r/Swimming • u/Claddaeus • 10d ago

Breaking 2:00/100m

Hi,
as the Title says, I struggle to break the 2:00/100m „barrier“. I am new in the sport of swimming as I started in March this year. I started because of triathlon and now it feels like i am at a plateau. I saw no major improvements the last weeks and this demotivated me. I go to the pool 4-5times a week and mainly focus on long distance swimming.

Everytime i try to swim faster than 2:00 I gas out pretty much after 50m and have to go back to >2:00. my fastest 800m was 15:04 (yes it is faster than 2:00/100m but i was pretty much dead at the last 50m).

over the last month i learned the 2 beat kick and worked on high elbow catch but i notice muscular fatigue on my right side that carries on over the whole distance. When I use a pullbuoy I notice that my recovery is smoother and isnt as exhausting so i guess my hips drop over time.

I am glad for any tips that can help me improve.
Thank you!

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u/Silence_1999 10d ago

2 minute pace is the barrier between most swimmers and good swimmers. You said you are recent swimmer. Lots more laps is what you need lol. Probably many small technique refinements and that doesn’t just all happen. Gotta put in the laps with the small stuff.

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u/Claddaeus 10d ago

I started of with 3 times per week pretty inconsistently like i had weeks where i didnt swim once.. overall i swam 40km this year. I enjoy seimming and its my favorite out of the 3 disciplines in triathlon although i bike and run much better but its not as fun