How can one truly know what swimming distances one is best suited for? Can it be possible that somebody is better suited for distance but it is not showing due to low yardage in training? Are there some quick ways to figure this out?
Thanks, Kirk. Would you share some of your favorite sets for training distance? This is not an area that I have tons of experience in.
Elise, are you self-coached? You might want to try some of the workout in the (appropriately named!) "workouts" forum. I do not use them so I don't know how good they are. Maybe others can comment on good sources for workouts, I am fortunate to have an excellent deck coach.
As far as the question of "should" you train for distance or not, that really depends on whether you like those events. (And I would consider the 500 middle-distance, anyway).
10,000 yards per week is a little low, though some manage on that; it depends also on what cross-training you do; I think you mentioned that you do a lot of running?
More important than the weekly yardage is the intensity level of your swimming. 20,000 yards of fitness swimming does not prepare you as well as 10,000 yards that contains some high intensity and race-pace efforts.
It's not really possible to mistake me for anything other than a sprinter even though I :bow: distance folks.
Geek's assessment is probably about right. Not exactly sure what FUBAR is, but I suspect it's something uncomplimentary looks wise.
Forget about that USA calculator. That's for kids who train a ton.
FUBAR
"Fouled" up beyond all recognition.
DILLIGAF/DILLIGAFF
Do I look like I give a "freak" / flying "freak"
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
distance swimmers are too smart/cheap to pay $5 to enter an event that takes less than 25 seconds. thats a rate of over $600 dollars per hour as opposed to about $15 dollars per hour for 1650's!!
(but hey....its your money)
The nipple test is pretty reliable*
Big round nipples = sprint freestyler
little compact nipples = back stroker
big, horizontally ovalized nipples = butterflyer/breastroker
little, ovalized nipples = distance freestyler
*a joke, but surprisingly true
** based on men; theory not tested on women
Train for a few months then enter a meet, swim the
50 fr
100 fr
200 fr
500 fr
1000 fr
1650 fr
post your times and splits,
we'll tell you what we think you are
You think Abrahams falls off!
SCY:
50- 26.6
100- 61.04
200- 2:29.15
500- 6:49.16
SCM:
50- 29.78
100- 1:13.12
200- 2:50.01
Now this shows I'm a sprinter.
Thanks, Kirk. Would you share some of your favorite sets for training distance? This is not an area that I have tons of experience in.
I'm not Kirk, but do take a look at the daily sets posted by Coach Chris Layton in the "Workouts" forum. They have been for distance all summer. Chris Layton at the end of July completed a very long swim; see the top page of this site.
I would include some sprinting and kick sets each week, as that should also help with the distance swims.
VB
Hmm, but that gives us sprinters 15 more minutes to :drink:
But I agree. Let's increase the fee for the 1650 to $500. That way it can help to offset the therapy required by us sprinters to have to watch that :drown: :drown:
LMAO...there is nothing worse than having to watch anything over a 500.
LMAO...there is nothing worse than having to watch anything over a 500.
That's why they have a separate distance day at Nationals. You sprinters can remain blissfully unaware that the 1000 and 1650 are even contested ;)
Back to elise's request for distance workouts I don't really have anything specific. I train with a team and we do something different every day. I personally wouldn't recommend lots of long swims. Too boring. We tend to do main sets in the 2,000-3,000 yard range. Most of the time the distances of the individuals swims are 300 or under. I like sets that mix things up. Something like 20x100 isn't my cup of tea.
