Possible?

I think a realistic answer is…who knows? There's so many variables that it's pretty hard to predict anything. If you're serious about your swimming then I'm sure you will improve, but it'll be hard to say how much. I was in a similar boat, it wasn't until I was a senior that I started making great strides. I was able to drop 10 seconds on a 100yd fly from the start of the season to our state championships. Some of the improvement came from conditioning, some from technique improvement, and some from growing over a year and gaining overall body strength. In a nutshell, I'd say dropping 6-7 seconds is a possible, but lofty goal, and you'll want to keep that goal in front of you. Good luck! :banana:

These would be decent sprinter times in meters but not yards. But, yes, anything is possible. I was referring more to the ratio Some well conditioned swimmers who go 26 in a 50 can go 54 or 5 in a 100 his time was 57.

I'd say it also depends on your capacity. is your 57 at 90% then you could drop another 6 seconds or so. when you say slacker, do you mean missing practices, just swimming through them and spending as much time talking to everyone as swimming hard, you don't push yourself through the tough sets. I'm 37 and from 35-36 I managed to dropped ~3s in 6 months as a masters swimmer. ~57.2 to 54.5 but my best time as a teen was 52.2 so I don't have much left to give when it comes to sprints. but my 200 time is now down around 1:56, my teen best of 1:51.xx is not out of question. I swim smarter now than then and have a Masters goal to get under 1:52 again. what your diet, sleep and add something new to your training like running, rowing or biking and I think you can make improvements

I'm swimmer in high school (junior) and I would like to get your thoughts. I have been swimming since my freshman year and I now swim a :57.45 in the 100 free and a 26.21 in the 50. I kind of slacked my freshman and sophomore years but now I actually care. I'm going to be swimming hard in the offseason and I now am working out and I was wondering how fast I could be by swim season next year? I would LOVE to be on our top 400 free relay which has a time of 3:23. Do you think that it is possible for me to get my time in my 100 down to a :51/:50 by next year? I'll have about 9 - 10 months. Any thoughts? Sure it's possible but it's difficult Who's to say how much you can improve It depends on many things The main things are: How hard you train, How often you train, Who you train with and Who trains you Join a local team and train hard 6 to 9 times per week Lift weights 2 or 3 times a week to go 50 in the 100 free you need to go 22 in the 50 free to go 22 in the 50 free you need to go 10.6 to your feet in the 25 free Do the work and find out how great you can become. you can swim Faster Faster Good luck

to go 50 in the 100 free you need to go 22 in the 50 free I'd say at least 23. I've rarely dipped under 24 seconds in the 50, but have gone 50 seconds in the 100.

I'd say at least 23. I've rarely dipped under 24 seconds in the 50, but have gone 50 seconds in the 100. but you're a well trained D dude his :57.45 100 free & 26.21 50 are more like a sprinter or he just lacks conditioning

In addition to the things Ande mentioned technique could make or break you. And not just stroke technique. How are your starts? How are your turns? Gaining a few tenths here and there adds up.

but you're a well trained D dude his :57.45 100 free & 26.21 50 are more like a sprinter or he just lacks conditioning These would be decent sprinter times in meters but not yards. But, yes, anything is possible.

Anything is possible if you really want it. My first year swimming in hs I went 1:30 in the 100 free at my first meet... 2 months later I went :56. One year later I went 52 leading off the 400 free relay. If you haven't given it all up to this point, then you definitely have some on the table. get some video of your race and post it here or in ask ande and maybe we can give you some pointers that will help sooner.

alright thanks guys. I just went a 55.43 split in the 400 free relay yesterday, a 2:00.33 in the 200, and I got my time in the 50 down to a 25.84 earlier in the year (probably faster now).