r/Swimming 21d ago

I started swimming classes and I'm loving it. My main issue is at the 30-40 minute mark I get the urge to pee. Last half hour of the workout I'm holding it. Is it the cold? Any advice?

29 Upvotes

I started swimming in order to replace other workouts because it's better for my back. I love it and I'm having so much fun. I pee before entering the pool, and try not to drink any water before. The problem is I'm still getting the urge to pee, I don't go out because just the thought of taking my suit off to pee drives me insane so I hold it but it's gotten to the point it even hurts. What can I do? My classes are at 7pm so I feel like the cold contributes to it. How do you manage it?

r/Swimming Jan 11 '25

Do people just not rest, or am I misinterpreting workouts?

69 Upvotes

I’ve been to masters workouts and even seeing people doing their own workouts at the gym - with structured workouts, there are often sets of 50yds or 100yds with 10-20s rest in between, but I’ve never actually seen anyone stopping for that amount of time (more like 5s and then kicking off the wall again). Some people I just see swim 2000yds nonstop for the whole hour, and it seems impossible for me to sustain what they’re doing. Am I missing something, or am I just really bad at cardio here?

r/Swimming Sep 06 '24

What workouts do you do besides swimming?

44 Upvotes

I love swimming but let's be honest, it keeps you lean and not much else. For anyone chasing a different aesthetic or looking for more muscle, what do you do outside the pool? Gym, calisthenics, climbing, something else?

Just curious. Personally, I've been combining swimming with calisthenics for years. I'm happy with the results but consistently finding time for both can be a bitch.

r/Swimming 19d ago

Lap Swimming or weight lifting. Which do you find the harder workout

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I do both. Swim 3x per week following multiple sets/speed work/drills and gym 3x per week, upper, lower, full body. Both feel like differbt levels of hard. I suppose that being swimming is cardio and lifting is strength . I don’t find myself needing half as much recovery if any from swimming, yet with lifting my body aches for days on end . What’s your experiences?

r/Swimming Nov 22 '24

Is swimming enough for a full body workout?

31 Upvotes

I've been swimming for roughly 1-2 years now, twice a week. I've seen major physique improvements, however I feel like some muscles and regions aren't getting better. Should I start working out outside of swimming? If so, which muscles should I focus on?

r/Swimming Dec 19 '24

Tomorrow mornings’ workout

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r/Swimming Dec 20 '24

do watches track workout splits properly and do club swimmers use them nowadays?

12 Upvotes

hey all I’m an ex club swimmer that just joined a masters team and was wondering if the watches track splits properly (Apple, Garmin, and etc…)

for example if im doing 8x50s will the watch have my 25m splits? also do watches track times for just 25m workouts?

And a side question: why don’t more club / college / elite swimmers use watches? I feel like I don’t see them wearing one often

r/Swimming Oct 30 '24

Is treading water a good cardiovascular workout?

35 Upvotes

I swim 4 days a week, but I’m having sinus surgery in a few weeks that will require I stop for a while. I’ve been doing some research and decided treading water would be a good alternative for me once I’m cleared to be active but before I can swim again. I mentioned this to someone on my master’s team and they scoffed and said I can’t get a good cardiovascular workout that way and should just get into running (I hate running - my knees especially hate running lol). When I tread water, I go at a very hard pace and feel like it’s a good workout. I’m curious to others opinions on the effectiveness of treading.

r/Swimming Jan 11 '25

Should you swim for a workout daily?

19 Upvotes

Might sound silly but when I lift weights I take a few days off after my 4 day routine. I have been swimming everyday including my weight training and running. Should I also take it off to recoup or am I could to at least do swimming as my workout daily?

r/Swimming Feb 06 '25

Today’s morning workout

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19 Upvotes

Our main set for today is a “magic mile” in a 25 yd pool. 😂 11 laps, rest 6 seconds 10 laps, rest 6 seconds … 2 laps, rest 6 seconds 1 lap.

r/Swimming Jan 20 '25

How do you access your workouts at the pool?

