Thursday – Putting in the yards
Some swimmers are keen not to stay too long out of the water during the 2 week Chinese New Year vacation. We have 4 squad days before school gets back, … Continue Reading Thursday – Putting in the yards
Friday – Sprint 50’s
Our last session before the Chinese New Year holiday was a quality session focused on high paced 50’s aiming to swim within 4 seconds of Personal Best times. The set … Continue Reading Friday – Sprint 50’s
Wednesday – Relays to finish
Relays are an excellent way for students to complete some quality sprint work while having fun with their team mates at the same time. You can undertake a variety of … Continue Reading Wednesday – Relays to finish
Developing the Breaststroke pull
While breaststroke is very much about the power developed in a good kick that propels the swimmer forward, the mechanics of the pull are worthy of further attention. When working … Continue Reading Developing the Breaststroke pull
Monday – Hold the pace
As we start building towards the ACAMIS championships, swimmers need to get more used to feeling uncomfortable at times in training to take their performance to the next level. Too … Continue Reading Monday – Hold the pace
Wednesday – Switch it up
One of the thing to experiment with in training is to mix-up an IM set. I call it the IM switch, where the stroke order is rotated through the set. … Continue Reading Wednesday – Switch it up
Monday – Developing Freestyle
For our freestyle focus today we are working on the making sue that we get rotation between each arm stroke allowing the swimmer to generate maximum power at the top … Continue Reading Monday – Developing Freestyle
The easy way versus the hard way
When we train for a sport like swimming, we are faced with numerous choices that will determine whether we will begin to reach our potential, or not. The video below … Continue Reading The easy way versus the hard way
Tuesday – The accordion
Accordion sets are good fun and challenging to do. You start out the set with a reasonable amount of recovery between each swim, the recovery then decreases pushing swimmers to … Continue Reading Tuesday – The accordion
Monday – Varying Strokes and Speed
Warm Up 100m F/S, 100m B/S 4 x 200m IM @4.15 as follows: 50m Fly Kick, 550m B/S, 50m Br/S, 50m F/S 50m Fly, 50m B/S kick, 50m Br/S, 50m … Continue Reading Monday – Varying Strokes and Speed
Nanjing Invitational 2018
Some great swims over the weekend at the annual Nanjing Invitational Swim meet. Well done to all swimmers, you did yourselves, your parents and your school proud. Go Suzhou!
Monday – Mix it up
Keeping sets interesting in the cold winter months are important for swimmers to make quick gains in fitness and maintain motivation to keep getting up for early morning sessions. … Continue Reading Monday – Mix it up
Friday – Freestyle technique set
Warm / Up Lanes 1+2 Lanes 3+4 Lanes 5+6 200 Choice 4×50 F/S kick 15 secs rest between each one) 250 Choice 6×50 F/S kick 15 secs rest between each … Continue Reading Friday – Freestyle technique set
Wednesday – All together now
It is good to getting a swim team working together through a swim set. This can be achieved by varying the distance swam in each lane, so that faster swimmers … Continue Reading Wednesday – All together now
Monday – Kicking back into it
After the three-week Christmas break, our swimmers are back in the water. With heavy arms and losing the feel for the water, first sets back should be a mix of … Continue Reading Monday – Kicking back into it
Breathing to the side in Butterfly
Growing up as a young swimmer in the early 1990’s I recall watching Mel Stewart break the 200m Butterfly world record in Perth, ending a 9-year winning streak for Michael … Continue Reading Breathing to the side in Butterfly