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Originally Posted by frogman159
I used to swim competitvly my best time was 26 sec 50 yard, but that was 10 years ago 
Instead of just banging out laps, using a pace clock and a workout will get you more speed and endurance at the same time.
As an example:
10 x 100 Freestyle on 1:40
This means swim ten 100-yard swims in 1:40 including rest. If you swim the 100 yards in 1:20 seconds, you'll have 20 seconds rest. If you swim the 100 yards in 1:35 seconds you'll only get 5 seconds rest.
After this set give yourself 2 minutes rest and do something similair with 50 yard sprints, 200yard swims top it off with a 500 yarder and in no time, you'll be mistaken for a fish |
Appreciate the tip, I'll give that a try. So far all I've been doing is "banging out laps." I swap out routines with the kick board and pull float, but for the most part, I don't really have a structured plan. I've been using the book
Swimming for Fitness as a guide, but I haven't followed it as closely as I should.
My concern is that if your best was 26sec then I'm not too optimistic that at 46 I'll be able to make a 35 sec goal.