I am by no means a fast distance swimmer. I normally train SCY and I am entering the 1500 at a swim meet coming up. Today I swam around 5k and in the middle did the following:
15x100 yards coming in around 1:10. My sendoff was 1:40 (30 seconds recovery).
That felt like a strong but controlled effort. My turns suck.
Anyone want to take a stab at how fast I should shoot for when I swim this 1500?
:)
Are we talking a long course 1500 here or short course?
I think it's realistic to hold pretty close to a 1:10 short course yards pace. I'd say that's around a 1:20 long course meters. 15 x 1:20 = 20:00. Since you haven't been training long course that could be a factor, though. You might want to add a couple seconds per 100 because of this.
Are we talking a long course 1500 here or short course?
I think it's realistic to hold pretty close to a 1:10 short course yards pace. I'd say that's around a 1:20 long course meters. 15 x 1:20 = 20:00. Since you haven't been training long course that could be a factor, though. You might want to add a couple seconds per 100 because of this.
