I can't seem to improve my speed. I basically taught myself to swim as an adult, with a few tips here and there from lifeguards who would see me swimming. My stroke got decent enough that I could swim 9 miles in open water. But my speed was and is bad...I swim a 33-35 minute mile, both in the pool and in open water. So this summer, I went to coach here in San Diego who has coached a lot of channel swimmers and he totally changed my stroke over the course of a few sessions. He said I should definitely be able to swim a sub-30 minute mile.
Now, I like the new stroke a lot but it hasn't really increased my speed! What is going on? My coach suggested that I breathe every two strokes because he said oxygen is a limitation, but I kind of rejected that--i feel a lot more balanced if i breathe on both sides. Should I listen to him if i want to get faster? If my stroke is good, does that mean i am just slow because i'm not working hard enough? Should I go for more sessions with the coach? I'm not trying to win races or anything, but it just seems odd that the old guys more than twice my age are swimming faster than me!
breathing every 2 or 3 is a distraction and
isn't the real issue to help you swim faster
you need to breath on long swims
more is better
a 33 min mile is pretty pokey
a mile is 1,760 yards so you're moving at 1.125 yards a second
you cover 100 yards every 112.5 seconds or
you average 1:52.5 seconds a 100
the entire issue is about improving the pace you can sustain during a race
right now you hold 1:52.5 per 100 yards
I bet there's several significant technique items you need to correct
with swimming there's
technique,
body, (shape and conditioning)
mental aspects and
equipment.
swim faster faster covers many areas
www.usms.org/.../showthread.php
I need to see what you're doing to help you correct it
post vid on youtube
improve your pace
training harder more often will help
improving technique will help
using better equipment will help
make it a priority and you will see improvements
plus you left out a lot of details like
age
height weight
strength
previous training
current training (x / wk, distance, with a coach with a team or alone)
how fast can you swim 100 fast?
Ande
I can't seem to improve my speed. I basically taught myself to swim as an adult, with a few tips here and there from lifeguards who would see me swimming. My stroke got decent enough that I could swim 9 miles in open water. But my speed was and is bad...I swim a 33-35 minute mile, both in the pool and in open water. So this summer, I went to coach here in San Diego who has coached a lot of channel swimmers and he totally changed my stroke over the course of a few sessions. He said I should definitely be able to swim a sub-30 minute mile.
Now, I like the new stroke a lot but it hasn't really increased my speed! What is going on? My coach suggested that I breathe every two strokes because he said oxygen is a limitation, but I kind of rejected that--i feel a lot more balanced if i breathe on both sides.
Should I listen to him if i want to get faster?
If my stroke is good, does that mean i am just slow because i'm not working hard enough?
Should I go for more sessions with the coach?
I'm not trying to win races or anything, but it just seems odd that the old guys more than twice my age are swimming faster than me!
breathing every 2 or 3 is a distraction and
isn't the real issue to help you swim faster
you need to breath on long swims
more is better
a 33 min mile is pretty pokey
a mile is 1,760 yards so you're moving at 1.125 yards a second
you cover 100 yards every 112.5 seconds or
you average 1:52.5 seconds a 100
the entire issue is about improving the pace you can sustain during a race
right now you hold 1:52.5 per 100 yards
I bet there's several significant technique items you need to correct
with swimming there's
technique,
body, (shape and conditioning)
mental aspects and
equipment.
swim faster faster covers many areas
www.usms.org/.../showthread.php
I need to see what you're doing to help you correct it
post vid on youtube
improve your pace
training harder more often will help
improving technique will help
using better equipment will help
make it a priority and you will see improvements
plus you left out a lot of details like
age
height weight
strength
previous training
current training (x / wk, distance, with a coach with a team or alone)
how fast can you swim 100 fast?
Ande
I can't seem to improve my speed. I basically taught myself to swim as an adult, with a few tips here and there from lifeguards who would see me swimming. My stroke got decent enough that I could swim 9 miles in open water. But my speed was and is bad...I swim a 33-35 minute mile, both in the pool and in open water. So this summer, I went to coach here in San Diego who has coached a lot of channel swimmers and he totally changed my stroke over the course of a few sessions. He said I should definitely be able to swim a sub-30 minute mile.
Now, I like the new stroke a lot but it hasn't really increased my speed! What is going on? My coach suggested that I breathe every two strokes because he said oxygen is a limitation, but I kind of rejected that--i feel a lot more balanced if i breathe on both sides.
Should I listen to him if i want to get faster?
If my stroke is good, does that mean i am just slow because i'm not working hard enough?
Should I go for more sessions with the coach?
I'm not trying to win races or anything, but it just seems odd that the old guys more than twice my age are swimming faster than me!
