I have been swimming consistently for almost 2 years. I made some good improvements and can swim 1:20/100m all out, and keep 100 interval at 1:55. But I am stuck here for a while. I swim 3/wk for 1hr each, one of which is OW (I am a triathlete). I do lots of drills but tend to take it easy on the interval or any kind of speed work during the tri season. How can I get to the next level? Should I take some more lessons? Should I spend more time on a longer interval or shorter interval? I would like to get faster in a tri swim (800m~1.2mile) but I also would like to improve my time at meets (50~400m).
Another question - My back starts hurting after while when I swim in a wetsuit. Does this tell you anything about my body position and what I should do to eliminate this?
Thanks.
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My personal suggestion is to start swimming longer distances on intervals. For example, swim some 200's on 4:00 to start with and work your interval down from there. I find myself in your shoes from time to time and the piece of advice I have found to be useful is that you need to feel some pain in every practice to make progress.
My personal suggestion is to start swimming longer distances on intervals. For example, swim some 200's on 4:00 to start with and work your interval down from there. I find myself in your shoes from time to time and the piece of advice I have found to be useful is that you need to feel some pain in every practice to make progress.
