33 seconds for 50 yards... good? bad? average?

Question

I just swim for exercise however I was timed on a 50 yd swim and It was about 33 sec. I am just curious how that stands with swimmers that know average lap times

Answer 1

Thats a pretty good time! Don't listen to what everyone else is saying! I'm guessing your around high school age? You wouldn't place extremely high in a high school meet, but for someone who doesn't train hard 1-2 times a day, and swims just for some excersize, that is an excellent time! Did you use the block? If you didn't, you could def. get a 32. If you want to work on your 50 time (sprinting), try doing sets of sprint 200s. I know that sounds crazy, but it really works! If you can sprint pretty hard a long distance, you can sprint REALLY fast a shorter distance. Also try just doing sprint 50's as fast as you go while maintaing a perfect stroke. Work on keeping your had with your body (head down), constant kick (even when u breath), rotate fully, and extend your arms out as far without crossing them. Keep up the good work!

Answer 2

For an exercise/lap swimmer, 33 seconds is pretty good.

Answer 3

Depends on your age. For HS it is a little slow,but not horrible. but for younger kids that is fairly good.

Answer 4

it depends wat your age is and how long you have been swimming. also if you are a sprinter or distance swimmer.

I swim distance so I swim a 31-32. It takes me some time to get going but for my team mate he swims 50 frees on the 26 so it just a lot of things go into acount on wether that is a good time or not.

I would say about average for that time, but you will run into a lot of people who sprint and are faster than that.

Answer 5

all my 50's that i swim in meets are about 23 second average.for competition in high school u will see about 24-25 second averages.so i woodnt say 33 is good but its not horrible,i  have people on my team that take almost 40 seconds soo

Answer 6

good

Answer 7

im on a swimteam and thats what i get for my 50 free. but my time is really bad for my age group.

Answer 8

thats not particularly bad. for a just exercise swimmer.

im a competitive swimmer. my freestyle is horrible but my 50 is at 24-25.

my stroke is butterfly.

Answer 9

It is a pretty good time, if you are not a regular competetive swimmer.  My 50 Freestyle time is a 29, which is not great for a competetive swimmer my age.

Answer 10

Hey, don't compare times with competitive (high school, etc.) swimmers and feel bad about yourself. 33 seconds for a 50 SCY free is good for an exercise swimmer. I jumped into competitive swimming really late (freshman year in high school: I ended that season with a 37.5). After a (summer long course) season on a club team, my time was a 34.98.

After my sophomore high school season (I ended that with a 33.73 as my best time), I went back to my club team and trained seriously this past summer. My current best time is a 31.58 SCY (36.26 LCM), which isn't fast for a competitive swimmer, but it's definetely progress.

Keep on swimming, it's a great sport.

Answer 11

Once upon a time, when I was in HS in 1974, I usually swam a 22.0 for a 50.  Now that I too swim for exercise I usually can break 30.  If you never were a competitive swimmer and are out of high school, 33 is actually pretty good.  There is a lot of technique involved in going fast that a rec swimmer would not usually learn.

You should be proud of yourself, keep up the good work.

Answer 12

For breast-stroke it is good, but not for other styles which should be between 24-26 secs. However if you are still in your early teens and have the passion to swim for your country, then i see no reason why you should not make the grade when you reach 25-30 yrs of age.Get a coach to set out a programme for you, if you are serious about your goals.