I'm 56 years old, swimming three times a week. The distance is one mile in 33 minutes. I feel I should be swimming faster. Is 33 min. mile slow for my age, need some feedback.:confused:
Depends on how you define fast. Maybe considered slow, but you may not be a "slow" swimmer. If you are in tremendous shape and have been swimming 3x a week for a long time (how old are you?), then perhaps your technique is suffering and you are not swimming efficiently. If you are a relatively new swimmer, timing your mile could be discouraging since it takes tremendous strength and endurance to keep your form for 1650yds (are you holding an even pace?). You are better off getting a time for the 300yd including your 100 splits. This could be more revealing of your "speed" and efficiency as a swimmer.
My 1000 yd time is roughly 18 minutes, so I am roughly in the same boat as you, but I can do 100 intervals at a 1:15 pace and plan on going under a minute for the 100 at my next meet (not seriously fast, but fast enough). So my pace slows considerably when I have to swim distance.
Depends on how you define fast. Maybe considered slow, but you may not be a "slow" swimmer. If you are in tremendous shape and have been swimming 3x a week for a long time (how old are you?), then perhaps your technique is suffering and you are not swimming efficiently. If you are a relatively new swimmer, timing your mile could be discouraging since it takes tremendous strength and endurance to keep your form for 1650yds (are you holding an even pace?). You are better off getting a time for the 300yd including your 100 splits. This could be more revealing of your "speed" and efficiency as a swimmer.
My 1000 yd time is roughly 18 minutes, so I am roughly in the same boat as you, but I can do 100 intervals at a 1:15 pace and plan on going under a minute for the 100 at my next meet (not seriously fast, but fast enough). So my pace slows considerably when I have to swim distance.
