I've been on a swim team for a month and have been to three swim meets and have come in third place in all of my events. I need help with improving my time and speed. Also, I need help with the flipturn. I also have started training for nationals next year. I run 3 miles a day and train in the gym and I go to a physical therapists as I have had to have 2 neck surgers in the past 3 yrs. I'm loving swimming and, I get so excied when it comes time to compete. If any of yall have advice or training advice for me I would appreciate it. I do have a coach I work with 4 times a week.
Sincerely, Swimminggirl
If you swam competitively as a child I don't understand why your 50 is 1:00. Did you just start swimming again after a long hiatus? What are your splits on your 200?
If you want to get faster for now I would'nt concentrate on running. What you need is as much time in the pool as possible with quality workouts.
I don't have an extensive swimming "base". I only swam for 9 months on a USA team when I was younger and then on a high school swim team that only practiced 3x a week... if we were lucky... usually 2. I was on a pretty long hiatus until joining Masters in 2004. I started practicing in Feb 2004 that year going off and on. I started going more consistently by March, April. When I competed that year in April I got a 30.00 in the 50 free and 1:10 in the 100 free. If you look me up in the SCY Nats Roster now you'll see there is a significant difference in my times. www.usms.org/.../swimmerdetails.php
I increased the nights I go to practice, I went to total immersion swim camp, I started swimming with my kids team.... all these things helped....
If you swam competitively as a child I don't understand why your 50 is 1:00. Did you just start swimming again after a long hiatus? What are your splits on your 200?
If you want to get faster for now I would'nt concentrate on running. What you need is as much time in the pool as possible with quality workouts.
I don't have an extensive swimming "base". I only swam for 9 months on a USA team when I was younger and then on a high school swim team that only practiced 3x a week... if we were lucky... usually 2. I was on a pretty long hiatus until joining Masters in 2004. I started practicing in Feb 2004 that year going off and on. I started going more consistently by March, April. When I competed that year in April I got a 30.00 in the 50 free and 1:10 in the 100 free. If you look me up in the SCY Nats Roster now you'll see there is a significant difference in my times. www.usms.org/.../swimmerdetails.php
I increased the nights I go to practice, I went to total immersion swim camp, I started swimming with my kids team.... all these things helped....
