This month, I tried to focus on what I started in January– pacing myself. We did a lot more long-distance sets with no set time interval, but rather a set rest time between each set, and that helped me pace myself; it took some pressure off. This meant that I could swim at a pace that I could maintain while slowly increasing my speed, and having rest time rather than just rushing into the next set. We also did more sprinting this month which meant that I could think more about matching my old PBs(personal bests). During a 50m freestyle sprint, I was able to hit just 3 seconds off my old PB so that was big for me. It showed me that I was on the right path.
Going forward, I’m going to keep the same focus but also put more effort into sprints to beat my old PBs.
