Although I swim a lot, I almost never swim continuously lap after lap. I always stop after 1 length, then do another one. Not that I can't continue, but I want to improve my form and technique before counting distance and speed (besides, I don't know how to do flip turns :( ). If bad forms are not corrected in early stages, swimming long distance will only make them bad habits, the longer, the worse, and harder to correct. On the other hand, this makes my swim too easy and relaxed, without any pressure. "Improving form and technique" can go on indefinitely! I wonder when I should start counting speed and distance?
So I would be interested to know, when you gradually became a better swimmer from a newbie, when did you start counting how long you have swum (continuously), and to look at the clock to count speed? :confused:
I don't remember when I started counting laps the first time through. I was under 6, so I am sure it was mostly 25's and 50's. but I did a simathon as an 8-9 yr old and then I did 400 lengths, it wasn't me that counted, but someone counted for me.
as a master I started counting from day one. I could barely swim a 50 with out feeling like I had to stop to stretch, then it was a 100, 200 and then 300. after a few weeks i was swimming 800 with stopping, but not often since most of my sets were based on 100's and 200's. but we did a time test for 800m and the first time it took me 12:40 6 weeks later it was 11:19 one year later I can swim an 800 in practice between 10:20-10:40 depending on the reason we are swimming it.
in general I have a hard time counting laps over a 200m.
I don't remember when I started counting laps the first time through. I was under 6, so I am sure it was mostly 25's and 50's. but I did a simathon as an 8-9 yr old and then I did 400 lengths, it wasn't me that counted, but someone counted for me.
as a master I started counting from day one. I could barely swim a 50 with out feeling like I had to stop to stretch, then it was a 100, 200 and then 300. after a few weeks i was swimming 800 with stopping, but not often since most of my sets were based on 100's and 200's. but we did a time test for 800m and the first time it took me 12:40 6 weeks later it was 11:19 one year later I can swim an 800 in practice between 10:20-10:40 depending on the reason we are swimming it.
in general I have a hard time counting laps over a 200m.
