One day this week during a repeat set, my best time for one of the 100's was 1:08 with fins (short course yards). I am in the 40-44 age group female. I have been swimming for about 6 months (before that was high school many years ago). Is anyone else out there this slow or am I the only one of you that isn't a former high school elite swimmer. So many of you have fast times-I'm impressed!
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Lately I've been using the workouts posted on swim2000.com (Beginner version) to try to improve my swimming. Last night, one of the sets was 200s on 3:30 and 100s on 1:45. I couldn't do it. No matter what I tried, my 100s were coming out around 1:55 and my 200s at 3:40. Granted, I swim in a 25 meter pool and the workout is for yards, but still this seems pretty miserable.
And before y'all ask - I swam competitively when I was a kid, got back into it about 4 1/2 years ago (I'm 29 and holding for another month), started getting serious about 6 months ago. On an average (pace) 25 meter length I take 15-16 strokes.
Any suggestions? How much rest is necessary between sets of 100s (or 200s) if you're swimming at, say, 70%.
Thanks!
Kae
Lately I've been using the workouts posted on swim2000.com (Beginner version) to try to improve my swimming. Last night, one of the sets was 200s on 3:30 and 100s on 1:45. I couldn't do it. No matter what I tried, my 100s were coming out around 1:55 and my 200s at 3:40. Granted, I swim in a 25 meter pool and the workout is for yards, but still this seems pretty miserable.
And before y'all ask - I swam competitively when I was a kid, got back into it about 4 1/2 years ago (I'm 29 and holding for another month), started getting serious about 6 months ago. On an average (pace) 25 meter length I take 15-16 strokes.
Any suggestions? How much rest is necessary between sets of 100s (or 200s) if you're swimming at, say, 70%.
Thanks!
Kae
