Oakland County Swimming Masters - LTF

Wish Rochester wasn't such a haul for me, the Canton masters class is kinda of a joke with no real instruction.  It's basically set up as here's your workout go swim.

If there's something else set up with her I'm sure Karen and I would be interested provided our crazy work schedules didn't get in the way.

I'm assuming you need a Lifetime Fitness membership....right?

Rick,

During the summer its 6:30 - 7:30pm Monday and Wednesday. 

The class has folks from a gal who can only go 1 length to a guy who used to swim on a high school team who is pretty fast. 

I used to go to class once a week and found most workouts were about 1250 to 1800 meters.  I was never consistant in my attendance, so I didn't improve a lot.  I may meet you Monday for the drop in class.  I'd love extra input from a triathlete swimmer.  If I don't see you there, I'd love to read your feedback!

Also, I don't think you need to be a LTF member to join in the class...it just costs a bit more.  Not positive on that, though.

You do need to be a member. I checked this because it is the only reason I keep a membership.  Other than this I don't like the gym. 

Actually, in the Troy LTF class there was a lane that swam 1:40/100m and would get in 2000-2200m for their workout.   Lots of speed work in that lane.  Some work on form and speed for the intermediate lane which swam 2:00-2:40/100m for a total of 1600-1800/class.  Beginners lane because the coach loves to teach.  They do 500-800m/class.  It helped me a lot but I started as a beginner who could not breath with my head in the water.  One of the guys in the class was planning on 20 sprint/oly/HIM tri's this season, and is training for an IM.  Most of the rest do sprint tri's or olympics.  We have had a couple of people who have completed an ironman join us, but only occasionally.  Attendance really drops off in the summer because of all the OWS opportunities.  The coach has met the man training for the ironman out at the lake to do OWS training with him and he tailors to the needs of the class.  Occasionally I have emailed him my planned workout and he will tailor the class for me around the goal I have set.  I am still in that 2:20-2:40/100m range and am very slow. 

It sounds like the Rochester class might be better for people who are faster or could handle more.  I think that I might be too slow for something like you are describing.