[pballer182]

Hi, my HS swim season starts in a few weeks and I was wondering if there were any swimmers in here that could tell me what lifts I should do and how often I should do them to increase my speed/strength. I swim free/fly.
Thanks

[Water_'n_Vinegar]

If you're doing buttefly, you're probably going to need to do chest. Do bench press, incline press, stuff like that. Swimming usually requires shoulder and chest strength.

[markus 63]

Bench press is one of the worst lifts to do as a swimmer. Lots of shoulder work, and leg work is required for swimming. Not so much heavy lifting but light weights high reps. I swam D1 fly/free so if you have any other questions just ask.