Wasted 3 months skipping swim warmups, then a 60 year old out swam me

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Man, I saw a study once that said most swimmers lose like 30% of their shoulder mobility if they skip warmup sets. That 60 year old probably does 20 minutes of easy kicking and paddles before every practice. I used to do the same thing you did, just jump in and sprint. Then I pulled a shoulder muscle and had to sit out for two weeks. Now I do a slow 400 and some arm circles before anything hard. Sucks to learn the hard way, but your warmup is basically free speed later on.