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Workout Context
- Purpose: Capacity (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: 1 weeks
- Team Location: United States
- Course: 25 Yards
- Shared workout link: Click here to view this workout on commitswimming.com
The Workout
21 minutes dry land/stretch (coordination movements, capo cartwheels, donkey kicks, reaction drills)
10 x 100 @1:30 [3rd lap under water, alternate streamline flutter kick/dolphin kick]
2 minute explanation of next set
2x
6×75 @ 1:00/1:10 Free with snorkels (balanced stroke) EN2
:15 transition
4×100 @ 1:15/1:20 Free (+10 sec rest) EN3
:15 transition
2×200 @ 2:30/2:40 w/paddles [75 EN2/ 125 Desc to sprint] EN3
:15 transition
1×300 @ 5:00 kick speed play[100y 10fast/10slow; 100y 20 fast/20 slow; 100 30 fast/30slow] EN2
:15 transition
2 minute explanation of next set
4×100 @ 2:00 50y kick fly/50 swim (alternate 25 pace, 25 sprint) SP1
1×25 @1:00 REC (half way down and back)
2 minute explanation of next set
4×50 @ 1:00 worst stroke sprints SP1
1×25 @1:00 REC (half way down and back)
2 minute explanation of next set
4×25 @ :30 #1 stroke no free sprints SP2
2 minute explanation of next set
1×300 @5:00 REC kick/pull/swim
Darren Sandvig
Coach, Golden West Swim Club (currently)
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