Hi guys,
Im currently swimming 50 free SC meters in low 25 seconds and 100 in around 55 seconds which is pretty slow for my teams standards. My coach is trying to push me into 1500 meters saying I have a "stroke" and "build" (around 20kg smaller than the other 50 meter swimmers on my team) for it. Although the 1500 meter swimmers consistently hit 15min30sec for 1500 free, which is around 1:02 seconds per 100 free (BUT THEY HAVE THE SAME 100 METER TIME AS ME (also swim 55 seconds)). After the 100 meter freestyle I am absolutely gassed, and find it pretty challenging, mentally, to make it back after the first 50 meters. So my question is: How hard is the 1500 free mentally compared to the 100 meter free. I cant see myself hitting 1 minuet per 100 meters X 15. Can someone who swims a sub-16min 1500 free explain to me how painful the event is, mentally, compared to the 100 free? Is it a different type of mentality?, when does it get tough?, etc.
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