Low-Impact, High-Efficiency: 12 Weeks to Better Swim Technique
Workout One
Warmup:
400 easy swim
Warm up set:
2x
- 200 free cruise @ :20 seconds rest
Main Set:
- 4 x 100 – 25 kick, 75 swim @ :10 sec rest
- 4 x 75 – 25 swim, 25 kick, 25 swim @ :10 sec rest
- 4 x 50 – 25 kick, 25 swim @ :10 sec rest
- 4 x 25 – 25 kick descending 1-4 @ :10 sec rest
Warmdown:
200 easy
Total: 2000
Workout Two
Warm up:
200 swim, 100 kick, 100 swim
Warm up set:
Super 500 @ :10 sec rest:
- 25’s – Free drill
- 50’s – Stroke
- 75’s – Free swim
25, 25, 50
25, 75
50, 50
75, 25
50, 25, 25
Main set:
10x
- 100 – 50 drill, 50 swim @ :15 sec rest
odds – free
even – stroke
200 Fast all out effort – Record time
Warmdown:
200 easy
Total: 2300
Workout Three
Warm-up:
3x (swim straight through):
- 50 freestyle
- 25 backstroke
- 25 freestyle kick on back in streamline position (head relaxed back, hips pressed toward the surface)
Warm-up Set:
4x:
- 50 freestyle gradually building effort throughout @ :10seconds rest
- 2 x 25 freestyle @ :10 seconds rest – 1st – fast, powerful first 8 strokes, smooth relaxed rest of way; 2nd – build first 8 strokes, fast 6 strokes, smooth rest of way
Main Set:
2x:
- 8 x 50 freestyle @ :05 seconds recovery 1st set of 8., :10 seconds recovery for 2nd set of 8
Goal: maintain your best average pace throughout set 1. Hold that pace as you fatigue in set 2 OR build pace faster.
:60 recovery
2x:
- 4 x 25 freestyle kick with kickboard @ :15 recovery try to maintain best average time
- 1 x 50 free smooth and relaxed body position focus @ :15 recovery
Cooldown:
200 your choice, very relaxed
Total: 2000
Workout Four
Warm-up:
300 choice
Warm-up set:
2x:
- 3 x 50 free descend effort from 1 to 3 @ :10 rest
- 4 x 25 kick with board alternating hard, easy @ :15 rest
Main Set:
3 x 200 freestyle @ :30 rest as (100 smooth, 50 build, then take 5 seconds rest, then 50 max effort); goal is to get times of the max 50 and keep them consistent despite fatigue
100 easy backstroke
8x
- 25 freestyle as: 2x ( 1 – sprint @ :20 rest, 2 – sprint @ :15 rest, 3 – sprint @ :10 rest, 4 – EASY @ :30 rest) – goal is to keep pace same despite fatigue and dropping rest
Cooldown:
2x:
- 50 drill
- 50 backstroke
- 50 easy kick
- 50 swim choice
all relaxed
Total: 2100
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Week Two
Workout One
Warmup:
100 swim, 100 kick, 100 IM, 100 drill, 100 swim (SKIDS)
Warm up set:
8 x 50 – 25 kick, 25 swim @ :15 sec rest
Main Set:
8 x 200 @ :20 sec rest
Odds – 50 kick, 50 swim (x2)
Evens – swim at 75% pace
Warmdown:
100 easy
Total: 2600
Workout Two
Warm up:
400 easy
Warm up set:
8 x 75 IM @ :10 sec rest
1,5 – fly, back, breast
2,6 – back, breast, free
3,7 – breast, free, fly
4,8 – free, fly, back
Main set:
4 x 300 swim descending 1-3 (to 90% effort) @ :30 sec rest
Warmdown:
200 easy
Total: 2600
Workout Three
Warm up:
- 100 swim choice
- 100 backstroke
- 50 kick on stomach with hands by side focusing on body position
- 100 freestyle
Warm up Set:
4 x 75 @ :15 rest as
