Just curious how many yards or meters USMS folks do per week.
I swim independently (i.e. not on a team) for about 45 mins before work, 4 or 5 days per week.
Depending on what type of workout I do, and how lazy I feel, I do 1,500 - 2,000 yards per day. Lately, more than half of my workout is breastroke. So, my range is anywhere from 6,000 - 10,000 yards per week. That is for the two months leading up to a meet. If I am more than 2 months from a swim meet, I swim once or twice per week, and lift weights twice a week.
I am 41, and swam the 100 yd *** in 1:08, and 50 yd *** in 31 at my last meet. My 100 yd free time is somewhere in the mid-high 50's, but I haven't swam it in over a year.
I would love to hear what other folks are doing for yardage, and what times you are getting out of 'em.
I try to swim 12,000m a week. 3 x 4000, but the more and more stroke work I do tues and thurs usually means I swim 3500-3800 those days and try to get 4500-5000 in on satursday.
but looking at my swim journal I see that I have only swam 12k 5 times in the last 10 weeks, the last two weeks because of illness, two weeks because of meets and one week I missed it by 100m.
this week I am on track to miss 12k, 3800 last night, 3300-3500 planned for thursday and then mostly sprints and starts on sat.
next week I will probably swim 2000 + sprints and starts on tuesday and then 1500 + sprints and starts on thurs, but then with a two day meet, about 4x 2000 warm up (roughly 2000 at the start of each session) and then 1500fr + 400fr + 400im + 200im + 100im+ 200br + 100br + 50br + 200ba plus a 200 meter warm down after every race. and then 5 relays....so I will wind up swimming more than usual. nearly 13,000 just on sat and sun.
I try to swim 12,000m a week. 3 x 4000, but the more and more stroke work I do tues and thurs usually means I swim 3500-3800 those days and try to get 4500-5000 in on satursday.
but looking at my swim journal I see that I have only swam 12k 5 times in the last 10 weeks, the last two weeks because of illness, two weeks because of meets and one week I missed it by 100m.
this week I am on track to miss 12k, 3800 last night, 3300-3500 planned for thursday and then mostly sprints and starts on sat.
next week I will probably swim 2000 + sprints and starts on tuesday and then 1500 + sprints and starts on thurs, but then with a two day meet, about 4x 2000 warm up (roughly 2000 at the start of each session) and then 1500fr + 400fr + 400im + 200im + 100im+ 200br + 100br + 50br + 200ba plus a 200 meter warm down after every race. and then 5 relays....so I will wind up swimming more than usual. nearly 13,000 just on sat and sun.
