I would say that the most important advice to lower your 500 time is to talk to your coach, and plan your race out, because the 500 requires a lot of strategy. Also, make sure that you warm up for a while before your race. That way, your body and muscles will be ready to go, so you just need to worry about the mental aspects of the race.
Hope this helps, and congrats, a 6:03 is an awesome time for a 13 year old!!
Keep swimming fishy!!
~jennntheswimmer

jennntheswimmer on 10/5/2011 5:07:15 PM