I have another question for all of you wise swimmers. I see the saying"to swim fast in a meet you need to swim fast in practice" or something like that. So, do I need to be swimming at race pace for each set that I do? Should I just make sure that I am swimming at say 80 or 90%? I'm not sure. I would have thought it would depend on the workout but what do I know? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks and hope you are having a good weekend!
So, do I need to be swimming at race pace for each set that I do?
Definitely not. For starters you need a warmup and a warmdown that are slower. Then it's a question of whether you want to do more aerobic based (i.e., slower) swimming or faster, race paced stuff. I doubt many people do more than 50% of their total yardage at race pace. Many do much, much less.
So, do I need to be swimming at race pace for each set that I do?
Definitely not. For starters you need a warmup and a warmdown that are slower. Then it's a question of whether you want to do more aerobic based (i.e., slower) swimming or faster, race paced stuff. I doubt many people do more than 50% of their total yardage at race pace. Many do much, much less.
