I swam competitively as a kid-- an average YMCA competitor from 5 to 15. On three days of swimming/week I had a 1 hour (exactly) swim in my first Ironman two years ago. The other day for fun, I timed a 100 m free off the blocks at 1:17. )This is on no training whatsoever since the early fall.
My question-- how fast can I get? What if I swam 2000 m (drills, sets whatever), 3 days/week? What if I swam 3000m 5 days/week...
I feel like it hasn't mattered over the last five years how much or how little I swim: I stay about the same speed.
(by the way, I am lucky, my good friend was sixth in the world at the World Championships in 1991 in 200 free. We work together, we have filmed my stroke, etc... I have also been able to swim on for various periods of time with hs and master's swim clubs (I move a lot so it has depended on where I live).
My question-- how fast can I get? What if I swam 2000 m (drills, sets whatever), 3 days/week? What if I swam 3000m 5 days/week...
I feel like it hasn't mattered over the last five years how much or how little I swim: I stay about the same speed.
(by the way, I am lucky, my good friend was sixth in the world at the World Championships in 1991 in 200 free. We work together, we have filmed my stroke, etc... I have also been able to swim on for various periods of time with hs and master's swim clubs (I move a lot so it has depended on where I live).