What is a good way to get in shape for swim team season?

Question

im not doing a club this year because it is too expensive.

im just doing my own workout by going to the ymca and swimming laps.

anyone know a good workout routine i could do?? or any thing that would help? thanks!

Answer 1

Maybe start with a warm up:

1000 meters

Then a set to get the blood pumping:

20x50meters on one minute

Then a long distance cardio work:

15x100meters one length slow one fast x2 on 1.30 minute

u can work on that thats what i do

Soz i dont know how good you are

Answer 2

You don't necessarily need to swim to stay in shape for swimming.  RUN! Running will help you keep your endurance up.  Also start lifting a little bit of weights.  The more strength you have the easier it is to move the water.

When you do swim, I would write down your workout.  Start swimming a 1,000, and then keep adding as you feel you are able to.   Here is an idea:

Warm up:  4 100s free

8 50s, rotate freestyle with IM

8 50s, freestyle sprint

4 100s, kick

4 100s, alternate freestyle with IM

200 cooldown

Answer 3

try just doing regualr sets like you would every other time in your club.

try these for example.

(if you have trouble understanding it...then ignore it)

- 400 reverse IM

- 8 50's IM order build. (butter,back, breast, free, buter, back, breast, free)

- 200 kick

- 300 butter drill (two pulls with your left arm...two pulls with your right arm...two pulls with both)

- 300 back drill ( one pull to six kicks and turn all the way on your side)

- 300 breast drill (one pull two kicks...or breast pull with butter kicks

- 300 free drill (head taps...or hand taps...or both.

and try anything else you might think of.

good luck.

Answer 4

it depends on how fast u r and your age and everything. anyways...i am 13 and in club and pretty good so this is what we usually do.

a 600- kick, drill, swim, kick, drill, swim    100 of each

then a set of like 12 100s im 4 of each

then like a 400 with streamline jumps at each wall free

a 200 of each stroke and pretty good dryland workout

start out with that and as you get better, and sets and make it faster.