hey guys,
I wanted to let you all know that you can find all the Swim Faster Faster tips together at
sports.groups.yahoo.com/.../messages
I think it gives 30 at a time so if you want to read the rest, click on first.
If you want to receive FUTURE Swim Faster Faster Tips by EMAIL,
Send an EMPTY email to
SwimFasterFaster-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
then just reply again to the email the group sends you
or if you have a yahoo ID you can also or drop by
sports.groups.yahoo.com/.../
and sign yourself up
The Swim Faster Faster Home page is:
www.SwimFasterFaster.com
I'll still post them here too at
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
I just think the yahoo group message archive makes the previous messages easier to find.
I'd also love to read stories about how you applied particular tips and the results you got in practice or competition.
Please send them to me.
Thanks again, and I hope you will swim faster faster.
Ande
What if someone brought this back to life? Would you be willing to subscribe to a reasonably priced service that offers regularly scheduled, quality-focused workouts, along with consultations, guidance, encouragement, and newsletters? Maybe even a forum for everyone to connect with??? Know that I am NOT talking about the kind of workouts you get from USMS in the "USMS Workout Library - High-Intensity Training Weekly Workouts", but about workouts that focus on speed first, with an edge towards racing rather than completing the next 2,000+ yard main set.
Yes, but I would want to see samples before I committed. I would be looking for workouts tailored to my level / race times, and I'm sure others would want the same. A slow, 64 year old competitive swimmer like me has very different needs than a 20-something Top Ten swimmer!
I would not only tailor a workout to the individual level/race times, but also other considerations -
Duration of session (40 - 90 Min)
Work vs. Rest time spent (If you are being asked to swim faster, you need rest to be able to do it again)
SCY, SCM, LCM
Injuries
Goals
Strengths & Weaknesses
# of workouts in a week (or maybe just "starting/starting over"?)
Here's a sample of a 60-minute workout I did last week -
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 - 25 SCY 90(ish) seconds between sets
Warm-up: 500 - 100 Free, 100 Pull, 100 Kick, 100 Scull, 100 Drill. Very slight build in each 100
Giddy-Up: 4 x 50's on 1:30. Descend to 200 pace. If you hit 200 pace before #4, stop there.
Main Set #I: 12 x 75's Choice - FAST! Broken :10 at the 50 on 2:00 or 2:15 or 2:30. Interval should be what gets you 1:00 to 1:15 of rest after each 75. Goal for each 75, is a total time (including the :10 break) at or better than your 100 time. i.e. 1:10 100 Free best time = 1:10 total time for a 75 Free with :10 rest at the 50.
Main Set #2: Sprint 4 x 50's Choice KICK on 2:00. Preferably the same kick for all 4 and no fins.
Main Set #3: Sprint 4 x 25's Swim Choice WITH FINS on 1:00
50 or 100 Easy & Out
Around only 2,000 total yards, but a lot of quality work. If this much high intensity is too much, alternate every other one fast on each main set.
Your criteria for tailored workouts makes sense, but I am currently doing workouts that have been specifically tailored to my races and flaws within those races. I have been working virtually with a coach from my team who I pay by the hour to coach online, because my team is located too far away for in-person coaching. She reviews my husband's race videos from my meets and coaches me on stroke technique, which is my top priority. In addition, my husband shoots underwater videos at practice to provide different angles for her to better coach my technique.
It sounds like you've found a great arrangement that works for you!
The offering I have in mind would have what you mention, as one of the offered tiers. It would include stroke video analysis of races or general videos, as well as splits and race plans, X times per month or year. I'm also considering that as something offered as an ad-hoc service (on demand - likely per hour).
I have a recommended setup for recording video with both an above- and underwater camera, allowing the person taking the video to keep up with the swimmer rather than just staying in one position and capturing the swimmer as they pass by.
It sounds like you've found a great arrangement that works for you!
The offering I have in mind would have what you mention, as one of the offered tiers. It would include stroke video analysis of races or general videos, as well as splits and race plans, X times per month or year. I'm also considering that as something offered as an ad-hoc service (on demand - likely per hour).
I have a recommended setup for recording video with both an above- and underwater camera, allowing the person taking the video to keep up with the swimmer rather than just staying in one position and capturing the swimmer as they pass by.
