SSPC: Top-20 Ranked Recruit Matt Fallon Explains 1:52 200 Breast in Belton, TX

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We sat down with national Jr. team member and #8 ranked recruit in SwimSwam’s Class of 2021, Matt Fallon. Fallon competed at the Tigershark Swim Team Santa Claws Classic in Belton, Texas in mid-December, where he went a 53.52 in the 100 breast and 1:52.87 in the 200 breast, the latter putting him at #7 in the 17-18 age group all-time. Fallon explained how he’s been training through COVID, his emphasis on building his aerobic base, and why he likes warming up all the way until 1-2 minutes before he races at meets.

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swimfin5
3 years ago

He could get so much better being committed to a real school

**Confused**
Reply to  swimfin5
3 years ago

Idk what you have against Matt or Penn, but get a life.

swimmingfan
Reply to  swimfin5
3 years ago

surely my eyes are deceiving me and you’re not being a turd in the comments again??

LAMA
Reply to  swimfin5
3 years ago

what’s wrong with you?

honest observer
3 years ago

If warming up in the pool at the last minutes isn’t a possibility, a few calisthenics beforehand can get the blood going again. If you’re at a pool that happens to have a sauna in the facilities, stepping into that just long enough to warm up — but not long enough to break a sweat — can help, too.

tea rex
3 years ago

Warmups are always a tough thing with meets. I’ve been in small pools where you “warm up”, then sit around for an hour before your race. And at big meets, you might have to spend a while in the ready room.

Some of my best races were at random mid-sized meets where I just got out of the warmdown pool and walked right behind the blocks. But you don’t always get that privilege.

swimgeek
Reply to  tea rex
3 years ago

Exactly. It’s nice to get out of a secondary warmup inside of 10 min before the start — but that’s not always possible. So it’s best to not be locked into one type of warmup under perfect conditions.

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3 years ago

He’s 2021

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Coleman Hodges

Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on …

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