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Originally Posted by MikeWaters
If I am not a terrific swimmer, and my goal is to swim for as long as possible, is 30-35 sec for 25 yards too fast?
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That's slower than molasses, but it's all relative.
Some relative times.
6 to 8 year olds try to swim the 25 yard freestyle in under 14 seconds and once you get below 13, you start thinking you're hot shiz.
In high school, you try to break 10 seconds for that distance so that you can break the 22 second fifty yard barrier.
As an old man in the middle of the pack, we try to swim the fifty yard free on intervals of 40 seconds. 45 is restful. It usually means we're averaging between 32 to 36 seconds per fifty.
So you should be able to complete a 25 in 30 seconds. There is nothing wrong with body but something's terribly wrong with your stroke technique.