Subject: RE: Masters swimming has put distances into perspective I rejoined swimming last June. I already knew the basics of swimming but had no efficiency. I had trouble swimming 400, and I had an Oly in July. I improved through some help from others at the pool, but major gains when I joined my Masters group in September and quickly ramped up my distance. We swim 3 times a week a total of 5 hrs. Monday/Wednesday are 1.5 hour workouts of 3500 or so, I usually only get 3000. Saturdays are 2 hours and total distance is around 4k, I usually get 3500. I have started to do flip turns, dropped my swim time by about 20seconds per 100 and feel lazy when I only get 1000-1500 in. I am looking forward to rocking some Olys this year. Jonathan |