I am 15 years old and a sophomore in high school. I go a 1:03.4 in 100 breaststroke, but by this time 2 years from now i want to go at least a 59.4. Does this sound like a reasonable goal?|||It's reasonable and doable. Though if you don't work you can stay the same. One advantage you have is that you should be getting stronger and bigger which will help you swim faster.
Two other points to think about:
1. The faster you go, the more resistance. So dropping 4 seconds from a 1:07 to a 1:03 is not as hard as dropping the four you want to go. The physics of swimming a 59 mean that you will be encountering a lot more resistance so you have to be stronger...and have better strokes.
2. There is a difference between the starts, turns and strokes of someone swimming a 1:03...and someone swimming a 59. So keep working on your strokes, turns and racing technique. The sub minute breaststrokers I coached had much better details to their strokes than the slower ones. And as a rule, they worked harder.
One final point...a 59 is a heck of a good time...but you might want to set a higher goal. A 57 or 56 will get you into a lot more colleges and with good coaching, hard work and some natural talent it's probably possible. Good luck.|||That's awesome! I think that is a somewhat reasonable goal but you are going to have to train really hard! Just don't give up on it and make sure that you keep positive thoughts about it! A lot of how you do is based of your mental strength!!! Good luck!|||This is a reasonable goal as long as you keep practicing. Last shortcourse season I dropped over 5 seconds so you should be able to drop 4 seconds in two years.
good luck(:
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