Hi There,
I recently asked a female friend what she could do 100m in, expecting to be maybe ten secs behind as she is what I would term a good swimmer. Unfortunetly my 1.40 paled when compared with her 1.15. I consoled myself with the knowledge that I have only been swimming 1 year and I have been mainly TI drilling concentrating on Technique.
Now it is time for speed. I have started to compete in sprint tri's so I am looking to get around the 6min mark for 400m.
I have can swim most days and my local pool is 33m in length. Can anyone show me the way?
Thanks for your time
Dec
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In order to swim faster in competition, you have to swim faster in
practice. Except for warmup, warmdown, or for relaxation, there is not much to be gained by swimming "junk yardage".
For me, zoomers really help.
I often alternate 50 or 100 yards with fins, then the same distance without the fins. Quality times, not yardage, is the point here.
Or pick a goal time for a 100, then divide by half.
See how many 25's or 50's you can swim at or near that race pace with the fins with, say, a minute rest between 50's. Over time
decrease the interval/rest between 50's. This is also helpful
when trying to break a plateau. Try to get in about 500 yards total in these sets. I don't try to do more than 2-3 hard sprint sets per week; seems counter productive in this 50 year old body;)
In order to swim faster in competition, you have to swim faster in
practice. Except for warmup, warmdown, or for relaxation, there is not much to be gained by swimming "junk yardage".
For me, zoomers really help.
I often alternate 50 or 100 yards with fins, then the same distance without the fins. Quality times, not yardage, is the point here.
Or pick a goal time for a 100, then divide by half.
See how many 25's or 50's you can swim at or near that race pace with the fins with, say, a minute rest between 50's. Over time
decrease the interval/rest between 50's. This is also helpful
when trying to break a plateau. Try to get in about 500 yards total in these sets. I don't try to do more than 2-3 hard sprint sets per week; seems counter productive in this 50 year old body;)
