In another thread, the Fortress mentioned that her former coach thought that 25,000 yards or meters was a so-called "tipping point" for real aerobic conditioning/fitness in swimming. What does everyone think? It seems like a lot of yardage that is probably not necessarily for a pure sprinter. But what if you're a distance or OW geek or swimming the 400 IM or 200 fly? Is 25,000 the magic number? It seems like many forumites must be hitting that number because I have read about quite a few 5,000+ workouts. So, what is the "tipping point?"
I think it's pretty individualized. Like you stated, a sprinter probably won't need the same endurance as a distance person.
For myself, it seems to be "around" 16-20,000yds/week. but we all need to remember that in reality it's really a heartrate/time dependent issue. You can swim leisurely for days on end, lots and lots of miles and never arrive at a "real aerobic conditioning/fitness" level.
I think it's pretty individualized. Like you stated, a sprinter probably won't need the same endurance as a distance person.
For myself, it seems to be "around" 16-20,000yds/week. but we all need to remember that in reality it's really a heartrate/time dependent issue. You can swim leisurely for days on end, lots and lots of miles and never arrive at a "real aerobic conditioning/fitness" level.
