Only swimmers who have swam the 100 and 50 Fly, PLEASE!!!
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100- 1:11:07\n50- 31.40
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YEA micheal Phelps is an Olymic Swimmer!!! And a hottie!!!
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These are from when I was 12\n\nFREE:\n\n50: 28\n100: 1:04\n22: 2:38\n\nFLY:\n\n50: 30\n100: 1:08\n200: only swam it once, and it kinda sucked. it was a 2:50
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Ahhh the age old problems for a competitive swimmer.\nSpeaking from experience as both a swimmer, mom of swimmer and coach......\n\nSWIM!  cross training is always good but there is nothing that will keep you in shape for swimming except swimming.  So if you live in an area that has a YMCA or USA swim team they have year round swimming... in fact......\n\nYou could still join a USA or YMCA team right now make a couple of qualifying meets  and still make state if you were good enough.. Thier qualifying times will be different than High School swimming AND it goes by age category.. so 14 year olds and 17 year olds are in different events Usually..\nEasier to make state for some that way.\nRegardless... you will have your structures swim practices...\nSeasons for both end about Mid march, late march for state swimmers...\nThen there is a break til summer team...\nSO yu will still have a period..\nSimply make you own workouts and show up and swim.....\nIf you are not a YMCA member or cant afford the fees to join.. often times they can be reduced or waived... ask about it at the front desk. Ive known kids who did nto have to pay any team fees for Y team .\n\nI guess the big thing is that you keep swimming... even a 3 week break will huurt you.. There is not another sport that conditions you for swimming like swimming...\n\nGood Luck \n\nTry these links\n\nwww.usswim.org   \n\nwww.clubswim.com\n\n\nWismom
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I am in a similar position as you, training for the swim of a triathlon relay even thouugh the run would be my strongest leg.  I can run and run but struggle with the swim.  \n\nI have found the same thing too about others being naturally quick and it is frustrating since I know I should be more able than I am.  What I have learned is that to swim comfortably you have to be really relaxed otherwise you burn out quickly because you lose breath.  You have to keep your head very low in the water, facing the floor and push your torso down into the water.  Try to accelerate your stroke under the water as you pull your arm below you, and keep your elbows high when out of the water.\n\nI don't have any training regimes, for training I just try and go as fast as I can for the race distance without getting my breathing and stroke all messed up.
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This is indeed a hairy subject! Of course it is true!! I attended the games myself - but am sworn to secrecy! In fact I am now in hiding from both sides - the apes on one hand - Hitler's offspring on the other. Woe is me!  But some detail - the non-believers maintained that the participants dressed up in costumes and that the time judges (also in costume) "cooked" the results. They even went as far as to say that all the spectators were bribed to attend - this I can assure you is absolute nonsense! (I must admit I did receive a free ticket in the mail) If I recall correctly the 100 yard dash was also broken - by memory 9.2 seconds which was a record at that time.
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PLease Allen's Biathalon Page into the yahoo search bar and this will lead you to, yes, Allen's biathalon page that has link to all regions of the country and race events and everything you need to know about summer(swim run) and winter biathalon too!! WHOO HOO!! KICK BUTT!!
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You should DEFINITELY join! I have been swimming for a long time but i have also done other sports too. Swimming is definitely the hardest. You will have to work hard but don't even worry about your times compared to other people. You can't compare yourself to people who have been swimming longer than you. You should join your team and then focus on improving for yourself and work on beating your own times instead of other people's. It doesn't matter what other people are doing, just focus on improving for yourself.
