Do you have a swimming workout program you want to share?

Question

I used to be on a team in high school and am getting back into the pool again but want a little structure... I am looking for any kind of workout routines for the pool besides endless amounts of laps. Anyone have a favorite program they would like to share? I do all strokes and have kickboards, pull buoys, and paddles.

Answer 1

I am training for a Corporate Challenge in Richardson, TX where companies compete against each other in Olympic style events. It really got me back into swimming and I'm swimming faster now than I ever did in high school.

I swim for 30 minutes during lunch each day. The first part is a 500 yard warm-up. From there I choose a variety of pull exercises and kicks. The last 50 is spent doing a freestyle sprint to guage my time. I get in 1000 yards a day during my lunch break. It's not the 4000-5000 yard swims that I did back in high school, however, it's a start.

Your best bet is to check out this site. It's taken from the Dallas Area Masters swim club. http://www.damswim.com/practice.htm

Answer 2

I do this

Warm up 1000 50 back 50 free

8 200 freestyle sprint on a 130

4 700 breastroke

50 50s on a 30 free style

10 150s butterfly

9 400 butterfly kicking

3 1000 pull freestyle

10 900 breastroke

and a 2000 warm down

Answer 3

yeah im in the same position as you. i actually did just swim endless laps for a while, which works well, but i mix in some sprints. like every 8 laps or so, i sprint a 50 to get aerobic and anaerobic muscle training.

Answer 4

One hour workout:
15 min. kick
5 min. slow
15 min. pull
5 min slow
15 min. full stroke
5 min. slow
Work as fast as you can during the 15 min. periods and then slow down for 5 min. If you do all of the strokes and kicks, you will get an excellent workout! Add time to the 15 min. times as you feel you can or need to!

Answer 5

No.