Does anyone have some tips on how to swim the 200 freestyle? need tips to rid the nerves!?

Question

Does anyone have some tips on how to swim the 200 freestyle? need tips to rid the nerves!?

Answer 1

let me tell you what i do , i have swim meets almost every 1 to 2 days , and i have gymanstic meets every 1 to 2 days , and this is what i do to calm the nerves , first i breath in deeply and exhale out steadily , i put in my head-phones and put on my favorite and relaxing song on my i-pod  , after that i talk to friends and cheer them on during the meets when there swimming  remeber , your doing this for fun and your doing this for somthing you love , remeber your the best and you can do it , relax and when the buzzer strikes you dive in that water and swim , don't look to the sides , just swim , ! i usually think about the music, i can hear it in my mind telling me to push forth go on ! and it works ! you can do it good luck !

Answer 2

i,m 200 m swimmer i,d love 200m freestyle because it takes a lot of time to finish that give you two minutes at least to thinking how can you do well and be the first . here are some advice that help you to do well ;

1-good start

if your start is good you will be the first one in the first 15 m

2-good turn

many swimmer are wasting a lot of time in turning,your turning should be effective .

advice for good turning?

a-dolphin kick before last stroke .

b- use your hand to rolling your body .

c-blow the air from you nose .

d-swim to wall at full speed and control your breath

3-under water kick after start and turning

under water kicking will help you to break out easier and recovery your body

4-control your breath every last 5m .

you should hold your breath every 5 m that will help you for good finishing .

5-powerful kick;

your leg should not stop kicking during breathing

6-good breathing technique ;

in 200m freestyle always breath every 3 stroke from two sides that will help you to see the swimmer on the left and on the right .

7- control your speed;

don,t waste your speed from the first 50 m try to control your speed last 50 m should be the fastest

i hope my information is useful according to you

Answer 3

I used to swim in high school and now I participate in triathlons.  For a 200 Free I'd pass the time by counting my strokes for each 25yrds/meters.  The cool thing is that by the end of the season you'll see that the number will start going down.  Which means your stroke is becoming more efficiant.  Good Luck!