Weekly Blog by Swim Smooth

Weekly Blog by Swim Smooth

A Rule Of Thumb For Your Swim Fitness

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Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth
Sep 21, 2012
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What rate of improvement can you expect from your swimming fitness training per week? And if you miss a week, how much do you slip back?

Here's a rule of thumb we use at Swim Smooth:

- With consistent training, you improve by 0.5 second per 100m per week

- When you miss a week's training, you lose 1 second per 100m per week

So, if you've just had a 5 week …

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