Building up endurance, distance

Former Member
Former Member
Hi, My ultimate goal is to be able to swim 3000 meter freestyle without stopping (doing flip turns). And be able to swim butterfly for a not just one lenght. I do not have date in mind, I just wanna be able to do it sometime in the future. I swim regulary 2-3 times a week, but not for a long time. Swimming was always a favorite for me, so I taught myself from books, articles, youtube, etc. I am a 'technical guy', when it comes to swimming. I know all the aspects of it or almost. I had a coach for a short period of time and also I was swimming with a team a for a little while. The problem is with my endurance. My cardivascular system (lungs, heart) is weak...my legs too... I swim 1 hour a day now and around 2000-2300 meter, doing breaststroke, backstroke, double handed backstroke ( to relax). I use fins for kicking and also using them for back, free, and a little butterfly (dolphin without the hands). So as you can see, I try to mix it. The problem is that I need to stop after 1 or 2 lap.. My question is this: which is the best approach so I can swim without stopping at the wall almost every time? 1. Should I start swimming longer time? 2. keep the 1 hour, but try to gradually increase the laps by forcing myself to go on and not to stop? Also try to do more and more freestyle and leave breaststroke? 3. If I wannna swim freestyle should I just do that and only that? 1 lap at the time, then rest and again until I can do more and more. 4. Join an adult swim training? ( there is one at the pool I go to). Thank you for you answers.:agree: