I went a high 59 for the 100 free. I am elated and feel like I can do anything. Erik gave me amazing advice but like an idiot I only followed 50% of it. If I would have followed the rest of his advice, I would have done a 57 or 58 easily.
I decided it would be a really brilliant idea not to breathe for the first lap-and-a-half. By the second 50; to steal a quote form Todd, it felt like I was swimming with a piano on my back with Liberace playing a duet with Fats Domino.
Todd beat beat me in both the 50 and the 100 free but we will rematch at UCLA.
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Congrats! Sounds like you had some great swims! I'll see you at UCLA!
Thank you Joel. Can't wait to meet you at UCLA
Congrats Tony!
Tony -
Keep working at it -- if you are focusing on the 100 Free, try to breathe every 4th stroke in all your sprint work (4th stroke not 4th cycle - you need the air). After a while you won't have to think about it during the race and then you will make a big jump in terms of time.
Also - your reaction in the 100 Free was amazing - we should work a little on the dive - but you were moving before anybody else - a true sprinter...
I am very flattered you posted. I think highly of your advice and your accomplishments in and out of the pool. I am gong to master this to the best of my ability by working on one thing at a time.For not it's breathing. :-)
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