- 75 free pull with buoy focusing on high elbow catch and rotation
- 25 free swim, 25 kick on back, 25 free with 6 quick strokes in middle of 25
- 75 backstroke smooth focus on kick
- 75 free build to fast in first 50 then easy last 25
Main Set:
2x:
5 x 100 @ :05 seconds rest
round 1 aim to hold best average pace for all 5
round 2 aim to start 5 seconds slower than previous average
rounds 4 and 5 descend to under best average
take 30 seconds rest between sets
8x
- alternating 25 sprint free (hold pace for all), 25 easy backstroke @ :20 seconds recovery
Cool down:
- 50 easy kick on stomach focus on body position
- 50 easy backstroke
- 100 easy free focus on rotation and high elbow pull
- 50 easy kick
Total: 21000
Workout Four
Warm up:
300 easy choice swim, 100 build to sprint kick with board, 100 freestyle drill
Warm up set:
6 x 50 @ :15/:10/:05 seconds rest maintaining pace to elevate heart rate
Main Set:
- 300 @ :05 seconds rest – hold steady pace, strong effort but try to avoid building lactic acid
- 4x 50 @ :30 seconds rest – maintain best average pace (first one should be most difficult but group should be hard)
- 200 @ :10 seconds rest – same as effort for 300
- 4x 50 @ :30 – same as previous 50s
- 100 @ : 15 rest (same as above)
- 4x 50 @ :30 rest maintaining same best average
- 1x 200 pull, steady, focused on high elbow pull
Cool down:
200 easy
Total: 2100
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Week Three
Workout One
Warm up:
400 easy swim
Warm up set:
2x
- 200 free cruise @ :20 seconds rest
Main Set:
25 x 100 (:60 sec rest in between each set of 5)
- 1-5 – Free @ :20 sec rest (easy warmup effort)
- 6-10 – 25 drill, 75 free @ :20 sec rest
- 11-15 – Kick (Descend within the 100’s)@ :10 sec rest
- 16-20 – IM @ :15 sec rest
- 21-25 – Free @ :15 sec rest
Warm down:
100 easy
Total: 2600
Workout Two
Warm up:
500 SKIDS
Warm up set:
8 x 25 – kick @ :10 sec rest
8 x 50 – 25 drill, 25 swim @ :15 sec rest
8 x 75 – free/stroke/free @ :10 sec rest
Main set:
8 x 100 – free @ :10 sec rest (descensing 1-4, 5-8)
Warm down:
200 easy
Total: 2700
Workout Three
Warm up:
200 freestyle, 100 freestyle kick with board, 50 easy backstroke, 50 freestyle build
Warm up set:
8×50 build @ :20 seconds rest as 25 easy free drill, 25 build free to sprint
Main Set:
2x:
- 4 x 50 kick @ :30 seconds rest with max effort over last 12.5 yards
- 200 pull focus on body position @ :20 seconds rest
- 50 free max effort @ :05 rest
- 50 back super easy @ :30
2 x 75 @ :15 rest pull building last 50
4 x 50 @ :30 rest pull building last 25
2 x 25 @ :45 seconds rest max effort
2x
50 back easy, 50 free easy
Cool down:
200 your choice, very relaxed
Total: 2400
Workout Four
Warm up:
200 free, 100 drill, 100 kick, 100 choice
Warm up set:
8 x 75 free @ :20, :15, :10, :05 recovery building from smooth to fast over course of 75s
Main Set:
2x:
first set of 8: 5 seconds recovery
second set of 8: 10 seconds recovery
Your goal is to maintain your best average pace throughout set 1, then hold that pace or even increase your pace throughout set 2 .
