Has anyone noticed a material slowdown in their swimming at the tail end of a training block? I assume it is due to cumulative fatigue, but I can't say that I feel any different in the pool than I did a month ago or so. My frequency and yardage have stayed pretty steady for the last 8-10 weeks (11.5-12K yds across 3-4 swims/week), and I cycle through the same 3-6 workouts over the course of the weeks, so I have good benchmarks from March/April. I am about 4-7 seconds slower per 100 scy, on what I feel is standard strong efforts.


I am racing Boulder next week, so starting to taper in hopes that I get some pop back next week. I had a "good" for me swim at ST George a few weeks ago, so I am not terribly worried; more curious than anything.