Best Times

We've got several swimmers who've been on a "plateau" lately. Time drops haven't been coming and it can be very frustrating - especially when you're used to dropping time at every meet!

Swimming workout bests (whether it's a best-ever interval, breathing pattern, or repeat time) often leads to meet bests.

If you aren't improving your practice times and/or technique, you can't expect to improve in meets.

We've hammered the point home this week about technique. It will take another week of this focus before you begin to see the results, so continue to work on it.

Also, remember to get a good warm-up in before your races. Going to the warm-up lanes and swimming an easy 200 doesn't get you ready for a peak performance, does it?

1) Go some easy yardage to loosen up.
2) Do some build-up/speed-play work to get your motor running.
3) Do some pace work if you're swimming the 500 free.
4) Stop when you're ready - don't leave your best in warm-up.
5) Dry off and stay warm while waiting for your event.
6) Take a towel to the blocks in case there's a delay.

If you take care of these six items, you'll have a big advantage over swimmers that don't do these things.