How long would it take to swim 50 laps in a 25m pool?

Well, I'm a cross country runner and i row, and i've got loadsa stamina, and my cardiovascular strength is pretty good, according to all the tests we made in P.E. class. anyway, we now have this dumb project where this chick has like, an hour each evening to train to build up her cardiovascular strength. i've already had her running, like, so many times, so now i'm getting her to swim. i know that in the summer, i sometimes do just 50 to 75 laps in our 25m pool, i'm not a pro swimmer or excellent sportsperson except for running and rowing. of it weren't for those two, i'd be in really bad shape. welll, this chick is. so how long do you reckon 50 laps in a 25m pool would take her? i lose track of time, i just kind of, you know, slowly cruise...please please please help me! and also could you please tell me about any other activities that improve cardiovascular strength? thank you so much!xxxchechie

How long would it take to swim 50 laps in a 25m pool?
a few days i guess
Reply:When racing I can do 25 in about 6:45-7 minutes. So I would say 15-20 minutes for me if I was working pretty hard. I don't know if this would build up her cardiovascular endurance more or her muscular endurance more though.
Reply:i am a sprint swimmer so doing 50 laps would take me a little under 20 minutes do 50 laps. for non-proficient swimmers give it from 45 min to an hour
Reply:it takes me about 30-40 minutes
Reply:If that person knows how to swim properly, then 50 easy paced laps should take you between 30-45 minutes. 50 laps is only 1250 meters.. which isn't that much. I think beginning swimmers can swim that in around an hour to an hour and a half.



But you know, if you want to improve that person's cardiovascular fitness, sorry to break it to you, but swimming slowly is not going to do any good, and only swimming 50 laps definitely will not do anything. Competitive swimmers swim 50 laps as a warm up... and then they do drill sets and long main sets. If she does know how to swim properly, then you could give her some threshold swim sets. No sprinting, though. Sprinting is too short to be a good cardiovascular workout.



She could even do stationary biking at the gym. Those are fun and it works cardiovascularly if she actually does it properly.