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
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I am very much a beginner at this, it has been it has been 15 years since I last swam competitively - which breaks down to about 3 or 4 pounds a year extra weight I gained during that time - So I have my work cut out for me.
Short Term
Already started dropping weight, and can do broken sets of 1,500 or more yards. I would like to get comfortable doing a good 3,000 yard set, and a continuous 1,000.
Mid
Compete and establish some baseline times, hopefully somewhat respectable times - although I have pretty realistic expectations in all 50's, 100's, 200 IM, 200 Free/back, and 500. (I am looking to do this in about a year - hopefully a little less).
Long
Keep at it, and hopefully start dropping some time, and maybe get to a level where I can be somewhat competitive.
I am very much a beginner at this, it has been it has been 15 years since I last swam competitively - which breaks down to about 3 or 4 pounds a year extra weight I gained during that time - So I have my work cut out for me.
Short Term
Already started dropping weight, and can do broken sets of 1,500 or more yards. I would like to get comfortable doing a good 3,000 yard set, and a continuous 1,000.
Mid
Compete and establish some baseline times, hopefully somewhat respectable times - although I have pretty realistic expectations in all 50's, 100's, 200 IM, 200 Free/back, and 500. (I am looking to do this in about a year - hopefully a little less).
Long
Keep at it, and hopefully start dropping some time, and maybe get to a level where I can be somewhat competitive.
