Swimming: Summer season McIntosh embracing ‘work in progress’ mindset forward of packed schedule

‘Work in progress’

On her strategy to the 200m freestyle victory in Florida, McIntosh clocked 1:54.36, the second quickest time on the earth this season. Her coach, Bob Bowman, was “thrilled” with the efficiency however the 19-year-old felt there was nonetheless room for enchancment.

Her race-winning time fell in need of her personal benchmark of a blistering 1:53.80 she pulled off on the Pro Swim Series in Westmont in March.

“We’re just kind of focusing on my turns more so, but of course I said I wasn’t as happy with it, but we are in deep training right now, so that’s something to take into account,” McIntosh mentioned.

“But, 200 freestyle is an event that I’m reintroducing to my lineup, so it’s something that’s going to be a little bit of a work in progress for sure.”

McIntosh felt she may have additionally improved her execution within the 400m freestyle, the place she edged out her long-time North American rival, Katie Ledecky of Team USA.

“It was an amazing race, and it’s all the time good getting these close-quarter racing reps in, however once more, my time wasn’t the place I wished it to be,” she recalled.

“I felt fairly robust, and after the race I wasn’t as laboured as I hoped, I felt like I may have saved going, kind of factor, so I waited too lengthy to actually add in my legs and issues like that.”