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Thu Oct 12
100 Build dolphin kick 200 Fr/Bk by 100 fist/Swim by 50 300 Pull - every 4th 25 Breast 400 with paddles 300 kick with fins each 100 gets faster 200 1-2-3-4... dolphin kicks off walls 4 * 25 dolphin kick 1) into vertical board then flatten 2) dolphin kick with "stiff legs 3) build tempo 4) with board underwater 3 x 6 x 100 on 1:40, 1:50 or 2 (approx. pb + 40) 2:00 between rounds descend 1-3s between rounds - last round best average 8 * 50 kick on 1:20 1-4 descend 5-8 ascend
Nov 5, 20251 min read
Wed Nov 5th
am Set A - not available tonight targeting aerobic system with short rest 25's after some classic work 18 x 100 4 swim on 1:35 4 swim with fins on 1:25 3 swim on 1:35 3 swim with fins on 1:25 2 swim on 1:30 2 swim with fins on 1:20 3 x 300 Pull descend on 4:15, 4:30 or 4:45 24or20 x 25 Choice on :25 or :30 Free = no breathes Fly = 1 breast Back = Kick past 1/2 way RS/LS Breast = swim 4 times through 4 x 25 K on :30 1 x 50 kick on 1:10 20 x 25 as above Set B PM - similar optio
Nov 4, 20251 min read
Tues Nov 4
Yesterday morning's workout If you have already done it then 800 IM flow with fins 3 x 100 Kick down to best Kick from yesterday +5s on 2:10 10 x 75 Pull with paddles 50 free or Back/25 fly or Breast on 1:15 40 x 50 16 on :45 - every 4th 1 fast 12 on :50 - every 3rd 1 fast 8 on :55 - every 2nd 1 fast 4 on 1:00 - all fast X x 100 on 2:10 25 RA/25 LA/50 swim - snorkels and paddles encouraged
Nov 3, 20251 min read
Mon Nov 3
300, 3 x 100 IM 1) free kick, 2) dolphin kick, 3) regular Kick, 4 x 25 15/10 4 x 125 with fins on 2:30 all done as: 75 Drill, 10s, 25 for power, 20s, 25 for speed 300 Kick for time 9 x 100 on 2:10 75 Pull drop PB and 25 swim with build legs 75 swim with paddles/Kick on PB RA/LA/50 build alll with paddles 9 x 100 K in 1:50, 2:00 or 2:10 1 sprint, 2&3) at 1/3 of 300 time plus 10 9? x 50 swim with fins 4 on :45. 5 on :55
Nov 2, 20251 min read
Thur Oct 30th
10-12x100 k/s, s/k 4/ 1:50, 4/1:45, 2-4/1:40 or -5-10sec 3x300 neg split, d1-3 /4:30, 4:45 or 5:00 5-6 x 200 / 100 Fr build to strong- 100 non Fr ascend from strong 3:20-3:15-3:10-3:05-3:00-2:55 or +/- 5-10sec 20x50 kick 5x60-50-55-45 or +5sec X x 50 on 40, 55, 45,55, 50, 55, 55, 55, 55......
