Perhaps there would be interest in a rotating blog--a different swimmer each week posting his or her workouts. This would provide some insight into what various individuals are doing across the country (or around the world for that matter).
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Here's a great way to get that speed workout in; it feels suspiciously like racing. After a good warm up, everyone will do 6 X 100 on 6:00 minutes. What makes it fun is that, for each hundred, the group will do a staggered start (slowest to fastest) and you will all finish together.
When you arrive at the pool, everyone puts their best recent 100 free time up on the board. Once everyone has their times on the board, each individual needs to figure out how many seconds after the slowest swimmer leaves the wall, you will leave. The slowest swimmer will start on the top; then the next slowest swimmer will start, and so on. If everyone is honest about their times AND if you can figure the math right, it will be a photo finish. Believe me, there will be some serious effort to "win."
Unfortunately, this workout won't work well if you are swimming circles. Our masters swim team usually does this one once a month. Lots of fun (and hard work!).
Here's a great way to get that speed workout in; it feels suspiciously like racing. After a good warm up, everyone will do 6 X 100 on 6:00 minutes. What makes it fun is that, for each hundred, the group will do a staggered start (slowest to fastest) and you will all finish together.
When you arrive at the pool, everyone puts their best recent 100 free time up on the board. Once everyone has their times on the board, each individual needs to figure out how many seconds after the slowest swimmer leaves the wall, you will leave. The slowest swimmer will start on the top; then the next slowest swimmer will start, and so on. If everyone is honest about their times AND if you can figure the math right, it will be a photo finish. Believe me, there will be some serious effort to "win."
Unfortunately, this workout won't work well if you are swimming circles. Our masters swim team usually does this one once a month. Lots of fun (and hard work!).
