has anyone gotten under 60 sec (100yd) as a new swimmer?

With the running background I think you might be going for high rest high quality training. You could try 15 like this 5 on 1:50 5 on 1:45 5 on 1:40 or alternate 1 on 1:50, 1 on 1:45, 1 on 1:40 (4 or 5 times) The tighter interval will be more work. As a matter of fact it might be down right uncomfortable. But you'll start to try things like better turns and cleaner streamlines in an effort to swim more efficiently. Becoming a time bandit is key. Think efficiency first and effort second. That way when you do apply the effort, you'll be moving down the lanes clean and smooth. Val, I do tighten it up occasion. Sometimes I go for 5 on 1:30, sometimes 3 on 1:20 and do it a few times through. Tomorrow I will do what you suggest and see how it feels. As long as I get close to hurling, then the set was a good one. How fast did you swim your 100s during a fast swim in workout? Was that in a special suit and/or off the blocks? Did you wear a special suit when you got your sub-minute 100? I never go faster than around 1:10 from a push in a typical practice. When tapering and tuning up for the meet I did an all out from blocks (practice suit) in 1:02 and was very upset. I felt I should have gone under one min. At the meet I went ~3 sec faster. I think rested at a meet your 100 should be about 2-3 sec faster than can be achieved in practice during taper. Something happens at meets. I wore a highneck fastskin for my race. It certainly did not hurt.

With the running background I think you might be going for high rest high quality training. You could try 15 like this 5 on 1:50 5 on 1:45 5 on 1:40 or alternate 1 on 1:50, 1 on 1:45, 1 on 1:40 (4 or 5 times) The tighter interval will be more work. As a matter of fact it might be down right uncomfortable. But you'll start to try things like better turns and cleaner streamlines in an effort to swim more efficiently. Becoming a time bandit is key. Think efficiency first and effort second. That way when you do apply the effort, you'll be moving down the lanes clean and smooth. Val, I do tighten it up occasion. Sometimes I go for 5 on 1:30, sometimes 3 on 1:20 and do it a few times through. Tomorrow I will do what you suggest and see how it feels. As long as I get close to hurling, then the set was a good one. How fast did you swim your 100s during a fast swim in workout? Was that in a special suit and/or off the blocks? Did you wear a special suit when you got your sub-minute 100? I never go faster than around 1:10 from a push in a typical practice. When tapering and tuning up for the meet I did an all out from blocks (practice suit) in 1:02 and was very upset. I felt I should have gone under one min. At the meet I went ~3 sec faster. I think rested at a meet your 100 should be about 2-3 sec faster than can be achieved in practice during taper. Something happens at meets. I wore a highneck fastskin for my race. It certainly did not hurt.