Coach’s Intel: Crimson Aquatics Mike Spring Shows How to Make Racing a Learned Response

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The following swimming workout was submitted by Mike Spring, head coach of Crimson Aquatics (Andover) and the Men’s and Women’s Swim Team at Merrimack College just outside of Boston:

We start these workouts 4 days a week (Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri), 8 weeks out for a rested meet.

SCY – We do not have access to LC pool, except on Sundays.

4-4-4 (400fr, 4 x 100 IM @ 1:30, 4x 50 @ 45

8 x 50 drill @ 50 (same stroke as doing for main set)

5 x 100 @ 1:30 (@ threshold pace)

8x

16 x 25 @ 25 (Fr) @ 30 (stroke)

90 sec rest between sets

(hold tempo (from stroke Frequency graph, and matching time))

6 x 50 ez @ 45

8 x 50 Kick @ 50

16 x 50 Pull @ 45 (at+6)

Use these workouts to make racing a learned response.

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