur 100 free time?? Mine is 1:06 but i am younger than you so.... i sprint 100's i wish i could put a video of me on utube but my mom won't let me put any videos of me on here !! THANX SO MUCH!

[boardwalkbullet91507]

@kiddy800 oh, and i recently swam a 1;04. Not so fast for me but i hate hundreds with a passion. i like 50s better. the only 100s ive ever swamm was the 100 free and 100 fly and i went a 1:18. it hurt. The only problem is that there are no 50s in a high school meet here in texas, but i think there are high school meets that swim 50s in other states.

[kiddy800]

@boardwalkbullet91507

i dont swim for high school so here in texas i dk if other schools have 50's but i hate them!! the 100 fly is way 2 hard for me last time i swam it i almost faintedd 2X!! my friend had to walk behind me !!!! well state is on thursday!! thursday is the day of doom JK it sthe day i swim the 500 free!!! :l