Toughing it out
While there are other swimmers in our lane during training, swimming can be a lonely sport at times. Sometimes we feel good and we get through sets comfortably to a … Continue Reading Toughing it out
Wednesday – Butterfly 25’s
To strengthen swimmers for swimming 100m butterfly, I like to give sets that involve 4 x 25m with short rest, then a 3 minute recovery swim. Rather than try to … Continue Reading Wednesday – Butterfly 25’s
Monday – Freestyle with choice
With swimmers learning the routines of practice, we can now begin to incorporate a bit of choice into their swim sets. Today’s set focuses on freestyle with some choice added … Continue Reading Monday – Freestyle with choice
Friday – IM with a boost
Today’s set we are working on swimmers building an aerobic base for the 200 IM, which many of them will swim at the ACAMIS champions. Just to finish off at … Continue Reading Friday – IM with a boost
Thursday – Descending 50’s
Descending sets are a great way to get swims to experience gradual changes in speed. Having the capacity to know when to push harder or when to hold back is … Continue Reading Thursday – Descending 50’s
Wednesday – Mid-distance set
Today’s set was beginning to prepare swimmers for 200m and 400m Freestyle events at the ACAMIS Championships, which are just over 3 weeks away. Warm Up 8 x 75m (25m … Continue Reading Wednesday – Mid-distance set
Butterfly Hand Entry
One thing that I like to stress when teaching buttery is the hand entry. Oftentimes, swimmers have their hand entry either too wide or too narrow. With a hand entry … Continue Reading Butterfly Hand Entry
Monday – Descending kick
Warm Up 300m as 3 x (50m F/S, 50m B/S) 200m as 2 x (50m BR/S, 50m Single-arm FLY) 100m F/S Main Set 8 x 75m (25m B/S kick FAST, … Continue Reading Monday – Descending kick
Sunday – 200m quarters
Warm Up 300m F/S 200m Kick (by 50m IM order) 100m IM Main Set Part 1 4 x 50m Fly @1.15 4 x 25m EZ F/S @30 4 x 50m … Continue Reading Sunday – 200m quarters
Saturday – Beginning to feel the water
When trying to explain to swimmers, and parents for that matter, about needing to have a feel for the water in order to be able to maximise the catch and … Continue Reading Saturday – Beginning to feel the water
The Perfect Start
I was watching re-runs of the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Doha that were held in 2014. In the men’s 50m freestyle we got to see as close to … Continue Reading The Perfect Start
Friday – Backstroke with a kick
Swimming backstroke well requires two essential elements: Excellent leg kick High stroke rate with shoulder rotation Today’s set we are focusing on both to develop good, strong backstroke swimmers. Warm … Continue Reading Friday – Backstroke with a kick
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
Backstroke – the importance of shoulder rotation
In many of our sessions, swimmers are asked to swim a single arm backstroke rotation drill, to focus on a good catch with the opposite shoulder lifting out of the … Continue Reading Backstroke – the importance of shoulder rotation
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