when i was done swimming today this guy, probably about 25 years old came in and we talked some before he swam he said he was an 18:20 miler and he told me some of his other times but i dont remember them, i asked him how much he normally swam and he said he does 5X a week and never over 4000 yds this kinda frustrated me because i used to do 6000 a practice and train 6 days a week sometimes morning practices also and i only got down to 18:30 for the mile, could it be because i have only been swimming competitevely for about a year or does that guy just have a lot of natural talent. or could i posisbly have been doing junk yards and could actually go faster off less
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Another big factor would be did he swim growing up?
After college I took a couple years off from swimming. Then one day I hopped in the pool just to see what I could do in a 100 fr. Went a 51. It hurt A LOT, but time wise not too shabby for not having touched water in 2 years. I had no where near the strength & indurance I once had, but my stroke technique was still good.
Another big factor would be did he swim growing up?
After college I took a couple years off from swimming. Then one day I hopped in the pool just to see what I could do in a 100 fr. Went a 51. It hurt A LOT, but time wise not too shabby for not having touched water in 2 years. I had no where near the strength & indurance I once had, but my stroke technique was still good.
