100m+Event+Racing+Strategies

**Introduction:**
The 100m events are short sprint events consisting of either 4 lengths of a 25m Short Course pool or 2 lengths of a 50m Long Course pool. There are 4 diffferent 100m events that can be swam in competition. They include the 100m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke, 100m Breastroke and 100m Butterfly. Although these events are sprints like the 50m events, pacing is required. In general, swimming 100m events will require a swimmer to swim at nearly their absolute maxium effort throughout the entire race. As well, all 100m events can be swam at the Olympic Games, World Chamipionships and other international events.

**100m Freestyle:**
//Strategy://
 * Similar to the 50m events, the start is a crucial part of the race as every millisecond counts. The difference between first place and last place in a 100m race is usually about 0.10 to 0.20 seconds. Without a good reaction time off the starting blocks and proper streamline entry into the water, it will be very difficult to keep up with competitors.
 * After the dive, attempt to come out of the water as quickly as possible. Do not stay underwater too long off the start as underwater dolphin kick is slower than freestyle sprinting.
 * Throughout the swim, have a breathing pattern of 1 breath for every 3 to 5 strokes. Unlike the 50m events, a swimmer will need to breathe more to prevent oxygen deficit since the event is too long to swim without breathing.
 * Do not breathe 5m into the walls and do not breathe on the first stroke on the breakout. The reason being is because it prevents the swimmer from losing speed going into the wall and perserves the speed gained off the pushoff.

//Pacing://
 * The first 50m of the race should be about +1.00 to +1.25 seconds off the swimmer's best 50m freestyle time.
 * The second 50m of the race should be about +1.50 to +2.00 seconds off the first 50m split time.
 * Stroke rate should be very high.

//Pacing Example://
 * Assume a swimmer's best time in the 50m freestyle Long Course is 00:25.00
 * The swimmer pacing range in the 100m freestyle Long Course is shown below...
 * Note the //Top 3 Times// split times to see how professional swimmers pace the 100m Freestyle.


 * **50m** || **100m** || **Total** **Time** ||
 * 00:26.00 || 00:27.50 || 00:53.50 (Maximum Possible) ||
 * 00:26.25 || 00:28.25 || 00:54.50 (Minimum) ||

//Top 3 Times in Canada Long Course (All Time)//
 * < **MALE** ||<  ||||||||||||< **FEMALE** ||
 * = **Place** ||= **Swimmer's Name** ||= **Year of Birth** ||= **50m** ||= **100m** ||= **Total Time** ||=  ||= **Place** ||= **Swimmer's Name** ||= **Year of Birth** ||= **50m** ||= **100m** ||= **Total Time** ||
 * 1 ||< Brent Hayden || 1983 || 00:22.43 || 00:24.84 ||= 00:47.27 ||  || 1 || Erica Morningstar || 1989 || 00:25.98 || 00:28.10 ||= 00:54.08 ||
 * 2 ||< Joel Greenshields || 1988 || 00:23.47 || 00:24.92 ||= 00:48.39 ||  || 2 || Victoria Poon || 1984 || 00:26.04 || 00:28.23 ||= 00:54.27 ||
 * 3 ||< Collin Russell || 1984 || 00:23.63 || 00:25.29 ||= 00:48.92 ||  || 3 || Julia Wilkinson || 1987 || 00:26.70 || 00:27.93 ||= 00:54.33 ||

**100m Backstroke:**
//Strategy://
 * Similar to the 50m events, the start is a crucial part of the race as every millisecond counts. The difference between first place and last place in a 100m race is usually about 0.10 to 0.20 seconds. Without a good reaction time off the starting blocks and proper streamline entry into the water, it will be very difficult to keep up with competitors.
 * Similar to the 50m backstroke, having good underwater kick is advantageous in the 100m backstroke event as underwater backstroke kick for some swimmers is faster than their 100m backstroke pace. For swimmers that have a strong kick, it is advantageous to go as far underwater as legally possible (maximum of 15m). Swimmers that have weaker kick should pop out quickly.

