Can speed practice alone help long distance endurance?
Former Member
If I only practice to improve the speed in short distance, will it help increase the endurance needed for long distance? In other words, say I have trained for several months for (only) speed, could I, one day, suddenly find myself swimming long distance without feeling tired?
(Obviously the opposite is not true: simply being able to swim slow long distance doesn't help improve the speed.)
I was thinking, maybe this can be a shortcut for part of endurance training (until I advance to a higher level) :rolleyes:
There really aren't any shortcuts when it comes to either speed or endurance. But it you want to swim open water events, the best thing you can do for yourself is to get your stroke ironed out so it is as efficient as possible. Technique is everything for long distance swimming.
I was thinking, maybe this can be a shortcut for part of endurance training (until I advance to a higher level) :rolleyes:
There really aren't any shortcuts when it comes to either speed or endurance. But it you want to swim open water events, the best thing you can do for yourself is to get your stroke ironed out so it is as efficient as possible. Technique is everything for long distance swimming.
