Breaking 1:00 in the 100 free SCY for the 1st time

I think the amount of warm-up can vary a lot from person to person. ... No doubt that's true I see some people using kickboards in a warm-up and that would be insanity for me to do. That's not warming up that is getting my legs sore. 'gotta agree with you there. That sounds like a good route to a slow time! I don't really understand the point of warm-ups in workouts either. I do the same 150 really easy every time and then go to a main set. I guess if it is to tack on yardage and add to your aerobic conditioning I can see that benefit. But if I am going to do a set of 10X200s, why would I need to swim a non-stop 800 first? For me the necessity of a long warmup depends to some degree on the pool temperature and, as you suggest, to some degree on what set I intend to do first. If I am going to sprint in a cold pool, it had better be at least 1k yds of warmup or I will regret it! If I am going to do 10x200 in a warm pool, no sense to spend a lot of time warming up. Of-course, I am not a very good swimmer so shouldn't be giving advice. Me either, but I like to think that people may find value in reading about our personal experiences. I will say just sign-up for a meet and just do it. I did it knowing I wasn't as prepared as I wanted, but there is no pressure in these things and then you get a base time to improve from... Yup.

I think the amount of warm-up can vary a lot from person to person. ... No doubt that's true I see some people using kickboards in a warm-up and that would be insanity for me to do. That's not warming up that is getting my legs sore. 'gotta agree with you there. That sounds like a good route to a slow time! I don't really understand the point of warm-ups in workouts either. I do the same 150 really easy every time and then go to a main set. I guess if it is to tack on yardage and add to your aerobic conditioning I can see that benefit. But if I am going to do a set of 10X200s, why would I need to swim a non-stop 800 first? For me the necessity of a long warmup depends to some degree on the pool temperature and, as you suggest, to some degree on what set I intend to do first. If I am going to sprint in a cold pool, it had better be at least 1k yds of warmup or I will regret it! If I am going to do 10x200 in a warm pool, no sense to spend a lot of time warming up. Of-course, I am not a very good swimmer so shouldn't be giving advice. Me either, but I like to think that people may find value in reading about our personal experiences. I will say just sign-up for a meet and just do it. I did it knowing I wasn't as prepared as I wanted, but there is no pressure in these things and then you get a base time to improve from... Yup.