Oct 29, 20251 min read
Wed Oct 29
800 IM flow with fins out/in out/in/out out/in/out/7 vertical dolphin kicks x 2 on 200 time + 45 3:00. 3:15 or 3:30 3 x 175 descend to 200 time 150 easy 3 x 175 at 200 time 150 easy 2 x 175 at 200 time 150 easy 1 x 175 fast last 1/2 hour 12 x long axis/short axis on 1:45 up down #1) long axis if 15s rest then replace last 25 with short axis then 50.... or K/S PM Returning Queens 500 swim/400 Pull/300 Kick/200 Drill/100 Swim build to fast (25 min to here) A/ 3 rounds of 500 s
Oct 28, 20251 min read
Tue Oct 28
10 x 75 on 1:30 (max 6 free) 1) fist/drill/swim 2) 25 scull/50 build 8 x 25 on 1:00 1) 5 and glide/3s kick acceleration and 2 stroke cycles 2) 15/10 3) smooth underwater kick 4) speed drill repeat with fins 2 x 200 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 dolphin kicks off walls 3 x out/in/out/6 vertical kicks 35 min to here Sprint two times thru 25 on 1:00 50 on 1:30 75 on 2:00 two times thru 25 on 1:00 15s kick on 1:00 50 on 1:30 15s kick on 1:00 75 on 2:00 3 x 500 maintain stroke count on 1:00
Oct 27, 20251 min read
Mon Oct 27
am 300 Swim max 1/2 free 2-4 x 75 Kick descend 300-400 Pull (breath every 3/5 if free 4x75 Swim descend 2-300 Kick "-" 4 x 75 Pull descend 30 min Mid distance 3 x 10 x 75 in 1:20 or 1:30 Rd 1 smooth - aerobic Rd 2 1 @ 200 Pace, 2 ez Rd 3 2 @ 200 Pace, 1 ez Distance 3 x 10 x 100 on 1:30 or 1:40 Rd 1 smooth aerobic Rd 2 (1-5 descend to 400 pace) x 2 Rd 3 (1-3 descend to 400 pace) * 3 plus 1 ez or Sprint twice thru 8 x 25 1 fast, 1 easy on :45 50 sprint on 1:00 8 x 25
Oct 26, 20251 min read
Fri Oct 23
400 Free/Back by 100 fist/swim by 50 400 IM Kick/fist/Drill/Swim by 25 400 with Paddles "-"" Lane 0,1,2 6 x 30s dryland/50m chutes/50 swim on 3:00 Lanes 3,4,5,6 8 x 50 fast from dive under bridges at 15m mark Lane 7,8,9 three times thru 3 x 25 descend with power on :45 3 x 25 descend with rate on :45 2 x 25 15/10 on 1:00
Oct 24, 20251 min read
Thur Oct 22
300, 3 x 100 IM, 4 x 50 bk K/Br swim 12 x 25 4 strong with paddles on 1:00 1:00 4 kick with fins. Small drops to Sprint 1:00 4 fast with fins and paddles 1/2 hour to here 16 x 50 on 1:30 fast with high turnover Fast with long strokes Fast with Balance between stroke count and turnover Smooth easy A/ Double up double down - recovery great stroke hygiene 4 x 50 3 x 100 2 x 200 1 x 400 1-2 x 200 3 x 100 4 x50 or if you did not swim Tuesday do B or if you want to you could also d
Oct 22, 20251 min read
Wed Oct 21
Minimum 1200m to get ready for 10 x 100 test set at 6:30 Group A 8 min Warmup/Warmdown Group B Warm down pm/ 20 x 50 on 1:00 8 holding 800 Pace 6 holding 400 Pace 4 holding 200 Pace 2 holding 100 Pace 10 x 100 4 holding 800 pace on 1:40, 1:50 or 2:00 3 holding 400 pace on 1:50, 2:00 or 2:10 2 holding back half of 200 on 2:00, 2:10 or 2:30 1 faster 6 x 25 on 40 1-3) get faster with increased power 4-6) get fast with increased turnover 40 x 25 on :35 with fins if 200 IM sl
Oct 21, 20251 min read
Oct 21 am
400 Pull 5/3 breathing if free on 7 300 RA/LA/50 Swim with a build kick on 6 4 x 50 kick descend - last 10m no breathing on 1:10 3 * 25 on :40strong to stronger 3 x 25 on :40 increasing turnover 24 x 75 on 1:30 done as: 4 times through 2 fast, 2 easy 1 fast, 3 easy fast = best stroke 800 600 400 200 mix and match with 4 strokes Swim with fins/Kick/Pull/Progressive Drills* *fist--> paddles one arm to swim H-H to 3K1P to 2K1P to swim Salmon to full stroke 6K switch to 4K swit
