Hello. I found this forum while searching for an answer to my question. My son is a 14 year old high school swimmer and has just completed his meet season. He did not make state finals, so at the current time he is not swimming (or working on dry lands). The coach is focused on the kids who made it to state and they are currently swimming. My concern is that while he has made some huge improvements, how long is too long out of the pool? I encouraged him to start running for 30-45 minutes but compared to the 3-4 hours a day he was in the pool it doesn’t seem like enough. From my understanding he will be out for 3-4 weeks total. I just hate to see him lose the edge he’s worked so hard for.
Very interesting that high school swim teams in Texas can train year round, though this confirms it: www.uiltexas.org/.../2018-19_TENTATIVE_Sport_Season_Dates_and_Game__Tournament_Limits.pdf
Just because they can train year-round doesn't mean they do. There's a high school group that swims at the same pool that I swim at. They stopped for the season about 2 weeks ago. I asked one of the lifeguards about them today and she said that they won't be back until fall. I was just curious as they reserve 4 lanes in the 8-lane pool, and when there are there it can be a bit busy in the lanes they don't use.
Very interesting that high school swim teams in Texas can train year round, though this confirms it: www.uiltexas.org/.../2018-19_TENTATIVE_Sport_Season_Dates_and_Game__Tournament_Limits.pdf
Just because they can train year-round doesn't mean they do. There's a high school group that swims at the same pool that I swim at. They stopped for the season about 2 weeks ago. I asked one of the lifeguards about them today and she said that they won't be back until fall. I was just curious as they reserve 4 lanes in the 8-lane pool, and when there are there it can be a bit busy in the lanes they don't use.
