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Former Member — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:31:48 GMT

When I posted that I thought you'd get under 16 minutes I was mistakenly thinking you had to go 1000 meters ---- Duuuhhh. And, congratulations! :applaud:

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swimshark — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 06:25:05 GMT

Congratulations!

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Former Member — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:08:25 GMT

Passed everything with flying colors! Finished the 400 in 6:23, was third in the group. I start training on the 19th. Thanks everyone for your help it was greatly appreciated.

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Former Member — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:25:42 GMT

Getting closer - are you more ready now??? Yes I am, I've been to the pool every day just stretching out my muscles and getting them used to the motions of swimming again. Also, I'm consistently doing between 5:45 and 6 minutes for a 400 at 75%, I'm feeling really good about this.

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Former Member — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:56:24 GMT

If conditions are tolerable and you go out easy, I'm calling it for under 16 minutes. Good Luck!

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Former Member — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:18:35 GMT

Do you have any further insight about this question? I do, but want to hear what you have to say first... What do you mean? I don't have any further insight. Please share what you think, by the way, your workout has been working like a charm for me, I just add in a couple 200s at the end to get used to swimming more distance.

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Former Member — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:58:38 GMT

Is it simply, as my coach said, that I've been out of the pool too long, or is it that I am genuinely THAT out of shape that this beach lifeguarding will be a long shot. Thanks for your input. Do you have any further insight about this question? I do, but want to hear what you have to say first...

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orca1946 — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 06:20:33 GMT

Getting closer - are you more ready now???

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ande — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:04:25 GMT

Congratulations, glad to hear you're "pretty confident" you should be fine you needed to train and prepare for it, but not too much or too hard. look forward to hearing how you do, you should have several minutes to spare Ande Well I've been at the pool every day for the past 5 days and surprisingly I'm consistently averaging 5:45 for a 400 after only such a short time so I'm pretty confident I'll be able to do this at the shore. I Will keep this thread updated! Thanks for all the responses.

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Former Member — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:31:24 GMT

Well I've been at the pool every day for the past 5 days and surprisingly I'm consistently averaging 5:45 for a 400 after only such a short time so I'm pretty confident I'll be able to do this at the shore. I Will keep this thread updated! Thanks for all the responses.

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fatboy — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:26:24 GMT

:)This seems like a Specific Question, actually.

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Former Member — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:37:38 GMT

That sounds hard! I still imagine though if I tried it while I was still in high school I would have passed easily. My 1650 in high school was about 17 minutes. That time, back when I first started lifeguarding, would have made you one of the world's best! Good luck and I'm confident you'll do real well.

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Former Member — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:50:58 GMT

This seems like a Specific Question, actually.

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Glenn — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:45:01 GMT

If I'm 400 meters out in the ocean and struggling, I sure hope the gal or guy swimming out to help me can swim 800 meters!

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orca1946 — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:37:33 GMT

I guess you should have started soon . Anyhow swim each day & do cardio to build up as much as you can before the test. Good lock!

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Former Member — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:19:18 GMT

Back in the 60's in SoCal the minimum requirement was 1000 meters in 20 minutes. New guys had to do it significantly faster to get the job. And we had to do it a couple times a month. But that wasn't the biggest challenge. Staying awake was. That sounds hard! I still imagine though if I tried it while I was still in high school I would have passed easily. My 1650 in high school was about 17 minutes.

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Former Member — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 08:32:48 GMT

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Former Member — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 07:56:17 GMT

you CAN do it just swim easy each day when you're doing the test swim smooth relaxed and easy, use a 2 beat kick, breathe every 2 find someone who's gonna make it to draft off of if that's a possibility wear a new racing suit, don't swim in board shorts if you have long hair wear a cap if you're really worried, clip or shave your arms legs chest and belly here's some workouts to consider 11 Sat Test warm up a little like 2 or 300 easy then swim 400 in 10:00 10 Fri 1200 done 16 x 25 rest 15 sec on each wall 8 x 50 rest 30 sec 400 smooth and easy, pick up the pace in your last 100 go to bed early, don't party 09 Thu 1000 done 12 x 25 rest 5 sec after each one 6 x 50 rest 10 sec after each one rest 3 to 5 min before doing 400 smooth relaxed & pretty get a good nights sleep, don't party 08 Wed do 2 easy swimming work outs 900 done 12 x 25 rest 10 sec after each one 6 x 50 rest 20 sec after each one rest 2 to 4 min before starting 300 smooth and relaxed 07 Tue do 2 easy swimming work outs 800 done 12 x 25 rest 10 sec after each one 6 x 50 rest 20 sec after each one rest 2 to 4 min before 200 smooth and relaxed 06 Mon do 2 easy swimming work outs 12 x 25 rest 15 sec after each one 6 x 50 rest 30 sec after each one 100 smooth and relaxed 05 Sun do 2 easy swimming work outs 12 x 25 rest 20 sec after each one 6 x 50 rest 40 sec after each one 04 Sat do 2 easy swimming work outs 12 x 25 rest 30 sec after each one 6 x 50 rest 1:00 after each one let us know how it went ande Thanks so much for this! I'm actually headed to the pool now. I will keep this thread updated.

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Former Member — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 07:46:03 GMT

If a 400M ocean swim under 10 min is needed, and you can maintain 45 sec 50s, then it should be a piece of cake. Thanks for the quick reply! The problem is I'm not completely confident I can maintain a 45 second fifty for 400 meters in the ocean, I know how sad this sounds especially to me when a couple years ago I was doing 25 second fifties consistently. I guess I just want to get more confident and was wondering whether if I keep up in the pool I should be okay given my history with competitive swimming.

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funkyfish — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 07:15:55 GMT

I wouldn't worry about it, as long as you put in the time to get back in shape. If you've only been out 3 yrs and I'm guessing you're in your early 20s, you should be able to get in shape enough to pull it off in a couple of weeks, especially given your competitive background. I took 21yrs off after graduating high school, and was able to work up to 2000yds per session after about 6-8 workouts. This was from a starting point of 200yds of very winded freestyle, so I can relate. You'll find it'll come back pretty quickly. Good luck. :banana:

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__steve__ — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 03:37:54 GMT

If a 400M ocean swim under 10 min is needed, and you can maintain 45 sec 50s, then it should be a piece of cake.