One topic of great interest to us all is
"What do you need to do to have a major swimming breakthrough?"
"What do you need to do to significantly improve your swimming times over one season?"
Do you have any specific, nitty gritty type suggestions.
I think it's really easy to fall into ruts, to just show up and go through the motions rather than seizing the moment while we train.
Any one have any thoughts on what we need to do to significantly improve?
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Hi Ande,
I just cannot improve my swim splits over the distance. I've been trying for 3 years now with very little improvement. I can swim a sub 30 sec. 50 yard and a sub 1 minute in a 100 yard but cannot hold it over longer distances. My best distance splits are:
500yds. = 6:18
1.5K = 22:19
1 mile = 23:56
2.4 mile = 1:03:50
I've been swimming 4x per week about 3,000-4,000 yards per day. Mostly sets like 20x100's w/15 sec rest and 10x200's w/20 sec rest and 4x500's w/30 sec rest. My 20x100's are average about 1:18 per, and that's the fastest I can go and still do 20 of them.
I have good form in water. I think it may be my strength that's the issue, I'm 6'3 and 175lbs with broad shoulders with size 10.5 feet and normal size hands, (ie. large frame with normal size hands and feet.) Is it my size that is limiting me and strength issues? My main goal is to go sub 20 in 1.5K swim. What workouts or things should I be doing to get out of this rut?
Thanks,
Terry
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Hi Ande,
I just cannot improve my swim splits over the distance. I've been trying for 3 years now with very little improvement. I can swim a sub 30 sec. 50 yard and a sub 1 minute in a 100 yard but cannot hold it over longer distances. My best distance splits are:
500yds. = 6:18
1.5K = 22:19
1 mile = 23:56
2.4 mile = 1:03:50
I've been swimming 4x per week about 3,000-4,000 yards per day. Mostly sets like 20x100's w/15 sec rest and 10x200's w/20 sec rest and 4x500's w/30 sec rest. My 20x100's are average about 1:18 per, and that's the fastest I can go and still do 20 of them.
I have good form in water. I think it may be my strength that's the issue, I'm 6'3 and 175lbs with broad shoulders with size 10.5 feet and normal size hands, (ie. large frame with normal size hands and feet.) Is it my size that is limiting me and strength issues? My main goal is to go sub 20 in 1.5K swim. What workouts or things should I be doing to get out of this rut?
Thanks,
Terry
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