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
water is heavy, it weighs 8 pounds per gallon, it doesn't compress, it flows & moves, the laws of fluid dynamics apply
your body occupies space in the water & has to move through it.
Water doesn't have handles, there's not much to grip. swimmers hold water by sculling. How efficiently you move your arms & legs in the water determines how fast you move through it.
Improve your technique:
grip the water better with your natural oars & fins
slice through the water better with your body
Improve your Swimming conditioning
conditioning is event specific
running & cycling conditioning doesn't improve swimming conditioning & ability.
To improve your swimming ability
you need to
1) improve your swimming technique &
2) train in the pool harder, further, longer, more times per week, by a coach, & with a team for an extended period of time
Fatigue comes quickly, for new swimmers. training harder, further, longer, more times per week, by a coach, & with a team for an extended period of time will improve your ability, conditioning & speed.
water is heavy, it weighs 8 pounds per gallon, it doesn't compress, it flows & moves, the laws of fluid dynamics apply
your body occupies space in the water & has to move through it.
Water doesn't have handles, there's not much to grip. swimmers hold water by sculling. How efficiently you move your arms & legs in the water determines how fast you move through it.
Improve your technique:
grip the water better with your natural oars & fins
slice through the water better with your body
Improve your Swimming conditioning
conditioning is event specific
running & cycling conditioning doesn't improve swimming conditioning & ability.
To improve your swimming ability
you need to
1) improve your swimming technique &
2) train in the pool harder, further, longer, more times per week, by a coach, & with a team for an extended period of time
Fatigue comes quickly, for new swimmers. training harder, further, longer, more times per week, by a coach, & with a team for an extended period of time will improve your ability, conditioning & speed.
