How can you finish off a race without dying!??

Question

Well it was provincials and I was ranked in first for the 800 with a time of 10:11 I had a full bodylength of the girl ranked in second and on the last 10 meters I saw her explode on me..I freaked and I pushed my *** off....sadly she out touched me by .25.To all you swimmers how can you keep the lead what if you have enough energy but the girl just zooms past you?? I suck at finishing off the race!

Answer 1

practice more. especially, exercise your breathing. it will help you not to tire as fast.

Answer 2

be happy that 99% of the worlds population is worse than you.

Answer 3

you need to save a little energy start fast finish fast and in the middle go

at a median pace  

Answer 4

its probably because you started off stronger than her? just like Michael Phelps. in some races he would "hold" back in the beginging and go all out near the end. i saw a lot of this happening during the Olympics

hope this helps