Hi guys!
I'm hoping to get some advice from some experienced swimmers.
The situation is this: I have two different swimming goals for the next 3-12 months.
Goal 1:
By the end of January, I have to be able to swim 100m in 1:30 (just once!). It's for my sports science degree, and I have a swim class which will test that limit by the end of the course. I can't tell you my current 100m time yet (haven't timed it since 2015), but from my previous workouts, I'm guessing it's somewhere around 1:45-1:50. I'm not a fast swimmer.
Goal 2:
I'm doing some sprint and olympic triathlons starting in June '21, going up to my first half ironman in August. I'm just trying to get some volume here and drop my times to below 02:00min/100m for anything between 750m-2k till then.
The question
How can I make these two goals work together? If possible, I need more specific advice for the first goal. Should I build some volume in October/November and focus on technique, and then add in sprint-focused workouts in December/January?
Right now, I just started back up with swim training two weeks ago with regular sessions 3x a week (heavily technique focused since they're all three coached classes, average volume is 2k), and I'm looking to add a 4th session on my own, if necessary even a 5th session (although I'd rather not :P)
Does anyone have a game plan for me? Advice? Ideas?
THANK YOU! :)
I'm hoping to get some advice from some experienced swimmers.
The situation is this: I have two different swimming goals for the next 3-12 months.
Goal 1:
By the end of January, I have to be able to swim 100m in 1:30 (just once!). It's for my sports science degree, and I have a swim class which will test that limit by the end of the course. I can't tell you my current 100m time yet (haven't timed it since 2015), but from my previous workouts, I'm guessing it's somewhere around 1:45-1:50. I'm not a fast swimmer.
Goal 2:
I'm doing some sprint and olympic triathlons starting in June '21, going up to my first half ironman in August. I'm just trying to get some volume here and drop my times to below 02:00min/100m for anything between 750m-2k till then.
The question
How can I make these two goals work together? If possible, I need more specific advice for the first goal. Should I build some volume in October/November and focus on technique, and then add in sprint-focused workouts in December/January?
Right now, I just started back up with swim training two weeks ago with regular sessions 3x a week (heavily technique focused since they're all three coached classes, average volume is 2k), and I'm looking to add a 4th session on my own, if necessary even a 5th session (although I'd rather not :P)
Does anyone have a game plan for me? Advice? Ideas?
THANK YOU! :)