//Pacing://
 * The first 50m of the race should be about +1.00 to +1.25 seconds off the swimmer's best 50m backstroke time.
 * The second 50m of the race should be about +1.50 to +2.00 seconds off the first 50m split time.
 * Stroke rate should be very high.

//Pacing Example://
 * Assume a swimmer's best time in the 50m backstroke Long Course is 00:29.00
 * The swimmer pacing range in the 100m backstroke Long Course is shown below...
 * Note the //Top 3 Times// split times to see how professional swimmers pace the 100m Backstroke.


 * **50m** || **100m** || **Total** **Time** ||
 * 00:30.00 || 00:31.50 || 01:01.50 (Maximum Possible) ||
 * 00:30.25 || 00:32.25 || 01:02.50 (Minimum) ||

//Top 3 Times in Canada Long Course (All Time)//
 * < **MALE** ||<  ||||||||||||< **FEMALE** ||
 * = **Place** ||= **Swimmer's Name** ||= **Year of Birth** ||= **50m** ||= **100m** ||= **Total Time** ||=  ||= **Place** ||= **Swimmer's Name** ||= **Year of Birth** ||= **50m** ||= **100m** ||= **Total Time** ||
 * 1 ||< Pascal Wollach || 1987 || 00:25.76 || 00:27.87 ||= 00:53.63 ||  || 1 || Sinead Russell || 1993 || 00:28.92 || 00:30.76 ||= 00:59.68 ||
 * 2 ||< Mark Tewksbury || 1968 || 00:26.39 || 00:27.59 ||= 00:53.98 ||  || 2 || Katelyn Murdoch || 1987 || 00:29.18 || 00:31.03 ||= 01:00.21 ||
 * 3 ||< Charles Francis || 1988 || 00:23.39 || 00:27.80 ||= 00:54.19 ||  || 3 || Julia Wilkinson || 1987 || 00:29.30 || 00:31.03 ||= 01:00.33 ||

**100m Breastroke:**
//Strategy://
 * Similar to the 50m events, the start is a crucial part of the race as every millisecond counts. The difference between first place and last place in a 100m race is usually about 0.10 to 0.20 seconds. Without a good reaction time off the starting blocks and proper streamline entry into the water, it will be very difficult to keep up with competitors.
 * Similar to the 50m breastroke event, after the dive and turns, ensure that no speed is lost during the pullout by keeping the body as streamline as possible and initiating each phase of the pullout when starting to slow down.

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 * The first 50m of the race should be about +0.50 to +0.75 seconds off the swimmer's best 50m breastroke time.
 * The second 50m of the race should be about +3.50 to +4.00 seconds off the first 50m split time.
 * Stroke rate should be very high.

//Pacing Example://
 * Use world record holder Leisel Jones as an example. Her best time in the 50m breastroke Long Course is 00:30.30
 * Her pacing range in the 100m breastroke Long Course is shown below...
 * The bottom row shows her real time with her splits.
 * Note the //Top 3 Times// split times to see how professional swimmers pace the 100m breastroke.


 * **50m** || **100m** || **Total** **Time** ||
 * 00:30.80 || 00:34.30 || 01:05.10 (Maximum Posssible) ||
 * 00:31.05 || 00:35.05 || 01:06.10 (Minimum) ||
 * **00:30.63** || **00:34.54** || **01:05.17 (Real Time)** ||