rest :30
200 freestyle pull
Cool down:
200 alternating backstroke and kick
Total: 2900
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Week Four
Workout One
Warm up:
200 swim, 200 stroke, 100 kick, 100 swim
Warm up set:
- 4 x 75 Free @ :10 rest
- 4 x 50 Stroke @ :10 rest
- 4 x 25 Drill @ :10 rest
Main Set:
3 x 400 Free @ :60 sec rest
- 1- 50% effort
- 2- 75% effort
- 3- 90% effort
Warm down:
200 easy
Total: 2600
Workout Two
Warm up:
200 swim, 100 kick, 100 swim
Warm up set:
Super 500 @ :10 sec rest:
- 25’s – Free drill
- 50’s – Stroke
- 75’s – Free swim
25, 25, 50
25, 75
50, 50
75, 25
50, 25, 25
Main set:
300 fast all-out for time
100 backstroke easy
8x 100 – 50 drill, 50 swim @ :10 sec rest
- odds – free (build the swim portion)
- even – backstroke
100 easy choice
300 fast all out effort – record time and compare to previous 300
Warm down:
200 easy
Total: 2600
Workout Three
Warm up:
200 free easy, 100 backstroke, 50 kick, 50 free build
Warm up Set:
8 x 50 @ :15/:05 rest alternating 50 pull steady, 50 drill nice and easy focus on body position and rotation
200 free build middle 100
Main Set:
4x:
- 200 swim @ :10 seconds rest not building lactate but swimming steady
- 4 x 25 max effort @ :30 rest
100 back easy
2 x 200 free pull with high elbow and body position focus
Cool down:
200 choice easy
Total: 2900
Workout Four
Warm up:
8 x 50 alternating freestyle, backstroke, kick, drill focus on chest and head position, high elbow pull
Warm up set:
500 swim as:
- 100 smooth free
- 200 free w/every other 25 quick turnover
- 100 free focus on rotation & distance per stroke
- 100 backstroke
Main Set:
4 x 100 @ :10 rest, hold best average
8 x 75 @ :15 rest with goal of maintaining pace of best average 100 pace despite fatigue
8 x 50 @ :30 rest with goal of faster than best average 100 pace by at least 1.5 seconds per 50
Cool down:
200 choice easy
Total: 2500
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Week Five
Workout One
Warm up:
400 easy swim
Warm up set:
10 x 25 @ :10 rest
- odds- drill swim (stroke or free)
- evens- swim (stroke or free)
Main Set:
10 x 200
- 1-2 Free @ :15 rest
- 3-4 IM @ :15 rest
- 5-6 Free @ : 10 rest
- 7-8 50 kick, 50 swim (x2) @ :10 rest
- 9-10 Free @ :5 rest
Warm down:
150 easy
Total: 2900
Workout Two
Warm up:
400 easy swim
Warm up set:
6 x 50 free @ :10 rest build effort throughout the first 5 and swim easy for last 25
Main set:
15 x 100
- 1-5 – Free @ :20 sec rest (easy warmup effort)
- :30 rest
- 6-10 – 50 drill, 50 free @ :20 rest
- :30 rest
- 11-15 – Kick, descending within each 50 – max effort for last 25 @ :30 rest
- :30 rest
- 16 x 25 @ :20, :15, :10, :05 rest per set of 4 – hold best average time
Warm down:
200 easy
Total: 3000
Workout Three
Warm-up:
300 alternating freestyle, backstroke, kick, drill focus on chest and head position, high elbow pull
Warm-up Set:
500 swim as:
- 100 build free
- 200 free w/every other 25 quick turnover
- 100 free focus on rotation & distance per stroke
- 100 backstroke
Main Set:
5x 100 @ :10 rest hold best average
4 x 75 @ :15 rest with goal of maintaining pace of best average 100s despite fatigue
12 x 50 @ :30 rest with goal of faster than best average 100 pace by at least 1.5 seconds per 50
Cooldown:
200 easy choice
Total: 2400
Workout Four
Warm up:
200 freestyle, 100 freestyle kick with board, 50 easy backstroke, 50 freestyle build
Warm up set:
8×50 build @ :20 rest as 25 easy free drill, 25 build free to sprint
100 backstroke easy
Main Set:
2x:
- 6 x 50 kick @ :30 rest with max effort over last 12.5 yards
- 300 pull focus on body position @ :20 rest
- 2 x 50 free max effort @ :05 rest
- 50 back super easy @ :30
4x 75 @ :15 rest pull building last 50
4 x 50 @ :30 rest pull building last 25
