Subject: RE: "Just Swim" or "Drill, Drill, Drill"? I like doing 30-45 mins drills, as it improves my overall speed and fitness levels. But sometimes I like to just swim for 30-60 minutes. However, I don't just swim during these times......oh no! Being the scientist that I am, I'm always trying out old/new techniques (some which I read about on BT) to see if I can improve my technique/form. Although I've been swimming for coming up for 5 decades, and I used to sprint swim competitively when I was young, this longer distance endurance swimming is something entirely different and something that I'm really embracing. Therefore, I'm constantly trying out new things to see what my now much older body can/can't do, and I actually find it really fascinating to see the effect on my speed/technique. Some things don't work for me and they get discarded, and some things really do work, but I'm sure it's different for every person. |