2023 PRO SWIM SERIES – FORT LAUDERDALE
- March 1-4, 2023
- Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Long Course Meters (50 meters)
- Prelims/Finals
- Prelims: 9:00 AM (EST)
- Finals: 5:00 PM Wednesday, 6:00 PM (EST) Thursday-Saturday
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At this point in his career, Cody Miller is a self-described masters swimmer. He’s doing 5 workouts a week, all in the morning, and then doesn’t think about swimming after that for the rest of the day. He takes care of his two kids, runs his business, and makes the vlogs we all know and love. So when he threw down a 1:00.1 in the 100 breast in Ft. Lauderdale, he was just as surprised as we were.
Miller notes that the key for him in swimming right now is to have fun and keep enjoying it. With that swim, Miller also qualified for his 5th Olympic trials.
I had a similar revelation when I swam masters a few years after college. I swam consistently, but nowhere near the volume of college (probably about a third or even a fourth of the yardage). At masters nationals, I was within a half a second of my PR from college in the 100, and only a second off my 200. I was thrilled, but at the same time, wondered what the heck I was doing in college. Nowadays I do think there is too much emphasis on yardage. If you think about it: nearly every swimming event is somewhat of a sprint. Even the mile, which seems long, but compare that to running a marathon. There needs to be more… Read more »
I’m closer to 40 than 30 and I started Masters after not swimming for 15yrs. I came within 1.5s of my 100 fly and free personal best from 15+ yrs ago after training 13-18k a week for eight months. Also set a couple long course PRs in the one summer meet I did as a Masters swimmer.
While I don’t think I could approach my 200 bests at this volume I can still hang in the sprints and after believing I’d never swim a PR again at my age it is funny to me that I did while training so little.
Seriously, as a sprinter, particularly someone 30+, why crank out 45km+ per week when you can probably get what you need out of less than half of that with better recovery (physically and mentally) to boot.
Swimmers when they realize they need to recover
No idea how Phelps went 5 years swimming 7 days a week
He was in high school. By the time he was at Michigan he was doing 5 or 6 days.
Phelps was a genetic anomaly who(no idea how valid this is or how scientifically accurate it is) im pretty sure produced less lactate and recovered faster than normal people. Im willing to wager most swimmers are some combination of underrecovered/overtrained
Maybe Cody should try the Fike “less is more” training method? He’s training for a 1 minute race, no need for him to load on tons of yardage. It would be interesting to see what could happen. Looks like he is cross-training and doing less yardage and he hasn’t lost anything.
Finks 200 has improved a ton too
Our entire family is rooting for Cody!
having 2 kids and throwing down a fast time is impressive, but he’s a former olympic medalist so it shouldn’t be that much of a shocker. Some people aren’t at their peak in their early 20’s.
Maybe your body responds better to non grueling workout regimens. I think if i kept swimming after college, my peak would have been maybe 28 years old?
I’d love to know what Tom had just told him right before that photo was taken.