This month, I concentrated on challenging myself to swim at a steady speed while meeting time intervals. One thing that encouraged me was reminding myself that the quicker I swam, the longer rest I’d get. It helped me pace myself, especially towards the end of a set– which is when I usually get the most tired.
Additionally, this is helping me build my stamina and regain my speed(as mentioned in my previous video reflection). I’ve found that long sets with short distances have helped me with maintaining and increasing my speed while shorter sets with longer distances have helped me with pacing myself better and building endurance.
I’ve also noticed that my legs get tired quicker than my arms, so I want to work on strengthening my leg muscles outside of swimming. Since we have a week’s holiday, I’m going to work on my legs and build a routine in the gym that I can continue to use beyond swimming, too.
