Hi everyone,
I'm looking for ideas for near/medium/long term goals to set for myself.
I'm 28 and got back into swimming about 5 months ago. Previously I swam for a club team when I was 12. I swim by myself and get in to the pool 4x a week and run 2-3x a week (on off days). A typical workout for me is 3x500 freestyle and then a couple hundred in kicking.
I would like to get a lot faster and swim a lot farther. Swimming as fast as I can, I manage a 34 second 50. I swim a 500 in ~11 min. I can breathe bilaterally and do flip turns in my freestyle sets (it took me a few months to get those into my workouts because I didn't have the cardiovascular system to handle both for a long time).
What are some milestones that you've set for yourself? What skills/times should a beginner be able to accomplish? How about an intermediate swimmer?
Thanks,
Nick
What are some milestones that you've set for yourself? What skills/times should a beginner be able to accomplish? How about an intermediate swimmer?
milestones are good, but try to have shortteam as well as long term.
when I got back in the pool after a 10-11 yr break I made some goals that made it easier to get back in the pool.
swim 2x/week
swim10x100m swimming the same time with little rest.
after a few months I made new goals
swim3x/week
swim 10x100 start 1:45
that summer i swam my first 3km OW with a goal to swim under 45 and swam it 45:13, I was happy but more determined to improve
new goals after that summer
swim 3x/week min 12,000m total
10x100 st 1:40
3km under 40:00 wound up swimming 38:02
following year
4x/week 13,500m/week
10x100 st 1:35
3km under 37:30, and wound up swimming 36:40
the following year I got hurt so I just wanted to maintain my previous years status, my 3km time was 40:21 dissappointing ,but online with the way I trained that year.
after 4 yrs back in the pool and feeling healthy my goals for this year look like
swim 4x/week --> 15,000m
10x100 st 1:25
3km under 37:00 again
What are some milestones that you've set for yourself? What skills/times should a beginner be able to accomplish? How about an intermediate swimmer?
milestones are good, but try to have shortteam as well as long term.
when I got back in the pool after a 10-11 yr break I made some goals that made it easier to get back in the pool.
swim 2x/week
swim10x100m swimming the same time with little rest.
after a few months I made new goals
swim3x/week
swim 10x100 start 1:45
that summer i swam my first 3km OW with a goal to swim under 45 and swam it 45:13, I was happy but more determined to improve
new goals after that summer
swim 3x/week min 12,000m total
10x100 st 1:40
3km under 40:00 wound up swimming 38:02
following year
4x/week 13,500m/week
10x100 st 1:35
3km under 37:30, and wound up swimming 36:40
the following year I got hurt so I just wanted to maintain my previous years status, my 3km time was 40:21 dissappointing ,but online with the way I trained that year.
after 4 yrs back in the pool and feeling healthy my goals for this year look like
swim 4x/week --> 15,000m
10x100 st 1:25
3km under 37:00 again
