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Looking into a crystal ball to predict meet times isn’t easy, nor is it often accurate. This week’s TritonWear Set Of The Week offers a 400 IM predictor set that makes gazing into the future seem a little bit more clear. Here’s the set:
1 x 200 fly off block (record time) @ 8:00
1 x 200 back off block (record time) @ 8:00
1 x 200 breast off block (record time) @ 8:00
3 x 200 free off block (record time) @ 8:00
Average out all 200 times, take that average time and double it.
The set takes its roots with coaching great Jon Urbanchek, who coached at the University of Michigan and on numerous National Teams. Urbanchek also coached former 400-meter IM record holder Tom Dolan.
Each 200 is off the block and on 8:00. It’s easy to look at this as both a predictor set and a test set, especially since swimmers tend to get extra excited for test sets. There is only one 200 of fly, back, and breast, while there are three 200s free, and it’s important that the swimmers give max effort on all the 200s so they don’t skew their results.
To show how the set and math works, here’s an example:
Recorded 200 times:
200 fly time – 2:18
200 back time – 2:21
200 breast time – 2:34
200 free time – 2:04
200 free time – 2:03
200 free time – 2:05
Now that you have the 200 times, find the average by adding them all together, then dividing by six. The average using these times equates to 2:21.25. Finally, you double the average time to get 4:42.25, and voila! You know have your projected 400 IM time.
It’s a good idea to try this 2-3 weeks before a meet to get the most accurate results. How accurate is it? I’ve done this set with some of my swimmers and each was within at least 1.5 seconds of their predicted IM times. Granted, the sample size may be small, but it was truly amazing how close they came to their times.
Give the set a try, and see for yourself just how well this set can predict the future!
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