Hi,
I just joined a master's swim team and I don't understand all the lingo on the drill sheets (It's been 20 years since I've been on a swim team). What the heck is "4x100 odds free" or "8x50 Indianna", "200 over kick", "400 Rev IM 50 drill 50 swim"....there's lots more on the sheet that I don't get, but hopefully you get the idea!
I need something like "swim drills for dummies"!
Thanks if you can help. :confused:
First congratulations on joining a Masters swim team!
If you don’t understand the coach’s workout nomenclature, then ask the coach or a lane mate.
From “swim drills for dummies”
Definitions: 4x100 odds free
4 – this is a number; hold up your right hand with all fingers extender, palm facing in, fold your thumb over your palm, most people will now have “4” fingers extended (an exception to this is aquageek who would have “6” fingers extended)
x – this it the mathematical symbol for times used in multiplication
100 – this is also a number that in this case represents a distance, in yards or meters (an exception to this is thegoodsmith who must be thinking in term of feet, no one is fast enough to do those times in yards)
odds – sometimes refers to the triathletes in the pool with the real swimmers, but in this case refers to odd numbers (such as 1, 3, 5, 9)
free – shorthand for freestyle, which can be any stroke but is usually swum as the crawl stroke (note some will take this free opportunity to demonstrate their butterfly prowess)
So putting it all together; 4x100 odds free – swim 100 yards 4 times, with number 1 and 3 crawl stroke and number 2 and 4 not-crawl.
First congratulations on joining a Masters swim team!
If you don’t understand the coach’s workout nomenclature, then ask the coach or a lane mate.
From “swim drills for dummies”
Definitions: 4x100 odds free
4 – this is a number; hold up your right hand with all fingers extender, palm facing in, fold your thumb over your palm, most people will now have “4” fingers extended (an exception to this is aquageek who would have “6” fingers extended)
x – this it the mathematical symbol for times used in multiplication
100 – this is also a number that in this case represents a distance, in yards or meters (an exception to this is thegoodsmith who must be thinking in term of feet, no one is fast enough to do those times in yards)
odds – sometimes refers to the triathletes in the pool with the real swimmers, but in this case refers to odd numbers (such as 1, 3, 5, 9)
free – shorthand for freestyle, which can be any stroke but is usually swum as the crawl stroke (note some will take this free opportunity to demonstrate their butterfly prowess)
So putting it all together; 4x100 odds free – swim 100 yards 4 times, with number 1 and 3 crawl stroke and number 2 and 4 not-crawl.
