Dawn Hickman, 31, goes 4:19 400 meter free at Irvine.......

RE: Dawn Hickman, 31, goes 4:19 400 meter free at Irvine.......

Former Member — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:45:04 GMT

As a collegient swimmer we trained between 20-25 hours a week but not all of it was in the water. I would think that most swimmers train under 25 hours a week just because of the demands of recovery are much higher.

RE: Dawn Hickman, 31, goes 4:19 400 meter free at Irvine.......

Former Member — Sat, 23 May 2009 09:34:44 GMT

4:09 would final at trials. I say no way. But either way 4:19 is awesome!

RE: Dawn Hickman, 31, goes 4:19 400 meter free at Irvine.......

orca1946 — Sat, 23 May 2009 07:13:59 GMT

Very impressive!!:applaud:

RE: Dawn Hickman, 31, goes 4:19 400 meter free at Irvine.......

Former Member — Sat, 23 May 2009 06:26:30 GMT

Hey, when the going gets tough the sprinters get out! :afraid: Distance folks can easily rack up 25 hours plus a week.

RE: Dawn Hickman, 31, goes 4:19 400 meter free at Irvine.......

tjrpatt — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:03:36 GMT

thats ten seconds faster then KPN's record set in 1996. I don't know if the record will count in masters. I know she went a 16:14 1650 a few months back also don't know if that counts. She is an incredible open water swimmer and if she trained full time I think she would be under 4:10 400 meters LC for sure and 15:50 or so in the 1650. What constitutes training full time in swimming? I can't imagine Olympic type swimmers in the pool 40 hours a week. I am going to guess that the average Olympic level swimmer is in the pool 25 hours a week at the high end. The number that Rowdy Gaines spewed seem very exaggerated. When Brendan Hansen got 3rd at the 2000 Olympic Trials, I think that the most he was doing was probably between 15 to 19 hours a week. I am just going by the practice schedule I had when I trained at Suburban.