Active Recovery Swim Work
DRYLAND:
50 V-Ups – try to go unbroken
WARM UP:
Four sets of:
50 Meter Finger Tip Drag @ 50% pace
(focus on one goggle in and one out when you breathe)
Rest 15-20 seconds
Four sets of:
50 Meter Thumb to Thigh @ 50% pace
(focus on a strong finish at the thigh)
Rest 15-20 seconds
Four sets of:
25 Meter Swim – Take 5 strokes then lift your head and look to mimic ocean swim
Rest 15-20 seconds
Four sets of:
Streamline Off the Wall – push off on your back roll onto your belly and take a stroke (flip turn drill)
MAIN SET : (focus on form for your swim – maximize streamlines – control your breath in the swim – smooth and long is fast. Push the dryland portion.)
Four sets of:
100 Meter Swim @ 100% effort
Rest 60 seconds (goal is to try to keep the times the same)
Rest 3 minutes
For time:
Swim 200 Meters @ 100% effort
(goal is to be within 10 seconds of doubling your 100 time)
Rest 2 minutes
Four sets of:
Swim 50 Meters @ 100% effort
Rest 30 seconds
Rest 60 seconds
Four sets of:
Swim 25 Meters with Breathing Options Below
Choose one of the three options:
(1) Breathe every 5th stroke – both sides – and pause for a count of 3 seconds on each side of your body before rolling to the other side
(2) Take 1 breath per 25 meters
(3) No breaths
Rest 15-20 seconds between each 25 Meter effort
Four sets of:
Streamlines for Distance
Warm down
100s
1:23, 1:25, 1:27, 1:29
200
3:05
50s
38.5, 40, 41, 40