This is something I have been wondering about for a while. To the swimmers that are REALLY Fast, like top 10 national times...were you always fast or did it come later in life? If it came later, how did you get so fast, was it great coaching or just working hard on your own. I was thinking about this because many people are born fast runners ( I am not one of them )I was wondering if swimming is sort of the same. Thanks
Wow! If you're swimming that much on your own, you are very self-motivated. About the most I can do on my own is 3,000 before boredom starts to set in. One thing I like about swimming on a team (which I only do 2-3 times per week) is that you swim against fast people and it makes you faster. So if you want to get faster, that might help. Also, it's tough to get fast doing just 500 intervals. That's an awful lot of what I call LSD (long slow distance) training. That's valuable to do, but you have to mix in some shorter distances too (10 x 100 or 12 x 150 with a 50 easy after each 3). There are tons of workouts you can get on line or in the swimming magazines. You can go on Terry's total immersion website and even watch live video clips of his drills for specific strokes. Technique is just as important as hard training. Not everyone has a great feel for the water. I didn't at first. My strength was my best asset. But I've really worked on my strokes, and it's helped. Good luck. And get your self entered in a meet! There are lots of distance meets. That will really motivate you. Leslie
Wow! If you're swimming that much on your own, you are very self-motivated. About the most I can do on my own is 3,000 before boredom starts to set in. One thing I like about swimming on a team (which I only do 2-3 times per week) is that you swim against fast people and it makes you faster. So if you want to get faster, that might help. Also, it's tough to get fast doing just 500 intervals. That's an awful lot of what I call LSD (long slow distance) training. That's valuable to do, but you have to mix in some shorter distances too (10 x 100 or 12 x 150 with a 50 easy after each 3). There are tons of workouts you can get on line or in the swimming magazines. You can go on Terry's total immersion website and even watch live video clips of his drills for specific strokes. Technique is just as important as hard training. Not everyone has a great feel for the water. I didn't at first. My strength was my best asset. But I've really worked on my strokes, and it's helped. Good luck. And get your self entered in a meet! There are lots of distance meets. That will really motivate you. Leslie
