What is a decent swimming time to swim 500 meters?
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anything under 50 sec per 50m of the 500m is great for non-swimmers.  Anything over 1 min per 50m is poor.
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it really depends what you want to do with your swimming. but here are three good workouts that you can switch around to help you out\n\n300 warm-up\n\n8 x 50 choice\n\n8 x 50 kick with board\n\nprymiad\n50\n100\n150\n200\n200\n150\n100\n50\n\n8 x 25 choice\n\n150 warm down \n\nall swims should have about 10 t0 15 sec rest. when it gets to easy up the yardage you can also swap out the prymiad with a long set like 10 x 100 or 5 x 200 just take it easy and start out slow
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A 50 yard free race is mostly the start, turn and finish with a little swimming in between.  Practice those parts with a REALLY TIGHT streamline and FAST HARD kicking.  Never breathe on your first stroke off the start or turn, and don't breathe right before the turn.  My rule is to not breathe in the area between the flags and the wall.  Your first pull out of the streamline should be the hardest & fastest stroke of all.  From your turn, the first pull should be with the arm that is closest to the bottom.  This will pull you over to your stomache & it will be much more powerful. While you are swimming, make sure that you have a long, full stroke that goes past your hips.  DO NOT CUT YOUR STROKE SHORT!  You will not go faster just because your arms are going faster.  You have to keep your technique good & efficient.  I have seen someone swim a faster freestyle with an efficient, slower stroke than someone with faster shorter strokes.  The more water you pull, the farther you go with less strokes.  Iff your stroke is strong enough, you will be ok.\n\nIf these are new things to you, they will feel weird for a while & it might seem like you are swimming slower.  Just give it time & you will get used to it & you will be swimming faster times.\n\nJust practice, practice, practice!!!   AND HAVE FUN!
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Great exercise and therapy:\n\n Swimming can be very demanding for the beginner. Exercise at a comfortable pace and periodically check your heart rate to make sure you're staying in your training range. It is recommended that beginners swim 12-20 minutes, building endurance with time. As you progress, you'll be able to swim farther and faster at each workout, and the efficiency of your strokes will improve. Intermediate swimmers should swim 20-30 minutes and advanced swimmers 30-60 minutes. The freestyle, or crawl, is the most efficient and strenuous stroke. A 150 pound person burns about 8.5 calories, a minute, swimming freestyle. \n\n If you get tired, switch to a less strenuous stroke, such as the sidestroke or breaststroke, or swim a few laps with a kickboard. Swimming in sets - 4 laps freestyle, 4 laps breaststroke, 4 laps backstroke, for example - will make your workout more interesting and will exercise more muscles\n\nSimple Water Exercises:\n\n Kick with a kickboard or holding on to the side of the pool to tone legs, back and stomach. \n\n Leg lifts also condition legs, back and stomach. \n\n Holding on to the side of the pool, lift each leg 10 times in front of you, behind you and to each side. \n\n Running in the water increases your heart rate just as swimming does. Many people who can't run on land can run in the water without a problem. Because of the water's resistance, the impact on your body is far less. In chest-high water, begin by running with your hands on your head, and as you become more fit, paddle with your arms. You can alternate running with skipping, hopping, or even dancing in the water.\n\n Bobbing up and down in the water improves breathing and muscle tone. \n\n Treading in the water improves arm and leg strength. Whatever your level of ability, remember to cool down afterwards with water or stretching exercises
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This is dependent on your metabolism and effort but for someone 130lb. swimming laps you burn about 590 calories per hour. So about 43 min I believe.
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After the amount of other training you are doing don't overdo it, but you should aim to do it in under 5 min. I used to do a lot of rugby and cycling and my best ever 1500m was 4.26 at Crystal Palace
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This is a great free web site for generating an endless number of workouts no matter what your level or goal.  http://www.swiminfo.com/swim-cgi/\nI would spend at least two weeks focusing on the basics and getting your feel for the water back: lots of sculling, underwater streamlining, and drilling.  Some Olympic level coaches choose to drill for a full month at the beginning of the season before they allow their athletes to swim normally.  This is because it is easy to cheat on your strokes and build bad habits when you are out of shape.  Plus stroke technique is so important to overall swimming.  After a few weeks of drilling and sculling, start with workouts that build an aerobic base.
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I ABSOLUTELY LOVE SWIMMING! I swim about 20 hours a week training under the coaching staff of 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Kristine Quance.  It is the best sport ever!
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Swimming works for me very fast. If you know swimming and have access to a pool, just 30 minutes of swimming daily can do wonders.
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being a swimmer, running  about a mile 3 times a week builds up your endurance, working out with wieghts helps you make your muscles in shape so that it does not feel like your going to did, swim at least 45 minutes 3 times a week, and doing pyramids which build you endurance up and your breathing capacity up, streaching is the key before you swim so you will not tear any muscles...it sucks if you strain your muscles for swimming because it will hurt so bad you probally will not be able to swim.
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take a swim class. or just get in the water. it's not hard...
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From wikopedia:\n\nThe FINA specifications for an Olympic pool are as follows:\n\nLength: 50 m \nWidth: 25 m \nNumber of lanes: 8 \nLane width: 2.5 m \nWater temperature: 25 °C - 28°C \nLight intensity: >1500 lux \nDepth: 2.0 m minimum \n\nThere must be two spaces 2.5 m wide outside lanes 1 and 8 (in effect, two empty lanes). Also, the 50 metres length must be between the touch pads, if they are used.
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the best thing you can do is train...important things in a five hundred are endurance(lol)...being an efficient swimmer which means good flip turns...streamline...and stroke mechanics...start out the race faster than you think you can...some people sprint the end, but that isn't the best way, and i am not saying sprint the beggining just go faster than you think you can
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I have been on the swim team for a long time and im 3rd in the state at breast stroke, but i still know about freestyle. i usually dont think about how many strokes i take before a breathe. i think if u just do whatever feels comfortable you will have 1 less thing to think about so you go faster. When i first hit the water I'll usually take 4 or 5 strokes before i take a breathe cuz im so pumped up.
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I swim competitively currently under the coaching personel of 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Kristine Quance.  I love swimming and im not in high school yet.  no funny stories yet but swimming is really good for you
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faster than I can swim
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82-84 degrees is the ideal temp. If you are active (such as swimming laps) 80 degrees is fine. For a pool that is for everyday family fun it should be at least 82.