4 x 25 @ :45 rest max effort
Cool down:
2x:
- 50 back easy
- 50 free easy
Total: 3100
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Week Six
Workout One
Warm up:
500 easy swim
Warm up set:
4 x
- 25 – drill
- 50 – swim
- 25 – kick @ :10 rest
Main Set:
5 x 100 kick descending 1-5 @ :15 rest
8 x 125: 100 free, 25 kick @ :10 rest
Warm down:
100 easy
Total: 2500
Workout Two
Warm up:
500 SKIDS
Warm up set:
8 x 50 drill/swim by 25 @ :10 rest
Main set:
6 x 100 @ :20 rest
Odd – free
Even – kick
4 x 150 as 50 free, 50 stroke, 50 free @ :15 rest
2 x 200 free descending 1-2, 3-4 @ :20 rest
200 swim all out – record time
Warm down:
100 easy
Total: 2800
Workout Three
Warm-up:
400 swim, 100 kick, 100 drill, 200 build
Main Set:
2x:
6 x 100 – free descending to hard race pace in sets of 3 @ :15 rest
200 kick steady with board
100 back easy
12 x 25 max effort @ :30 rest, every 4th easy
Cooldown:
300 easy
Total: 2300
Workout Four
Warm up:
200 easy, 100 kick, 100 build, 100 backstroke
Warm up set:
8×50 every third quick @ :15 rest
Main Set:
6 x 200 @ : 20 rest with middle 100 at race pace, last 50 easy drill
8 x 50 kick with board @ :30 rest focusing on hard middle 25
Cool down:
300 super easy
Total: 2800
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Week Seven
Workout One
Warm up:
100 free, 100 stroke, 100 free, 100 kick, 100 free
Warm up set:
Super 500 @ :10 sec rest:
25’s – Free drill
50’s – Stroke
75’s – Free swim
Super 500: 25, 25, 50, 25, 75, 50, 50, 75, 25, 50, 25, 25
Main Set:
2 x 200 free (moderate) @ :15 rest
2 x 100 kick @ :15 rest
2 x 200 free 75% @ :20 rest
2 x 100 drill @ :15 rest
2 x 200 free 90% @ :30 rest
Warm down:
200 easy
Total: 2900
Workout Two
Warm up:
400 easy swim
Warm up set:
8 x 75 kick/drill/swim @ :15 rest
Main set:
3 x
1 x 50 kick @ :10 rest
1 x 100 free 90% effort @ :20 rest
1 x 150: 50 drill/50 swim/50 drill @ :10 rest
1 x 200 free @ 75%
:30 sec rest in between each set
Warm down:
200 easy
Total: 2700
Workout Three
Warm-up:
200 freestyle, 100 freestyle kick with board, 50 easy backstroke, 50 freestyle build
Warm-up Set:
4×50 build @ :20 seconds as
- 25 easy free drill
- 25 build free to sprint
- 100 backstroke easy
Main Set:
2x:
8 x 50 kick @ :30 rest with max effort over last 12.5 yards
2 x 100 pull smooth focus on body position @ :20 rest
50 free max effort @ :05 rest
50 back super easy @ :30
8 x 75 @ :30 rest pull building last 50
Cooldown:
3x:
- 50 back easy
- 50 free easy
Total: 3000
Workout Four
Warm up:
4 x 100 alternate free/kick/drill/choice by 100
Main Set:
28 x 50 free:
- 1 – 4 @ :20 rest build to fast through first 37.5 then easy
- 5 – 12 @ :10 hold best average time
- 13 – 20 @ : 30 rest, alternating MAX effort and easy backstroke by 50
- 21 – 28 @ :05 hold best average try to be as close to average of 5 – 12
- 8 x 75 @ :15 rest alternating back/drill/freestyle kick on back by 25 within each 75
Cool down:
200 easy
Total: 2600
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Week Eight
Workout One
Warm up:
300 free, 200 drill
Warm up set:
4 x @ :10 sec rest
- 25 – kick
- 50 – drill
- 75 – free
Main Set:
8 x 125 @ :15 rest
1,5 – 25 kick, 75 swim
2,6 – 25 swim, 25 kick, 50 swim
3,7 – 50 swim, 25 kick, 25 swim
4,8 – 75 swim, 25 kick
2 x 400 @ :30 rest
1 – 100 swim, 100 drill (x2)
2 – 90% effort
Warm down:
100 easy
Total: 3000
Workout Two
Warm up:
500 SKIDS
Warm up set:
8 x 75 IM @ :10 rest
1,5 – fly, back, breast
2,6 – back, breast, free
3,7 – breast, free, fly
4,8 – free, fly, back
4 x 25 drill @ :10 rest
4 x 50 swim (not free) @ :10 rest
4 x 75 descending by 25 @ :10 rest
4 x 100 kick/drill/swim/kick @ :10 rest
Main set:
6 x 100 free descending
1-3, 4-6 (#6 is all out effort) @ :15 sec rest
Warm down:
200 easy
