N00B

Hey all, found this forum while doing some searches about various questions I had about swimming. Let me start off by saying that I'm 45 years old, have never nor will ever swim competatively. I'm not the most knowledgeable guy in the world and won't even pretend to be. Spen t 4 years as a kid going to YMCA summer camps, was quite proficient a swimmer in my early to mid teens with an excellent back stroke. Anyway, after a VERY long time away I've recently started swimming laps at the local Y pool as part of my XT. I run "competaviley" (meaning I run a lot of races, generally finish in the middle of the pack), and thought swimming would be a great way to compliment my running. I've grown bored with strength training and this seems to suit me very well. My current routine consists of mixing *** stroke and freestyle. Currently up to 650M(if I'm translating this right, basing it on the number of laps the LG told me I'd need to swim to complete a mile) 2-3x weekly, looking to add 50-100 meters per week in an attempt to get to a mile. Have to say I really love the feeling swimming gives me, it's the same kind of rush I get from cranking out a good long run. Hope to get some good training tips from reading over posts in this forum.