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Swimming Practice Sessions

Workout #1

Set Total
Swim: 500 Reverse IM (200 fr, 150 br, 100 bk, 50 fly) 500 500
Kick/Pull: 2 x 50 kick @1:00; 1 x 200 Pull @ 2:30-3:30: 2 x through 600 1100
Swim: EZ 200 1300
Main Set : Descending 200ís @ 10 x 200 main stroke @3:00, 3:30, 4:00. Descend oddís down to very strong, evenís are all easy recovery swims freestyle. 2000 3300
Cooldown: EZ 200 3500
Total yardage: 3500  

Workout #2

Set Total
Swim: 400 freestyle, 300 breaststroke, 200 back, 100 IM 1000 1000
rest 10 after each distance; 40-60% M.H.R.    
Pull: 400 freestyle breath bilateral 5-7-9 1000 2000
300 breaststroke pullout every 5 strokes    
200 backstroke good technique    
100 fly or alternate fly/fr 25ís; breath every 3 strokes    
rest 20 after each; 60-70% M.H.R.    
Swim: 4 x 25 fly, rest :10 1200 3200
4 x 25 breast, rest :10    
4 x 25 free, rest :10    
4 x 25 back, rest :10    
oddís very fast; evenís easy; 80-90% M.H.R. (3 X through)    
take :20 between sets    
Swim: 10 X 50 under and over @ 1:20 (speed not important) 500 3700
Warm-Down: 300 swim down 300 4000



Workout #3

Set Total
Swim: 100 SPRINKLE/Stretch 800 800
Kick: 9 x 50 @ 1:00-1:10 450 1250
Swim: 50 EZ 50 1300
Terrific 200ís (modified)    
Swim: 5 x 200 moderate pace (HR=150) @ 2:45-3:15 1000 2300
Rest 1 min    
Swim: 1 x 200 Main stk fast, Broken (0:15 at 100) @ 3:00-3:30 200 2500
Swim: 1 x 200 main stk faster, Broken (0:10 at 50ís) @ 3:00-3:30 200 2700
Swim: 1 x 200 main stk BLAST, Brkn (0:10 at 25ís) @ 3:15-3:45 200 2900
Swim: 200 non crawl, very easy pace 200 3100
Swim: 8 x 25 @:30; 1-4=build with great finishes; 5-8=power 18 200 3300
Note : Power 18ís are all out BLAST swims to just before the flags, then easy to the wall.    
Cooldown: 200 easy 200 3500



Workout #4

  Set Total
Swim: 1000 reverse IM (400 fr, 300 br, 200 bk, 100 fly) 1000 1000
Kick: 6 x 75 (Zoomers) @1:00-1:10, Descend by 25ís 450 1450
Swim: 3 x 200 main stroke, no more than 50% speed, Max Distance/stroke (breaststrokers use 3 count glide), rest :20 600 2050
Swim: 4 x 250 alternating 25 drill, 25 moderate swim,    
rest :10; use this pattern: 50 fly/50 bk, bk/br, br/fr, fr/fly 1000 3050
Swim: 50 EZ 50 3100
Swim: 200 finish/ turn work from beyond flags, coach directed 200 3300
Swim: 16 x 25 choice @ :30; 1-4=build, 5-8=power 18,    
9-12=lung buster, 13-16=bast; mix stroke, but concentrate on main stroke 400 3700
Swim: Cooldown 200 3900
Total yards   3900



Workout #5

Set Total
Swim: 100 SPRINKLE/ STRETCH 800 800
Kick: 4 x 75 @ 1:15-1:30 (Zoomers); 1-4=free, 5-8=non free (breast-strokers remove zoomers on these) 300 1100
Pull: 3 x 50 @ 1:00 (4 times through): #1 use right paddle only,    
#2 use both paddles, #3 use left paddle only 600 1700
Sprinters and Middle Distance    
Swim: 1 x 400 cruise @ 5:30-6:30 400 2100
Swim: 2 x 200 @ 3:00-4:00; 1st & 4th 50=EZ, middle 100=RACE PACE 400 2500
Swim: 2 x 150 @ 2:00-3:00; 1st & 3rd 50= EZ,    
middle 50=Non Crawl at RACE PACE 300 2800
Swim: 4 x 100 @ 1:15-2:00, Choice; 1 & 3= Cruise, 2 & 4=Blast 400 3200
Swim: 16 x 25 @ :30, mid pool; Descend 1-4 IM order; work turns! 400 3600
Cooldown: 200 200 3800
3800  
Distance Swimmers    
Swim: 1 x 600 cruise @ 6:30-7:30 600 2300
Swim: 2 x 300 @ 4:00-4:30; 1st & 3rd 100=EZ,    
middle 100=RACE PACE (200 pace) 600 2900
Swim: 2 x 150 @ 2:00-3:00; 1st & 3rd 50= EZ,    
middle 50=Non Crawl at RACE PACE 300 3200
Swim: 4 x 100 @ 1:15-2:00, Choice; 1 & 3= Cruise, 2 & 4=Blast 400 3600
Swim: 16 x 25 @ :30, mid pool; Descend 1-4 IM order; work turns! 400 4000
Cooldown: 200 200 4200
4200  
 

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