Total: 2900
Workout Three
Warm-up:
300 swim
Warm-up Set:
8 x 50 build to fast freestyle
100 easy back
Main Set:
300 max effort (get time)
200 super easy
200 max effort (aim for 2 seconds per 100 faster than 300 time)
300 super easy
100 max effort (aim for 4 seconds faster per 100 than 300)
Cooldown:
300 easy
Total: 2200
Workout Four
Warm up:
500 easy swim
Warm up set:
12 x 50 alternating drill, steady kick, smooth swim by 50 @ :20 rest
Main Set:
8 x 100 @ :10 rest – first 10 yards quick, remaining swim smooth focus on technique and body position
Cool down:
300 – backstroke, kick, free by 25
Total: 2200 – recovery focus
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Week Nine
Workout One
Warm up:
10 x 100 @ :10 rest
Warm up set:
8 x 25 @ :15 sec rest (make it more challenging by decreasing 1 breathe on each if you are able)
1-2: 4 breaths
3-4: 3 breaths
5-6: 2 breaths
7-8: 1 breath
Main Set:
1 x 200 free cruise @ :20 rest
1 x 250 IM (100 free at the end) @ :20 rest
1 x 300 free 75% @ :30 sec rest
1 x 250 IM (100 free at the end) @ :20 rest
1 x 200 free cruise
200 free all-out, record time
Warm down:
200 easy
Total: 2800
Workout Two
Warm up:
200 free, 200 stroke
Warm up set:
4 x 100 (50 drill, 25 free, 25 back) @ :15 rest
Main set:
4x
2 x 75 kick/swim/kick @ :15 rest
2 x 125 free descending 1-2 @ :20 rest
2 x 75 drill/swim/drill @ :15 rest
Warm down:
100 easy
Total: 3100
Workout Three
Warm-up:
300 choice
Warm-up Set:
2x:
- 6 x 50 free descending effort from 1 to 3,4 to 6 @ :10 rest
- 8 x 25 kick with board alternating hard, easy @ :15 rest
Main Set:
4 x 250 freestyle @ :45 rest as (100 smooth, 50 build, then take 5 seconds rest, then 100 max effort)
Your goal is to get times of the max 100 and keep them consistent despite fatigue.
100 easy backstroke
8 x 25 freestyle as: 2x ( 1 – sprint @ :20 rest, 2 – sprint @ :15 rest, 3 – sprint @ :10 rest, 4 – EASY @ :30 rest) – goal is to keep pace same despite fatigue and dropping rest.
Cooldown:
2x: (50 drill, 50 backstroke, 50 easy kick, 50 swim choice) all relaxed
Total: 3000
Workout Four
Warm up:
100 swim, 100 kick, 100 IM, 100 drill, 100 swim (SKIDS)
Warm up set:
8 x 50 – 25 kick, 25 swim @ :15 rest
Main Set:
8 x 200 @ :30 rest
Odds – 50 kick, 50 swim (x2)
Evens – swim with middle 100 at race pace focusing on kick, last 50 technique focus
Cool down:
200 easy
Total: 2700
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Week Ten
Workout One
Warm up:
100 free, 100 stroke, 100 free, 100 kick, 100 free
Warm up set:
8 x 50 – 25 kick, 25 swim @ :15 rest
Main Set:
4 x 125 free 75% effort @ :15 rest
4 x 25 all out kick @ :30 rest
4 x 125 IM (50 free at the end) @ :20 rest
4 x 25 sprint swim @ :30 rest
4 x 125 free 75% effort @ :15 rest
4 x 25 sprint kick @ :30 rest
Warm down:
200 easy
Total: 2900
Workout Two
Warm up:
300 easy
Warm up set:
8 x 100 @ : 15
1,5 – Easy Swim
2,6 – Kick
3,7 – Drill
4,8 – Stroke swim
Main set:
10 x 200
Odds – 75 swim, 50 fast, 75 swim @ :20 rest
Evens – 25 fast, 100 moderate, 25 fast @ :20 rest
Warm down:
200 easy
Total: 3300
Workout Three
Warm-up:
300 swim easy
Warm-up Set:
8 x 50 @ :15 rest build first 25, easy backstroke 2nd 25
Main Set:
2 x 50 max effort kick @ :60 recovery
100 easy backstroke
200 strong effort free
200 easy swim
2 x 400 @ :05 recovery – aim to push, but stay aerobic on #1 and drop pace to race pace on 2nd
Cooldown:
300 super easy
Total: 2400
Workout Four
Warm up:
500 swim easy
Main Set:
32 x 50 @ :10 recovery – stay aerobic (alternating 1 – smooth free, 2 – steady kick, 3 – drill with body position, rotation focus, 4 – turnover focus)
Cool down:
300 super easy
Total: 2400
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Week Eleven
Workout One
Warm up:
