How often do you swim more than 1500m NON-STOP?

the inverse is: a person has to be a really stuck not to be able to create a fun 1500 try a 1500 fartlek 25 cruise, 25 fast, 25 cruise, 50 fast, 25 cruise, 75 fast or alternate 100fr /100 stroke or build by 500 or 100 or hold lowest possible stroke count or There is no such thing as a fun, straight 1500. I find absolutely no benefit or pleasure in being able to swim a 1500 or longer distance straight or being able to say that I can. I will stick to 200 and sometimes 400's.

There is no such thing as a fun, straight 1500. I find absolutely no benefit or pleasure in being able to swim a 1500 or longer distance straight or being able to say that I can. I will stick to 200 and sometimes 400's. www.addtreatmentcenters.com/

I did 3 x 1500 a few weeks ago. IIRC, it was like one pull, one swim with snorkel, one swim.

Since I started swimming again a few years ago, never.

www.addtreatmentcenters.com/ Funny. While I do respect those that do like to swim distance, I find it to be extremely boring. So, you keep doing your 1500's plus and I will keep thinking it is really freakin borin to do.

Last week I swam a 3100 for time in a pool (1.75 miles) because of a race I want to do. About once a month I do a 2000 for time, just to get used to the distance and boredom, and it helps me target my 100 yard pace. I think it is good to just swim on a regular basis for distance, once a month or so. I usually do it on a day off, where I either work on drills/technique, kicking, or stretching. The longer distances are at an easier pace, and I try and work on a number of things. I read in an article that if you want to lose fat, to increase your workout distance (the article was related to running). I figure it can apply to swimming as well. www.runnersworld.com/.../0,7120,s6-242-304--10586-0,00.html

I usually try to get to our thrice weekly one-hour practices a half hour early and do a pre-warmup. This involves swimming continuously the whole time till real warm up starts. The typical continuous swim phase for me is a 600 or so with open turns, followed by the rest of it with flips, gradually increasing my speed from incredibly slow to fairly slow, with frequent Fartlekking maneuvers thrown in, which take me back to incredibly slow. This usually results in around 1800 plus or minus yards of continuous pre-warmup, and then I am ready to begin the real warmup, which is often another 500-1000 of slightly quicker swimming.

I guess I do it quite often. Sometimes I've got a song in my head, and sometimes nothing, like meditation. On rare occasions there'll be some eye candy to view in the other lanes. I complained once to my kids that I was bored of swimming alone and then 8 year old said "only the boring can be bored".

I voted never... not since I had an outdoor meet in my youth. My coach thought the 1500M would be a great race for me, as I had a "loping" stroke at the time. Unfortunately, the kid next to me swam spot on with me all the way through, so we nearly killed each other trying to inch ahead here, or at the next turn, or... At the end, we sprinted (as much as was left anyway) the last 50M, all the way to the wall. We ended up friends for a long time after that meet, and to this day, I will never, ever, do THAT again! My longest practice length is repeating 500's.

i think you would find that most of the people that responded wouldn't claim to train for a 5k or 10k or more... though they might participate in said events. And when they do participate, they probably do complete it, regardless speed...? Unfortunately, the kid next to me swam spot on with me all the way through, so we nearly killed each other trying to inch ahead here, or at the next turn, or... At the end, we sprinted (as much as was left anyway) the last 50M, all the way to the wall. We ended up friends for a long time after that meet, and to this day, I will never, ever, do THAT again! That's a nice story! I may be able to make friend with one who ties with me for being the slowest :D