What is the longest you have ever swam in a single workout or practice?
For me, it was 5700 yards.
I'm sure a lot of you have some pretty impressive totals:)
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What kind of drinks would you have to take for that mind numbing experience?
I suppose gin would have been helpful, but it was just "Jansenade" - 3 parts Accelerade Orange with 1 part Gu Triberry. It actually wasn't all that bad - once I get beyond 2 hours, I pretty much go into a Zen trance-like state, which I rather enjoy. There was also alot of stuff going on at the pool that day: swim lessons, other swimmers and then lifeguard training, so there was always something to look at.
-LBJ
Good luck Kristina, you'll do great.
As for me I just got back from a 3 hour 8200 meter workout and my arms are tired and sore. The main set was 60x100 @1:30 with paddles. Now I am just going to sit on the couch and pretend I have arms with which to pick up my drink.
wow!! I hope that has a little umbrella in it!
The Mt. Hood Masters in Gresham Oregon (home of this year's LCM nationals!) had a Christmas season tradition of 100x100's in the indoor 25 yd pool. The lanes would set their own sendoffs so everyone could participate in however much of the set they wanted. I would do mine in sets of ten x 100 on a comfortable send off so I could switch strokes, then take a break, get a drink, take a potty break if needed. Then we would all go to one of the swimmer's house for a big brunch. It was a lot of fun, even the swimming! Usually the first 50 I would do all freestyle just to get them under my belt, then maybe 100 IM, backstroke, kick with fins, mix it up.
12,000 meters in 3 hours (6:00 am to 9:00 am). It was late April, 1972 with the Lakewood Aquatic Club in Southern California training for the '72 Trials. Coach was Jim Montrella. The workout was 120, 100's (meters) leaving every 1:20. I made interval until the 88th 100 and then swam straight through. Steve Genter made it until the 105th 100 when he missed interval and then swam through. At the end, the sky and everything was orange in color, and was very disoriented. Took about 15 minutes to regain my bearings.
Back in the day: 11,000 yards in the morning, then 9,000 more in the afternoon for 20,000. The main set in the afternoon was something like 18x300. My arms were shot.
As a Masters swimmer, training alone: 6,000 yards in a workout; 8,400 in one day of two 4000+ workouts.
