Injury layoff of a week or so--ho long to regain form?
Former Member
I have a friend who has a shoulder injury (mild but enough that she doesn't want to risk delaying recovery to swim). Have any of you had layoffs from swimming due to injury or other issues and when you came back to the pool did it take you long to regain your form. She is freaked a bit because she loves swimming and is so afraid she will lose all the fitness she has gained over the last few months. She has done short swims of 1750 or so, maybe once a week. So not a significant layoff. But maybe a week or so. Any help or positive encouragement is welcome!
thank you!
Kick! I've been banned from everything but kicking for the past month, and have just been cleared to try very very limited backstroke. Used to be one of my worst strokes, second only to butterfly (probably only because I can at least breathe freely while on my back). I've now spent so much time kicking on my back that I go straighter and have much better form overall. If you need to give your shoulder a break, do different kick sets and drills. It will still give a good workout, and you can use it as a chance to add more power to your stroke by working on the kick.
Kick! I've been banned from everything but kicking for the past month, and have just been cleared to try very very limited backstroke. Used to be one of my worst strokes, second only to butterfly (probably only because I can at least breathe freely while on my back). I've now spent so much time kicking on my back that I go straighter and have much better form overall. If you need to give your shoulder a break, do different kick sets and drills. It will still give a good workout, and you can use it as a chance to add more power to your stroke by working on the kick.