//Top 3 Times in Canada Long Course (All Time)//
 * < **MALE** ||<  ||||||||||||< **FEMALE** ||
 * = **Place** ||< **Swimmer's Name** ||= **Year of Birth** ||= **50m** ||= **100m** ||= **Total Time** ||=  ||= **Place** ||= **Swimmer's Name** ||= **Year of Birth** ||= **50m** ||= **100m** ||= **Total Time** ||
 * 1 ||< Scott Dickens || 1984 || 00:28.79 || 00:32.76 ||= 01:01.65 ||  || 1 || Annamay Pierse || 1983 || 00:30.99 || 00:34.75 ||= 01:05.74 ||
 * 2 ||< Mike Brown || 1984 || 00:29.64 || 00:32.63 ||= 01:02.27 ||  || 2 || Amanda Reason || 1993 || 00:30.84 || 00:35.69 ||= 01:06.53 ||
 * 3 ||< Warren Barnes || 1985 || 00:29.18 || 00:33.58 ||= 01:02.76 ||  || 3 || Jillian Tyler || 1988 || 00:31.78 || 00:35.50 ||= 01:07.28 ||

**100m Butterfly:**
//Strategy://
 * Similar to the 50m events, the start is a crucial part of the race as every millisecond counts. The difference between first place and last place in a 100m race is usually about 0.10 to 0.20 seconds. Without a good reaction time off the starting blocks and proper streamline entry into the water, it will be very difficult to keep up with competitors.
 * Underwater proves to be more useful in the 100m buttefly than the 50m butterfly. Some swimmers are able to kick underwater faster than their 00m butterfly swim pace. For swimmers that have a strong kick, it is advantageous to go as far underwater as legally possible (maximum of 15m). Swimmers that have weaker kick should pop out quickly.
 * Throughout the swim, have a breathing pattern of 1 breath for every 2 to 3 strokes. Unlike the 50m events, a swimmer will need to breathe more to prevent oxygen deficit since the event is too long to swim without breathing.
 * Do not breathe 5m into the walls and do not breathe on the first stroke on the breakout. The reason being is because it prevents the swimmer from losing speed going into the wall and perserves the speed gained off the pushoff.

//Pacing:media type="youtube" key="UNhmoQqaE34" width="425" height="350" align="right"//
 * The first 50m of the race should be about +0.50 to +0.75 seconds off the swimmer's best 50m buttefly time.
 * The second 50m of the race should be about +2.50 to +3.00 seconds off the first 50m split time.
 * Stroke rate should be very high.

//Pacing Example://
 * Use Canadian record holder Joe Bartoch as an example. His best time in the 50m butterfly Long Course is 00:24.00
 * The swimmer pacing range in the 100m butterfly Long Course is shown below...
 * Note the //Top 3 Times// split times to see how professional swimmers pace the 100m butterfly.


 * **50m** || **100m** || **Total** **Time** ||
 * 00:24.50 || 00:27.00 || 00:51.50 (Maximum Possible) ||
 * 00:24.75 || 00:27.75 || 00:52.50 (Minimum) ||
 * **00:24.46** || **00:27.82** || **00:52.28 (Real Time)** ||

//Top 3 Times in Canada Long Course (All Time)//
 * < **MALE** ||<  ||||||||||||< **FEMALE** ||
 * = **Place** ||< **Swimmer's Name** ||= **Year of Birth** ||= **50m** ||= **100m** ||= **Total Time** ||=  ||= **Place** ||= **Swimmer's Name** ||= **Year of Birth** ||= **50m** ||= **100m** ||= **Total Time** ||
 * 1 ||< Joe Bartoch || 1983 || 00:24.46 || 00:27.82 ||= 00:52.28 ||  || 1 || Katerine Savard || 1993 || 00:27.06 || 00:30.74 ||= 00:57.80 ||
 * 2 ||< Mintenko Mike || 1975 || 00:24.56 || 00:27.88 ||= 00:52.44 ||  || 2 || Audrey Lacroix || 1983 || 00:27.82 || 00:30.85 ||= 00:58.67 ||
 * 3 ||< Adam Sioui || 1982 || 00:24.70 || 00:28.11 ||= 00:52.81 ||  || 3 || Kendra Chernoff || 1991 || 00:27.85 || 00:30.85 ||= 00:58.70 ||