09/20/08 - Meet

SCY Meet
~1000 wu
50 breast (relay split): 32.20
200 IM - 30.18 34.16(1:04.34) 38.90(1:43.24) 30.84 (2:14.08)
50 free (relay): 25.56
100 breast - 34.52 37.94(1:12.46)
100 free (relay): 26.67 29.90 (56.57)

I was happy with my IM swim and my relay breast. I was really hoping to go a little faster on the 100 breast. I blew my turn at the 50, and that cost me some time... not sure how much, though. I likely would've been around my state time (1:12.08) with a good turn. I still split it a little better than states, though. Heck, it was a good swim for the start of the season. I think I was expecting too much on it after my 50 breast and then the decent split in the 200 IM :). I found myself slipping back into my old breaststroke, though, and not getting a good smooth rhythm like I do with the fly-like stroke.

I also need to work on my breakouts. My breakouts were simply horrendous. Each turn felt like I was coming up pushing a ton of water and not settling into my stroke until 1-2 strokes after my breakout.

I thought my 200 IM time was 2:14.5ish... the splits I copied down from the result sheet add up to 2:14.08, though. I might have copied the back split wrong... I'm not sure. Not a big deal there, though, as I accomplished what I wanted in that race: I took it out relaxed and worked the second 100.