100 free, 100 drill, 100 free, 100 drill, 100 free
Warm up set:
12 x 75
1-4 kick/drill/swim @ :15 rest
5-8 IM (fly/back/breast, back/breast/free, breast/free/fly, free/fly/back) @ :15 rest
9-12 free @ :10 rest
Main Set:
4 x 200 free descending [email protected] :20 rest
8 x 100 50 stroke/50 free @ :15 rest
Cool down:
200 easy
Total: 3200
Workout Two
Warm up:
400 easy
Warm up set:
Super 500 @ :10 rest:
25’s – free drill
50’s – stroke
75’s – free swim
25, 25, 50
25, 75
50, 50
75, 25
50, 25, 25
6 x 100 IM @ :20 rest
Main set:
2 x
300 swim @ :10 rest
200 kick @ :20 rest
200 swim @ :10 rest
100 kick @ :10 rest
100 swim sprint @ :30 rest
Warm down:
200 easy
Total: 3500
Workout Three
Warm-up:
200 swim. 100 drill, 200 swim, build to fast
Warm-up Set:
4 x 50 @ :10 rest descending effort 1-3 and then easy back for 4
Main Set:
10 x 100 @ :30 rest – maintain best average. Should start to be digging to hold pace at #6
100 back easy
8 x 50 kick @ :15 rest (25 easy, 25 max effort)
Cooldown:
300 easy
Total: 2500
Workout Four
Warm up:
500 swim choice mixing in drill and kick
Warm up set:
10 x 50 free @ :15 rest with every 5th drill and 1-4, 6-9 as descending effort
Main Set:
500 @ :30 rest 100 smooth, 300 strong, 50 easy kick, 50 max effort
3 x 100 @ :15 rest steady pace
500 @ :30 rest as smooth 250 then race pace 250
10 x 50 pull @ :30 aiming to work at anaerobic, hard effort throughout
100 back easy
200 kick alternating easy/hard by 25
Cool down:
300 easy
Total: 3400
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Week Twelve
Workout One
Warm up:
200 free, 200 kick, 200 drill
Warm up set:
4 x 100 – 25 drill/50 swim/25 drill @ :15 sec rest
4 x 50 Kick @ :15 sec rest
Main Set:
15 x 100
1-5 Free @ :10 rest
6-10 IM @ :15 rest
11-15 Free @ :10 rest (these should be at 75% effort)
200 free all-out, record time, compare to week one
Warm down:
100 easy
Total: 3000
Workout Two
Warm up:
500 SKIDS
Warm up set:
10 x 50
1-5 Stroke @ :15 rest
6-10 Free @ :15 rest
Main set:
5 x
100 Free @ :10 rest
75 Kick @ :10 rest
100 Free @ :10 rest
25 Sprint @ :20 rest
100 Free @ :10 rest
Warm down:
200 easy
Total: 3200
Workout Three
Warm-up:
5x (swim straight through):
50 freestyle
25 backstroke
25 freestyle kick on back in streamline position (head relaxed back, hips pressed toward the surface)
Warm-up Set:
4x:
4 x 50 freestyle gradually building effort throughout each @ :10 rest
4 x 25 freestyle @ :10 rest – 1st – fast, powerful first 8 strokes, smooth & relaxed rest of way; 2nd – build first 8 strokes, fast 6 strokes, smooth rest of way
Main Set:
3x:
8 x 50 freestyle @ :05 recovery 1st set of 8, :10 recovery for 2nd set of 8, :15 rest for last set of 8
Goal: maintain your best average pace throughout set 1; hold that pace as you fatigue in set 2, give amazing effort for last set
:60 recovery
4x:
6x 25 freestyle kick with kickboard @ :15 recovery try to maintain best average time
1 x 50 free smooth and relaxed body position focus @ :15 recovery
Cooldown:
200 your choice, very relaxed
Total: 2900
Workout Four
Warm up:
300 choice
Warm up set:
2x:
6 x 50 free descending effort from 1 to 3,4 to 6 @ :10 rest
8 x 25 kick with board alternating hard, easy @ :15 rest
Main Set:
4 x 400 freestyle @ :45 rest as (150 smooth, 50 build, then take 5 seconds rest, then 150max effort, 50 easy); goal is to get times of the max 150 and keep them consistent despite fatigue
100 easy backstroke
12 x 25 freestyle as: 3x ( 1 – sprint @ :20 rest, 2 – sprint @ :15 rest, 3 – sprint @ :10 rest, 4 – EASY @ :30 rest) – goal is to keep pace the same despite fatigue and dropping rest
Cool down:
2x: (50 drill, 50 backstroke, 50 easy kick, 50 swim choice) all relaxed
Total: 3800
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