I love reading all the stories about how much people have improved and how much they have cut down their times. It's very inspiring and encouraging. But as I look at my own times, they don't seem to be coming down. They have dropped about 5 seconds since I started swimming again three months ago, but they have kind of stopped dropping. This is frusturating considering that I feel my form has improved dramatically. So basically I was looking for everyones secrets to making times come down. I work hard, I swim everyday, and it seems no matter what I do they just won't move. Any ideas would be helpful!! And keep up the good work everybody!!!
~Kyra
p.s. my 50 SCY free is about 40 some odd seconds..sometimes in the upper 30's (horrible I know)... and I want to be able to do it in at least 30 (lower) something, but upper 20's would be awesome.....most the rest of my strokes are the same time except for breaststroke which is slower.
I think that many swimmers get hung up on yardage at the expense of speed. As I have heard many coaches say "the only way to swim fast is to swim fast." Sprint training must be done when fresh to be effective,otherwise you are training to swim slow! My favorite sprint set is 100s on the 3 min sprinting the first 25 and using the next 75 as cool down. You must blast the sprint 25 to make it worthwhile,but a set of 8-12 of these once or twice a week will really help your speed. I just read of increasing speed by doing 12.5 yd. on the 30 sec. The theory is that by doing ultra-short swims you don't generate lactic acid and can do more,like 30-60.(At least that's the theory, I haven't had a chance to try it as I am tapering for my end of season SCM meet.)
I think that many swimmers get hung up on yardage at the expense of speed. As I have heard many coaches say "the only way to swim fast is to swim fast." Sprint training must be done when fresh to be effective,otherwise you are training to swim slow! My favorite sprint set is 100s on the 3 min sprinting the first 25 and using the next 75 as cool down. You must blast the sprint 25 to make it worthwhile,but a set of 8-12 of these once or twice a week will really help your speed. I just read of increasing speed by doing 12.5 yd. on the 30 sec. The theory is that by doing ultra-short swims you don't generate lactic acid and can do more,like 30-60.(At least that's the theory, I haven't had a chance to try it as I am tapering for my end of season SCM meet.)