Oct 20, 20251 min read
Oct 20th pm
800 IM Flow 400 "-", 3 x 100 IM 1) with flutter, 2) with dolphin, 3) regular 3 x 50 descend 4 x 25 at P100 from dive KBM Bridges Queens 13 x 100 Fly or Breast on 1:40 4 fly, 1 free, 3 fly, 1 free, 2 fly, 1 free, 1 fly, 1 free or Free/Back 12 x 150 smooth on 2:15?? 1 smooth, 3 @ FPP +10, 2 smooth, 2 @ FPP + 5, 3 smooth, 1 @ FPP 15s sprint kick on 1:15 until time to warmdown (10 min)
Oct 20, 20251 min read
Mon Oct 20th
twice thru 400 IM Kick/fist-swim/2K1P/Fist-Swim 200 Choice of stroke(s) A-OK/Reg/50 Build 50 Pull/50 Swim with a build kick 6 * 25 1) 5 and glide/kick accelerations 2) Build 3) 15/10 3 * out/in/out on 1:30 A/ 5 * 300 under bridges. descend 1-3 then 4-5 on 4:30, 4:45 or 5:00 max 15s rest every 4th 25 a dif stroke B/ 15 x 100 1-3 descend on 1:40, 1:35 or 1:30 4-12 - hold # 2 on 1:30, 1:25 or 1:20 13-15 ascend on 1:40, 1:35 or 1:30 ideally not all free
Oct 19, 20251 min read
Fri Oct 17th
800 IM flow with fins 1st 100 of every stroke Fly underwater recovery Back DA Breast 1K per pull Free - long arm dog paddle 600 Pull fist/AOK/reg hand/paddles 400 "-" split with fins 200 IM 16/24/16/24 strokes 8 * 25 on 1:30 1) 5 and glide, kick xlr8tions 2) 15m underwater kick smooth free or breast 3) 20m sprint from dive 4) 25 smooth with 2 waterfall turns 16 * 75 on 2:00 8 done as 3 best average - 1 smooth choice 8 done as 2 best average 1 smooth kick/1 smooth pull (altern
Oct 16, 20251 min read
Thu Oct 16 am
5 * 300 1) focus on waterfall turns 2) with fins alternating 75 dolphin kick and 75 free kick - arms = choice 3) long turns 4) with fins and paddles 5) PBL 25 RA/ 25 LA/50 swim build 4 x 100 descend to 1/4 of last night maintain stroke count 35 minutes to here 5 easy speed from a dive on 2:00 16 x 25 on 1:15 1) build 2) 15/10 3) dive sprint 4) sprint underwater dolphin kick 2nd and 4th time thru with fins (no diving) Last 1/2 hour 3 x (8 x 50) on 45 (PB 27-29s) or 50 (29-32s
Oct 15, 20251 min read
Oct 14
If recovery 400 choice 6 * 50 IM switch For the following IM set Fly = Dolphin K Bk = PBL or 6 kicks Br = S with a Dolphin K optional Fr = PBL or 6 kicks 200 IM 400 IM with Paddles if shoulders are pain-free 600 IM 400 IM with Paddles if shoulders are pain-free 200 IM Could use fins for some If fresh and ready to go add this or do it instead of 18 * 100 or + 5 or +10 3 on 1:30, 3 on 1:25 4 on 1:30, 2 on 1:20 5 on 1:30, 1 under 1:15?
Oct 13, 20251 min read
Friday Circuits Oct 10
12 x 50 2 on :45 2 on :40 2 on 45 1 on 35 1 on :45 1 on :35 3 on :50 6 x 50 IM switch Circuit A - Dives Circuit B - 3 tiger sprints...
Oct 10, 20251 min read
Thu Oct 9
600 IM flow with fins 4 x 50 1) catch under board/swim, swim/catch under board on 1:15 8 * 25 1) build, 2) easy speed, 3) 15/10, 4)...
Oct 8, 20251 min read
Wed Oct 8
400 IM flow with fins 300 Kick 200 IM/100 stoke 4 x 50 IM switch 4 x 50 1) 15- 25 -10, 2) 15 -25- 1 0 3 x vertical kicking...
Oct 7, 20251 min read

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