Hey everyone! Another great swimming article in the New York Times today with pictures! Would someone please add a link? I don't know how; only get the hardcopy edition.
She is so awesome!!!!!
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As is the case with many elite masters...like Josh Davis for example...they're still riding on the wave of base training and technique from their younger days.
I'm nowhere near an elite masters (just a plain masters) and I noticed something similar in my training with the kids. First, I found that as a masters, I really did not train fly sets (I would do a few 25s and 50s here and there and leave it at that). And when I did swim fly sets in practice with the kids or with masters, I was really SLOW.
So, I'm doing some fly sets with the kids and I'm going last in my lane and just making the intervals. However, when it was time to race 100 and 200s fly for time, I ended up outswimming those same kids comfortably. Now I wasn't loafing the sets by any means (was trying my best). I just attribute my ability to go fast when it counted (get into that next gear) due to my 20+ years of swimming experience, past training, and muscle memory. :2cents:
Anyway, I'm thrilled for SVDL. She is my hero. I, however, could never train three days a week and get OT cuts. I found that when I swam 3x/ week in the past, I could NOT do anything over a 100.
As is the case with many elite masters...like Josh Davis for example...they're still riding on the wave of base training and technique from their younger days.
I'm nowhere near an elite masters (just a plain masters) and I noticed something similar in my training with the kids. First, I found that as a masters, I really did not train fly sets (I would do a few 25s and 50s here and there and leave it at that). And when I did swim fly sets in practice with the kids or with masters, I was really SLOW.
So, I'm doing some fly sets with the kids and I'm going last in my lane and just making the intervals. However, when it was time to race 100 and 200s fly for time, I ended up outswimming those same kids comfortably. Now I wasn't loafing the sets by any means (was trying my best). I just attribute my ability to go fast when it counted (get into that next gear) due to my 20+ years of swimming experience, past training, and muscle memory. :2cents:
Anyway, I'm thrilled for SVDL. She is my hero. I, however, could never train three days a week and get OT cuts. I found that when I swam 3x/ week in the past, I could NOT do anything over a 100.
