Possible to improve 30min distance w/only 30min sessions?
Former Member
Hi,
This is my 1st post.
I have been a fitness swimmer (off & on depending if I lived near a pool) for nearly 30 years, since my mid-20s when I taught myself to swim a mile freestyle non-stop. (I had a few pointers from a local swim coach back then)
My times have always been around 30 minutes, give or take.
I am now retired and have a year round indoor pool. It's short... 56 feet I think. 48 laps= 1 mile. Yes, it's a lot of flip turns.
I still do dry land, weights, pushups & chin ups etc.
But I don't like spending more than 30 min in the pool. Typically, it's mostly freestyle, with a few backstroke & kickboard thrown in...all nonstop & flip turns.
I went all out on Friday, and still fell just short of a mile :-(
My question: Is it unrealistic to expect to improve my time without spending more time in the water?
No Masters around here (Camano Island Wa), but I did hear a local pastor used to coach a Brazilian Olympic team...
ps I was just reading some threads here and found out the S curve stroke is no longer advised. Ha! News to me. Maybe that's my problem.
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Former Member
As Debugger wrote, we really aren't sure what you are asking, BUT:
If you swim 30 minutes straight every day, you will probably not get better. In fact, I think you will get worse/slower** But it is possible to get better in just 30 minutes if you implement a program.
** I see alot of swimmers who just do straight/non-stop swims. I have noticed that 10 minutes into the straight swim they are taking 5-6 more strokes per lap than they did when they started. The result of the swim is that they ingrain an inefficient stroke. 6 months later they are slower than when they started.
As Debugger wrote, we really aren't sure what you are asking, BUT:
If you swim 30 minutes straight every day, you will probably not get better. In fact, I think you will get worse/slower** But it is possible to get better in just 30 minutes if you implement a program.
** I see alot of swimmers who just do straight/non-stop swims. I have noticed that 10 minutes into the straight swim they are taking 5-6 more strokes per lap than they did when they started. The result of the swim is that they ingrain an inefficient stroke. 6 months later they are slower than when they started.
