{"id":491301,"date":"2021-11-14T06:22:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-14T13:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=491301"},"modified":"2021-11-14T06:22:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-14T13:22:58","slug":"distance-swimming-strategy-a-few-options-to-consider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/distance-swimming-strategy-a-few-options-to-consider\/","title":{"rendered":"Distance Swimming Strategy: A Few Options To Consider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Distance Swimming Strategy: A Few Options To Consider<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>By Annika Hobson, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Racing to get your hand on the wall first can come down to a hundredth of a second, even in distance races. Swimming distance races requires some strategy to execute a successful race. To ensure a strong performance, distance swimmers are highly in tune with their bodies so they know their pace at any time in a race. Here are a few different ways to strategize for an upcoming distance race.<\/p>\n<h2>Winning From Behind<\/h2>\n<p>While winning from behind is not the most methodical plan of attacking a distance race, it certainly is fun. With this racing strategy, a distance swimmer will build through their laps, getting faster as the race proceeds. Building can take a few different forms from increasing speed by 100s, or just going faster in the second half of a race. If a swimmer chooses the latter, they are negative splitting their race. To negative split a race, a swimmer\u2019s splits will be faster in the second half of the race than the first half. To win from behind, a swimmer must have a big burst of speed at the end of a long race.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the <a href=\"https:\/\/tokyo2020.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tokyo Olympics<\/a>, swim fans got to witness some impressive back-half swims. University of Florida distance swimmer <strong>Bobby Finke <\/strong>dropped some impressive splits in his decision to sprint the ends of his races. In his gold medal winning 800 meter freestyle (7:41.87), Finke came back in a split of 26.39 for the final 50 meters. Then again in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympics-bobby-finke-does-it-again-to-claim-distance-double\/\">1500 meter freestyle, <\/a>\u00a0he blasted a fast 50 meters to get his hand on the wall first. In the 1500 freestyle (14:39.65), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/bobby-finke-closing-speed-how-his-last-lap-split-measures-up-to-various-world-records\/\">Finke\u2019s last split was an insane 25.78<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_484145\" style=\"width: 389px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-484145\" data-attachment-id=\"484145\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/distance-swimming-strategy-a-few-options-to-consider\/olympics-swimming-july-31-38\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/xxx-katie-ledecky-800-free-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,825\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Grace Hollars-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-9M2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jul 31, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Katie Grimes (USA), right) rests next to Katie Ledecky (USA) as Ledecky reacts to winning the women&#039;s 800m freestyle final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. 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Mandatory Credit: Grace Hollars-USA TODAY Sports 2021 Olympics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Grace Hollars&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/xxx-katie-ledecky-800-free-4-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/xxx-katie-ledecky-800-free-4-1024x704.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-484145\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/xxx-katie-ledecky-800-free-4-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Jul 31, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Katie Grimes (USA), right) rests next to Katie Ledecky (USA) as Ledecky reacts to winning the women's 800m freestyle final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Mandatory Credit: Grace Hollars-USA TODAY Sports\" width=\"379\" height=\"271\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-484145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Grace Hollars<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another Tokyo Olympian who used a building technique was <strong>Katie Grimes<\/strong>. At just 15-years-old, Grimes was the youngest swimmer to make the U.S. Olympic swim team.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-katie-grimes-qualify-for-tokyo-800-free-in-historic-emotional-full-circle-moment\/\"> At U.S. Olympic Trials, <\/a>Grimes had an amazing swim in the 800-meter freestyle. <strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong> won the event (8:14.62), but a tight race for second place emerged. <strong>Haley Anderson<\/strong>, an open water Olympian, maintained second place for most of the race, but Grimes had another gear left at the end of the race. Grimes sprinted the last 50 meters and passed Anderson to earn a trip to Tokyo (8:20.36).<\/p>\n<h2>Out Fast and in Charge<\/h2>\n<p>Another distance swimming tactic is to charge from the dive and lead the race. Having a quick reaction time off the start can help a distance swimmer get out ahead of the rest of the field. The swimmer who gets out front gets \u201cclean\u201d water and can set the heat\u2019s pace. A prime example of a distance swimmer who gets out fast and stays out front is <strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong>. After a large event schedule at the U.S. Olympic trials for the Tokyo Olympics, Ledecky prepared for her last race, the 800-meter freestyle. In typical Ledecky fashion, her first 150 meters were under her<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-katie-grimes-qualify-for-tokyo-800-free-in-historic-emotional-full-circle-moment\/\"> own world record pace<\/a>. Ledecky fell off the world record pace, but by going out fast she was able to win by almost six seconds.<\/p>\n<h2>Focus on Turns<\/h2>\n<p>A great focal point in distance swimming is to focus on your entry into your turn. The first part of a fast turn is having a good approach into the turn by not breathing into the wall. As your feet rotate over, ensure that you have a good foot plant on the wall. Once you push off the wall get into a tight streamline, kick a few strong dolphin kicks that transition into fast flutter kicks, and have a strong breakout without a breath. The cleaner and better your turns are in a distance race, the more time you save. In a 1650-yard freestyle race, a swimmer has 65 opportunities to have good turn technique. Be sure to take advantage of your turns as you can make up time without expending a lot of energy. By focusing on your turns, you can carry your momentum in and out of the walls. With the continued momentum, your speed continues, and you are more likely to stay on pace. One of the best feelings is flipping next to someone, but then breaking out before them, due to your control around your turns. In your next distance race, be sure to utilize your turns as an advantage for maintaining speed.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what strategy, or combination of strategies, works best for you, remember to swim in your own lane and stick to your own plan.<\/p>\n<p><em>All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Distance Swimming Strategy: A Few Options To Consider By Annika Hobson, Swimming World College Intern Racing to get your hand on the wall first can come down to a 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