Sprint Open Water ????

What swim is this?

Dan

I think we are referring to USMS open water national series.  The shortest is a mile and is referred to as the "sprint distance." Perhaps I'm wrong.

Yes - not trying to confuse anybody - I was "absent" for 14y and coming back I have made a real commitment to sprint and speed - I looked at why records and top swimmers are faster now - and it has NOTHING to do with endurance - "our" race pace endurance was as good as anybody right now - what did change was sprint and speed work -- and now as we Masters swimmers it is just even more obvious - if you don't use it - you will lose it - so I would argue that a real sprint workout - like 6x15 to 25 - 3-4 min rest once a week while doing all the old school work - its more important than 5 endurance swims - we lose our speed because almost nobody does actual speed work 

Yes - not trying to confuse anybody - I was "absent" for 14y and coming back I have made a real commitment to sprint and speed - I looked at why records and top swimmers are faster now - and it has NOTHING to do with endurance - "our" race pace endurance was as good as anybody right now - what did change was sprint and speed work -- and now as we Masters swimmers it is just even more obvious - if you don't use it - you will lose it - so I would argue that a real sprint workout - like 6x15 to 25 - 3-4 min rest once a week while doing all the old school work - its more important than 5 endurance swims - we lose our speed because almost nobody does actual speed work