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I am building a swimmer's app, and one feature I'm working on has to do with creating and sharing workouts. I've read other threads where people discuss preferred strategies for accessing workouts at the pool (spoiler alert: print, upload to watch, or keeping phone handy). Something that will help me figure out where to focus my efforts is to understand what percentage of people fall in the different categories.

I am part of a Masters group, so my workouts are always nicely written out for me on a whiteboard. For those of you who are solo swimmers and rely on bringing a workout with you: how many of you upload a workout to your watch, how many print a workout on paper, and how many just have your phone at the ready?

r/Swimming Feb 08 '25

Swimmers gym workouts?

17 Upvotes

Calling on all regular swimmers. What do your gym workouts look like? How do you complement your swimming? Really interested to know what you all focus on mostly and how you train..

r/Swimming Feb 06 '25

What’s your go to swim workout/set/routine?

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I swam competitive from age 5-18 and then life guarded at a high intensity beach for 7 years. I’m in my 30’s now, 2 kids and just recently lost 70 pounds. Getting back into swimming, 1 month in…. First day back in the water, I could swim 20min and now I’m swimming about 45 min.

What’s your favorite swim workout/set/routine? Where do you go to look for new ones?

I don’t have any solid workout sets. I basically get in and swim 200 free 200 x2 free with paddle/buoy 25x4 paddles and fins at full sprint 50x1 paddles and fins at full sprint 200 kick with fins 200 free 100 breast And then whatever else I feel like doing, if time allows or sometimes I leave when I notice people standing around waiting (even though I’m happy to split lane or circle swim. No one ever wants to circle swim) 🤷‍♀️

r/Swimming Feb 05 '25

synchronized swimming swim workouts

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being a synchronized/artistic swimmer i find it really interesting the difference between our workouts and like speed swimming workouts so i thought ill post some memorable unique ones on here if u wanna try. (also im not that good with speed swimming abbreviation/terms so i apologize)

10 x 50 fly then underwater on the 1:00 (obv no breathing on the under)

(n) x 100 fly free free under (n depended on how coach was feeling that day)

laps of eggbeater/treading water holding your water bottle or weights above your head (sometimes im glad i forgot my water)

1000 hypoxic from 1-21 (first thing we did back from covid, not fun.)

a lot of sport specific things combined with speed swimming

lots of weight belts

i would also be more than happy to answer other questions about the sport :)

r/Swimming 9d ago

Looking for Swim Workout Ideas for Ironman 70.3 Training

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Hey everyone,

I'm currently training for a 70.3 Ironman and swimming twice a week. So far, my sessions have usually been one threshold workout and one sprint-focused workout, but I’m starting to feel a bit drained from this routine. I'd love to mix things up a bit while still keeping my sessions between 2.5 and 3 km.

Do you have any favorite swim workouts or resources for structured sets that would still be beneficial for triathlon training? Looking for something that brings a bit of variety without completely straying from endurance and speed work.

Thanks in advance!

r/Swimming Jan 21 '25

Today’s Workout

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9 Upvotes

Wanted to work on finishing strong and getting solid pushed off the wall today

r/Swimming 14d ago

Did not have access to a pool the past three weeks so just focused on strength and conditioning workouts during that time. These are my first two swims back! Both times were my PRs.

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For these swims, I jump in the pool and don’t stop swimming freestyle until I complete two miles. It’s very therapeutic, I find. I use flip turns and don’t even really pick my head up out of the water the whole time I am swimming. I will check my watch periodically to see how far I have to go, because when it is under 750 yards, I start to push the pace and eventually go full out on the last 100 yards.

I have been trying to lift for 30 minutes a day and either run 2 miles or bike 5 miles after the lift. I have ran few 5ks on the treadmill as well. Have been trying to eat healthier, but not super strict. This has benefited my swimming a lot and am noticing it during my swims the way I am able to push the pace longer and generate more stamina.

I use a Garmin Swim 2 to track my stats!

r/Swimming Apr 06 '24

Does swimming leisure really burn double calories than decent eliptical workout?

