Sprint Open Water ????

RE: Sprint Open Water ????

CAZ33 — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 12:43:56 GMT

Eric Hochstein! I remember you from Santa Monica in 2008-9… you’re super fast and I look forward to seeing you break some more records! Just a heads up….. I quit smoking weed, dialed in my diet, and have a made HUGE improvements (16 year absence here)…

I hope to see you at Nationals in San Antonio.

cheers

RE: Sprint Open Water ????

06KWC — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:23:15 GMT

LOL, perspective is key! After swimming 11 miles, yes, 1 mile seems like a sprint. I definitely swim it faster than the 11-mile swim. I don't have much get-up-and-go, so I stay away from the 50's and 100's during pool events.

RE: Sprint Open Water ????

Kurt Dickson — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:05:40 GMT

Erik. Good to have you back. Looks like you smoked the top 50 and 100 at the SPMS meet. You are likely right about sprinting. I don't do it because it murders my back and shoulders. It also helps to have all your talent:).

RE: Sprint Open Water ????

Erik Hochstein — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:58:14 GMT

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

RE: Sprint Open Water ????

Kurt Dickson — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:34:52 GMT

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.

RE: Sprint Open Water ????

ForceDJ — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 02:06:55 GMT

What swim is this?

Dan

RE: Sprint Open Water ????

Kurt Dickson — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:24:40 GMT

It's all relative. Technically not a sprint. If you ever swim English Channel (21 miles) or Manhattan (28.5 miles), 1 mile feels like a sprint and is a much different pace.