Quote Originally Posted by Syndirelah View Post
Hey Eclectic!

...I should type 1:40 just so there's no confusion... My hundreds come in around 1:30ish now. Ive really gotten into swimming in the off season, and Im LOVING it! I think, if I remember reading your past posts, that you do all the strokes, which I would like to learn... Im swimming now 3x's/week (total between 7-9k yards) but there's only so many yards your shoulders can take of long, hard freestyle.

Anyway, I made it! That was a new set for me, so the goal was to finish. I was dead set on making the last 100's on that interval, and I did it!! I was even shocked to come in around 1:25ish (once!). That being said, I probably could have pushed the 150's and 200's a little more. OH well, next time.

Happy swimming
I figured they were on 1:40 otherwise we would have seen you at the Olympics

I am not a good backstroker and can only do about 40 yds of fly on a good day but I like doing all the drills and mixing it up because it is a really good stretch for the arms and the core also it makes the session go faster and is more interesting. I have decided I am using swimming for recovery because in a tri it is the shortest distance and for the amount of effort needed to speed up vs benefit it isn't worth it. I need to work on my cycling and running a lot more! I just feel way better if I swim

I will never see 1:30 again good for you on the 1:25 !

The young pups I swim w/ go on 1:30 - I go on 2
Dagny (the young lady who trains in the morning while we are swimming) can do 16 100's and hold every one on 1:05