swimming faster with weight loss?

[musculArgirl2]

i have at least 80 pounds to lose anyone know if i can lose the weight if i will get faster? It seems like i should but at the same time i will then not be as buoyant. Anyone have any experience with losing weight and seeing their times decrease in swimming?

[Boss Man]

You should get faster as you'll have less resistance in your body, slowing you down and less viscerol fat around the heart, could increase blood pumping, increasing oxygen to muscles and more oxygen to use when also using muscle glycogen, can reduce lactic acid potential.

[watkinsc]

Well if you have 80 pounds to lose then you will be more aquadynamic. Your fitness should increase and so the lack of buoyancy will be offset by a higher fitness. Either way, not losing the weight because your swimming time MIGHT increase would be a little silly.

[musculArgirl2]

i wasn't suggesting i wouldn't lose weight if i were slower swimming with losing. just wondering if it would make me much faster. it would be silly not to lose the weight for that your right.

[watkinsc]

Well I couldnt give you a definite answer as Im not a complete expert, I would expect so - expecially over middle distance swims as your cardiovascular system will be much better.