10/09/08

SCY
300-400 breaststroke drills
400 br K
100 br, working on timing
8 x (100 Sprint, 100 ez @6:00)
I did:
1. Fly - 1:05
2. Bk - 1:04
3. Br - 1:20
4. Fr - 1:01
5. Br - 1:18
6. Br - 1:18
7. Br - 1:20
8. Br - 1:16

100 ez

When I tried to focus on the best technique on my breaststroke swims, I went ~1:20. On #7, I actually thought I was going faster because I was getting a good chest press then pop out, scull in, shoot hands forward and kick. My turnover was slower though and my kick was not snapping because I was focused on the top part of the stroke. On #8, I worked more on turnover and trying to really finish my kick hard. That made a big difference.

I'm getting better at accelerating my hands in and forward. I used to also rush the outsweep a lot more, and I think that made me more tired. I still have to focus on keeping my head down more--I still look forward a lot, especially when tired.