Swimming 16x100 with a short rest 5-10 seconds is the same as doing a 1600 straight. The important part of this is to get your time for each hundred. I know so many masters who think "making the interval" is more important that the time they are holding. They pay more attention to when they leave then when you they come in, they have no idea what time they are holding. You need to set an interval that permits you to swim 16x100 at a faster pace than you can hold for the 1650. If you can do 8x100 on the 1:30 and hold 1:20, you might try doing them on the 1:40 and hold 1:15. This way you are training to swim faster.
Swimming 16x100 with a short rest 5-10 seconds is the same as doing a 1600 straight. The important part of this is to get your time for each hundred. I know so many masters who think "making the interval" is more important that the time they are holding. They pay more attention to when they leave then when you they come in, they have no idea what time they are holding. You need to set an interval that permits you to swim 16x100 at a faster pace than you can hold for the 1650. If you can do 8x100 on the 1:30 and hold 1:20, you might try doing them on the 1:40 and hold 1:15. This way you are training to swim faster.
