How fast do you swim?

[KSH]

Well... don't be too hard on yourself.

And 1000 meters? Start smaller!

How about asking what we swim a 100 in? Or a 50?

I will say that I swim 100 yards in 1:30 in a pool... and I can swim 1.2 miles in 40 minutes in a lake.

AND... I use to be a competitive swimmer... so I have a really solid stroke. Swimming is effortless for me.

Running is the area I have trouble with! And a race isn't won on the swim... it's won on the bike or the run!

So... do what you can... you will get faster. Don't worry what others are doing... swim your swim.

[kiwi girl]

I did a women's only triathlon series with a pool swim where we had to put our estimated time on the entry form for seeding for a wave start. It is very much a 'fun' entry level triathlon. The people in my wave had all put around 4:20 as our time for 200m.

[Trek420]

are we talking uphill or downhill?

[Grog]

I swim at between 2m (when "on fire") and 2m30s per 100m, I can hold that for about 1000m that I know of.

I'm not much of a swimmer but I've tremendously improved by swimming 3 times a week last winter. (My volume has dropped since!!)

[Kitsune06]

I do 25m, stop, hang on the side of the pool, gasp, pour water out of my goggles, stretch out, wait until I can breathe again, do another 25... repeat until I'm at 15.... and I lose all rhythm and sit there for a minute, all wore out. =P I try, I try. I actually am getting better...
Lise, I swim like a 3-legged cat, too.

[light_sabe_r]

I'm a slow swimmer. Takes me around 45s to do 50m then I have to do the next 150 on my back.

Gotta start SQUAD again I think.

[Bluetree]

I'm pretty slow, too. In a 25-meter pool, I can do a steady 64 laps (round trip) in about an hour, but that is with short training fins, slightly under a minute per 50m.
I only swim once a week, but hope to lower my time substantially when the winter weather keeps me off my bike. I am so happy with my SportCount lap counter... it is the best!

http://www.sportcount.com/products.php
P.S. There is a guy on eBay who sells these cheaper than the MSRP.