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Workout Context
- Purpose: Base building
- Target age group: 15-18 years old, 19-22 years old
- Target level: Senior Age Group/ High School State Level, National/ Collegiate Level
- Weeks until target meet: 2 weeks
- Team Location: United States
- Course: 25 Yards
- Shared workout link: Click here to view this workout on commitswimming.com
The Workout
15 minutes dry land
10 x 100 @1:30 [3rd lap under water]
2 minute explanation of next set
6 x 50 @ 2:00 (25 sprint with no grab start, 25 return recovery)
15-20 minutes block start work
6 x block starts with jump entry for distance (feet first entry, to teach lifting the head) try to video their starts so that they can watch their body extension.
6 x block start dive entry (incorporate the body extension learned from prior set to maximize entry distance from block) Again, try to video the dives to show to the athletes.
1 x 400 @ 5:20 Pull with pads and buoys hypoxic breathing every 5th stroke
2 minute explanation of next set
2 x 300 @ 5:20 flutter kick speed play (50 pace, 25 sprint)
2 minute explanation of next set
3 x 200 @ 3:00 free (#1 broken at 100 for :10, #2 broken at 100 and 150 for :10 each, #3 race pace)
2 minute explanation of next set
4 x 100 @ 2:00 Sprint Choice (all same stroke no free) (#1 +/- :08 off personal best, #2 +/- :07 off personal best, #3 +/- :06 off personal best, +/- :04 off personal best)
1 x 100 @ 3:00 Recovery
4 x 100 @ 2:00 kick choice 25 sprint, 50 pace, 25 sprint
3 x 200 @ 3:00 Stroke with paddles build by 50’s
2 x 300 @ 5:00 IM no free
1 x 400 @ 10:00 Recovery
Darren Sandvig
Coach, Golden West Swim Club (currently)
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