I just happened across this site and thought I would give it a try. As my name suggests I race triathlons and swimming has been my weakest part. I look like a tugboat going sideways in the water! It has been a long winter plus the fact that my work travel schedule has been interfering too. Anyway I am back to my workouts again, trying to swim twice a week, a minimum of 1000 meters. I want to improve my speed. Do I train for speed in swimming as I do in running or is it completely different?
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There are some similarities in training for speed in swimming and running. You probably go to a track and run intervals to increase your speed in running. Interval training is a good way to improve speed in swimming too. For example, you might do 10 X 100 on 2 minutes. This means that you swim 100 yards and rest until the pace clock gets "to the top" before swimming the next 100 - the 100 yards + the rest period = 2 minutes. Another way to do intervals is to, for example, do 10 X 100 with 15 seconds rest after each 100.
You should have more rest between 100s (Or 50s or whatever you choose) if you are swimming them fast and hard. You might want two minutes or even more rest if you are swimming with maximum effort.
There are some similarities in training for speed in swimming and running. You probably go to a track and run intervals to increase your speed in running. Interval training is a good way to improve speed in swimming too. For example, you might do 10 X 100 on 2 minutes. This means that you swim 100 yards and rest until the pace clock gets "to the top" before swimming the next 100 - the 100 yards + the rest period = 2 minutes. Another way to do intervals is to, for example, do 10 X 100 with 15 seconds rest after each 100.
You should have more rest between 100s (Or 50s or whatever you choose) if you are swimming them fast and hard. You might want two minutes or even more rest if you are swimming with maximum effort.
