direstraits: [Supertraining] Re: Total time/volume of training

> I read an article the other day that said that former world swimming
> record holder in the 200m butterfly, Otylia Jedrzejczak, of Poland
> was swimming (yes, swimming) 90 kms/week in training in order to get
> back in form for Beijing after a car accident.
>
> It sounds absurd to me, this volume, but it's not uncommon for
> distance swimmers to train 70kms/week -- and she's not even really a
> distance athlete.

15-20km per day is pretty typical of most conventional swim programs.
On the other hand there are a few non-conventional coaches who run
successful programs on a 5-10km basis. Golden Girl: How Natalie
Coughlin Fought Back, Challenged Conventional Wisdom, and Became
America's Swimming Champion by Michael Silver is an excellent
treatise of the insanity of swimming programs.

Excerpt from Golden Girl..

[Current USC head swim coach Dave] Salo asks: "If you're only
doing an event that lasts 2 minutes and you're essentially doing a
marathon every day to prepare- why would you do that?
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Gerald Lafon
Director, Judo America San Diego
Coach, Mira Mesa Weightlifting Club
http://www.judoamerica.com
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