I did the fastest 100 I've ever done today in the pool. Granted, I'm not a fast swimmer to begin with, but I guess that just gives me more room to improve. I've been doing 4 swims a week for about 6 or 7 weeks now, so I've been pretty consistent. Usually hitting around 9K yds in a week, which is a lot for me, especially when I've got a family and a job.
In any case, I had been hitting the 1:38 to 1:40 range on 100 repeats and doing in the 1:45 range for each 100 yds in a longer set (3x400, etc.) Then today, I did 4 times 5x50 on 0:57 followed by 3x100 on 1:53. In some of the 50s, I was actually doing 0:44 or 0:45 and in the set of 100s, I did 1:34, 1:35, and 1:33. 1:33 is the fastest I have ever gone for 100 yds, and that was the last 100 in the set! I actually felt like the water was gliding over me and started, just a little bit, understanding what it feels like to go faster in the water. While swimming, it was like a realization... ahhh... so that's what it feels like. Pretty exciting for a non-swimmer like me.
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