How can I get back in shape and ready for swim season?

Question

I stopped swimming in January. When the season ended. What workouts can I do to get ready to race again? I was thinking 400 of each stroke. Then working with legs/arms.

Answer 1

That's a good plan.

I worked for a swim coach who came up with some great workouts that had enough variety to work us without getting bored:

warm up: freestyle kick  100m

     freestyle                   200m

     breaststroke             200m

     backstroke               200m

     sidestroke                200m

cool down : freestyle kick 100m

                                = 1000m

warm up: freestyle kick no fins  100m

           freestyle kick with fins    200m

           whip (breaststroke) kick 200m

           freestyle arms (use the floatie) 200m

          freestyle                          200m

cool down: freestyle kick             100m

                                           = 1000m

warm up: Freestyle kick w/fins    200m

               freestyle                     200m

    break - breaststroke               200m

               freestyle                     200m

cool down: freestyle kick w/fins   200m

                                          = 1000m

warm up: breaststroke             200m

          freestyle                       400m

break - sidestroke                   200m

cool down - freestyle               200m

                                           =1000m

when your lungs and endurance are up and back in shape, add sprints!

But break up your workouts into manageable chunks - go the distance, but vary it enough to get the full workout without straining anything right away.

Have fun!

Answer 2

well i asked my coach about doing freestyle racing to get better and this is what she said. first start jogging around your neighbor hood for endurance and then go to your local pool and do a couple of laps every day to get muscle and endurance also eat right drink water gatorade and vitamin water has great taste but only has the same minerals as water and have more calories so try that

Answer 3

you should start to train again with a coach, starting with on session one week, second week 2 sessions, 3 week 3 sessions and 4 week 4 session, after that you should hold the four sessions, i have just started training again after 2 1/2years so my coach suggested that, if you wannt you cn do more but it is just an option to start slow, then work back into it