OK,
I worked on my turns and I did better at my second SCY meet.
At my first meet I did the 50yd free in 30.3 and the 100yd free in 1:10.24.
At the last meet I did the 50 yd free in 28.7 and the 100yd free in 1:08.76 with a 31.63 split. I also did the 200 yd free and did a 2:56.98 with the following splits: 34.49, 42.87, 50.91, 48.71.
I think that I don't have any strength endurance, because of my splits. Of course it would also be nice to be faster and get my 50 free lower. Will strength endurance work help my speed at all in the 50?
What workouts do I need to bring down these times if I can only swim 3 to 4 times a week? Please be specific.
FYI, I'm a 41 yr old male and have been swimming for 3 months.
Thanks!
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Originally posted by knelson
That's impressive for someone who more or less just started swimming, but I agree you need to work on your endurance. 1300 yards a workout isn't going to cut it. 2000 is better, but I think you'll need to do even more than that to really improve. Once you get in good shape you should be able to get in 3000 yards in an hour. Think about it. If you just did your set of 100s on the 1:30 you'd be able to get in 40 in an hour for 4,00 yards.
Good advice Knelson, I appreciate it. I upped the ante to 1500 today and will keep adding another 100 every workout if time permits. Right now I only spend about 20-30 minutes in the water to swim 1200-1300 and then I hit the showers and head home. Things are slowing down for me right now so I think I can devote another fifteen minutes a few times a week to get my yardage where it needs to be.
Originally posted by knelson
That's impressive for someone who more or less just started swimming, but I agree you need to work on your endurance. 1300 yards a workout isn't going to cut it. 2000 is better, but I think you'll need to do even more than that to really improve. Once you get in good shape you should be able to get in 3000 yards in an hour. Think about it. If you just did your set of 100s on the 1:30 you'd be able to get in 40 in an hour for 4,00 yards.
Good advice Knelson, I appreciate it. I upped the ante to 1500 today and will keep adding another 100 every workout if time permits. Right now I only spend about 20-30 minutes in the water to swim 1200-1300 and then I hit the showers and head home. Things are slowing down for me right now so I think I can devote another fifteen minutes a few times a week to get my yardage where it needs to be.
