The following is a listing of my swims along with my ‘benchmark’ time. The distance is 1000 metres. It is swam principally by the breast-stroke with every 6 laps or so, switching up with another stroke for a ‘break’.  The September 2010 timing is the month I was injured and included both my injured hip and injured shoulder that day. My ultimate “goal” in the 1000 metre swim is to complete it in 20 minutes, averaging 30 seconds for each lap which means I need to cute off 7 seconds per lap in order to meet it! Wish me luck!

• 28:30 (Sep 2010) (Avg = 42.75 /25m)
• 24:45 (Jan 2, 2012)  (Avg = 37.12 /25m) -3:45 min faster!
• 23:53 (Jan 15, 2012) (Avg = 35.82 /25m) - 53 sec faster & 4:37 faster since beginning!

My ultimate goal is…

• 20:00 (DESIRED in future!) (Ave = 30.00 seconds per 25 metres)  - 8:30 minutes faster!
  I need to cut off 7 seconds from each lap, to achieve my goal! I want to reach this goal within three months, ending April 15, 2012.