Swimming times - Page 2 - Triathlon Week

10-08-2004, 11:50 AM

Top Dog wrote:
> My wife is a great example of the need for balance. She picked up both
> swimming and tris for the first time this year, at the age of 45.
> Overall, she swam fairly well, but had a few big holes in her stroke.
> She also couldn't go more than 50 yds without sucking air on the wall
> for 30 seconds, and the more she swam, the more tired she became, and
> the worse her stroke got. Her initial training focused on stroke work
> and endurance training, and later added strength and intervals. She now
> can do a 400 in under 8:00, which I consider dang good for someone who
> never did any real swimming before 6 months ago! During the offseason,

I just took up swimming for exercise this past year and am 10 years
older than your wife and would love to be able to do 400 in under 12
minutes or so. Can you give me some tips on how she built up her
endurance. I'd sure appreciate it.