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I recommend you start learning while wearing fins.  It's a lot easier to get your timing correct if you have a powerful kick.  \n\nI always start teaching the body undulation.  Butterfly is not flat, your body . . . ripples from fingers to toes as you swim.\n\n1.  With fins, do 12x25m dolphin kick just under the surface of the water.  Hands out in front and time it as follows:\nKick once and press your chest down and forward in the water.  This will cause your torso to go down and your hips to come up.  Now kick again and arch your back, pointing your hands and face up at the surface of the water.  This will make your torso go up and your hips go down.  This "kick your body down, kick your body up" is one cycle of butterfly stroke.  At this point, you should look for the path of least resistance in the water.  It should all be easy and smooth and once cycle should take 3-4 seconds, not too fast.\n\nNow the pull.  With your hands out in front, shoulder width apart, press your hands down toward your waist (it's alright if they widen a little as they go down).  When your hands pass your shoulders on their way down, start bringing them in towards each other.  By the time your hands pass your belly button, the inside edges of your index fingers should touch.  Then, as your hands go toward your waist, push them out HARD so that by the time your arms are fully extended, your hands are brushing the outside of your hips.  That is butterfly pull (sounds complicated, but it's not so bad).\n\n2.  Still with fins, push of the wall, hands in front.  Start your pull as you KICK your head down.  Pull all the way down past your hips and glide as long as you can (you should be slightly underwater).  DON'T recover your arms.  Just do this one pull off the wall 20 times.  You want to get the feeling of combining a strong pull and a strong KICK to drive your head/torso slightly down and a lot FORWARD.  This drill should make you feel very strong.  \n\n2a.  When you have mastered (2), do this:  As you start your pull, pull your head out of the water and take a breath.  Your head should be out of the water as your hands are passing your shoulders.  Take your breath quickly, then turn your face to the bottom of the pool and drive your head/torso down and FORWARD.  Finish the pull and glide like in (2).  Do this 20 times.\n\n3.  Now we add the arm recovery and second kick.  Push off the wall and do the drill described above.  As your hands pass your belly button, KICK and point your face toward the surface.   Your body will rise as your hands push out to your hips (this is the time to breathe if you need it).  Now point your face towards the bottom of the pool and drive down and FORWARD.  The instant that you drive your body down  is when you bring your hands over the water back out in front of you and start the cycle over again.\n\nThe difficult thing about butterfly is timing.  Your kicks happen at about the beginning and 2/3 point of your pull, so you have to think about them both at the same time.  If you wait until your pull is done before you do your 2nd kick, butterfly will be SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hard.  \n\nThe other thing is to remember the 2 B4's: your head goes in the water BEFORE your hands, and comes out of the water BEFORE your hands.  \n\nGood luck, and remember to KICK.
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Great exercise and therapy:\n\n Swimming can be very demanding for the beginner. Exercise at a comfortable pace and periodically check your heart rate to make sure you're staying in your training range. It is recommended that beginners swim 12-20 minutes, building endurance with time. As you progress, you'll be able to swim farther and faster at each workout, and the efficiency of your strokes will improve. Intermediate swimmers should swim 20-30 minutes and advanced swimmers 30-60 minutes. The freestyle, or crawl, is the most efficient and strenuous stroke. A 150 pound person burns about 8.5 calories, a minute, swimming freestyle. \n\n If you get tired, switch to a less strenuous stroke, such as the sidestroke or breaststroke, or swim a few laps with a kickboard. Swimming in sets - 4 laps freestyle, 4 laps breaststroke, 4 laps backstroke, for example - will make your workout more interesting and will exercise more muscles\n\nSimple Water Exercises:\n\n Kick with a kickboard or holding on to the side of the pool to tone legs, back and stomach. \n\n Leg lifts also condition legs, back and stomach. \n\n Holding on to the side of the pool, lift each leg 10 times in front of you, behind you and to each side. \n\n Running in the water increases your heart rate just as swimming does. Many people who can't run on land can run in the water without a problem. Because of the water's resistance, the impact on your body is far less. In chest-high water, begin by running with your hands on your head, and as you become more fit, paddle with your arms. You can alternate running with skipping, hopping, or even dancing in the water.\n\n Bobbing up and down in the water improves breathing and muscle tone. \n\n Treading in the water improves arm and leg strength. Whatever your level of ability, remember to cool down afterwards with water or stretching exercises
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I used to be a competitive swimmer, and during some training sessions we had to wear multiple layers. They essentially create "drag" which increases resistance. Weight is offset by buoyancy, so to increase the resistance in water, you add clothes. Sweatpants/shirts absorb a lot of water, thus add a fair amount of resistance to a work out. While I'll admit, I haven't seen the aquacise classes apply this technique, it does come from sound water based training principles.
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Whenever your job has to do with flying whether your an officer or not, you need to be experienced in swimming.  I think part of the training is called "Aircrew Survival Training."  Start learning how to swim now because a majority of the training will be held underwater.
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the 500 is fun(5:36)\nbut i prefer the 200 (1:54)\nbut i really swim to stay in shape and have fun.  so i like most races except breaststroke and long fly.
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I have won gold medals at Australian nationals and swam at selected swim camps. What you are doing is great, running and Pilate's.. Just try to remember that you can burn you body out. Instead of running everyday why don't you try some light weights?? As in pin weights!! If you are not for that then try kick boxing, its excellent for swimming. Using a medicine ball(the old school ones) It would really help though if i knew what stroke it is that you excel in or want to excel in.. I could help you alot better!!!
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Thats the only kind of swimming that makes sense!! \n\nwithout racing there wouldnt be the satisfaction of beating the guy swimming in the lane next to you!
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Butterfly is the greatest stroke ever!!!  It's the most physically challenging but is a wonderfully fluid motion and feeling if you can do it well.
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It' awesome!  I was a swimmer and swam butterfly.  It's a great event because most people don't like swimming it.  Work hard and you will blow them away.  And next time you have a meet, walk up to the blocks and say something outloud like "I love this stroke".  People will think your crazy and it's usually a good but nice psych out technique