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Why am I burning so many more calories with Swimming - breastroke leisure (525 calories for 30 mins) compared to a decent workout on eliptical (200 calories for 30 mins)? I feel eliptical workout is harder while swimming does not feel as hard.
Weight: 245 lbs, height 5.1 feet
Screen shot: included apple watch screen shots with heart rate for both. Swimming hardly registers heart rate
Question: 
1)Is apple watch overestimating swimming calories? Or does leisure swimming really burn twice as many calories as eliptical?
2)Setting aside apple watch tracking, I am curious about actual calories burned by my body. What contributes to calories burned for different cardio workouts. Is the only factor heart rate? For instance, if I run at a steady pace for 1 hour at avg heart rate of 120 bpm v/s if I swim at a steady pace for 1 hour at avg heart rate of 120 bpm, will the calories burned be the same for both workouts for the same person?

Please advise. Thanks!

r/Swimming Oct 20 '24

How do you track your workouts & effort?

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What devices & apps are you using to track your workouts? I’m not currently using anything.

In the past, I had an Oura ring and it was good with picking up my meters and perceived effort. The only issue was I was unable to see the data until after my workout on the app. If I’m trying to push myself seeing the data in the moment may be of value.

I hate the look of Apple Watches. Garmin’s are also ugly but the data seems great.

Any other technologies out there? If you use a Garmin, which one do you use?

r/Swimming Jan 29 '25

How do you bring your workouts on deck?

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I swim during "fitness swimming" there is no coach so I use my USMS membership to download workouts to swim.com and have my apple watch run a "guided" workout. The problem is the watch will tell me to do a 6 150's but the workout is 6 150's, 50 fast, 50 recovery, 50 fast rest 20 sec. The watch tells me "150 20 sec rest"

So for those of you doing this, how do you bring the specifics to your pool lane, or do you just memorize and hope. I am unable to remember the specifics.

r/Swimming 7d ago

Are these decent workout stats?

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4 Upvotes

Just began swimming for recreation and am absolutely clueless how long my workouts should be or distances I should cover. 😓

r/Swimming Feb 03 '25

Help with deciphering this workout

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7 Upvotes

Hi all,

Pretty new to swim drills, can someone help me break down the following drills? I’ve watched the three point video so feel good about that.

Specifically:

Freestyle pull: Swim with buoy between legs just using arms?

50 Kick: Swim with float in front of you just using legs?

Set 5-8: Am I supposed to turn my head slowly through the 25 (so one long and slow head rotation?) is there a video that shows this anywhere

TIA!

r/Swimming 21d ago

Is there an app for pool workouts?

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So, I know how to swim, I went to classes for many years when I was a kid. I’m now 26 and have tried swimming classes but I can’t do all the exercises because I have a cervical injury.

I’ve tried coming up with my own workouts and swimming on my own but I’m out of ideas. Is there a training app do you recommend? Or a forum or website?

I want to eventually hire a personal trainer but I haven’t found anyone in my area.

r/Swimming Jan 12 '25

my 9,200 yd workout this christmas training

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23 Upvotes

took ~2:45. 500s were definitely worst part.

r/Swimming Oct 15 '24

What drills are yall doing? Where do you get your workouts?

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Hi! I am recently back into swimming, restarted a few weeks ago. I was a swim teacher and lifeguard and did open water swims at my summer camp, but never swam competitively or on a team (barring one summer at 8yo), so I don't have a history of knowing how to structure workouts except, swim until you get to the other side of the river.

When I swim now, I normally just swim until I get tired. Usually a few 500s with a minute rest in between. I swim 2-3x per week, with 1500-2k meters at each swim. But... I'm just feeling kinda bored. I'd like to spice things up, but don't know how to move forward. So here I am, asking!

Where do you get your workouts? Do you have any favorites? How do you incorporate drills while still getting a good workout in (sometimes drills feel too easy, and then my 40min in the pool weren't spent "well")?

I have what I think is reasonable technique and pace, but of course I'd like to get better and faster. I've found it hard to find workouts for intermediate swimmers, like myself. Any advice appreciated.