I am a new swimmer and have only been doing it for a few months. My 5K run is about 8 min/mile pace and my bike for 20 miles is around 19/20mph. I include that info. because I believe I am in decent shape unless I am swimming. When I swim, my heartbeat hits 120 just after 25 yards. Swimming 125 yards is about all I can do and I feel like I am going to die at that point. I can't seem to get beyond that extremely low plateau. My resting is about 50. I have been meeting with an instructor and she says my form looks good, but I need a few tweeks here and there to continue to improve, so I know my form is by no means great, but I believe it is not bad. I am starting to get very frustrated. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Jeff
My friend is a fairly new swimmer - he is a great athlete, but has never been a real good swimmer. After watching him swim in a lane next to me and me thinking about his body position and mine, I told him to use his stomach muscles to keep his legs closer to the surface. He has improved a lot since then.:fish2:
My friend is a fairly new swimmer - he is a great athlete, but has never been a real good swimmer. After watching him swim in a lane next to me and me thinking about his body position and mine, I told him to use his stomach muscles to keep his legs closer to the surface. He has improved a lot since then.:fish2:
