Sets for Breaststroke Training

I swim 50-200 breastroke though am probably more natually a 200 swimmer. I don't often swim 200 reps. I tend to use 50s to 100s and vary the intensity and rest interval to work different energy systems. On breastroke, you have to be pretty fit before you can do a set of 200s without really plodding and compromising technique. You have to work aerobic and anaerobic energy systems in training, as well as practicing race pace, to do a 200. You can get away with training much more as a sprinter for 100, but for recovery etc should have balance. Obviously the quicker you can get through your 100m the less of it will be done with lactic acid in your sytem! For me more 200m paced workout might be: 4/5 sets of 4x50 on 60 @ 200 race tempo (it's the stroke count and timing that matter more than the time) with an additional minute between sets. This allows you to swim at around race effort without recovering too much between the 50s. A 100 paced / focused workout would be longer rest and higher pace again. Depending on where I am in my cycle and fitness levels I will do race pace swims of

I swim 50-200 breastroke though am probably more natually a 200 swimmer. I don't often swim 200 reps. I tend to use 50s to 100s and vary the intensity and rest interval to work different energy systems. On breastroke, you have to be pretty fit before you can do a set of 200s without really plodding and compromising technique. You have to work aerobic and anaerobic energy systems in training, as well as practicing race pace, to do a 200. You can get away with training much more as a sprinter for 100, but for recovery etc should have balance. Obviously the quicker you can get through your 100m the less of it will be done with lactic acid in your sytem! For me more 200m paced workout might be: 4/5 sets of 4x50 on 60 @ 200 race tempo (it's the stroke count and timing that matter more than the time) with an additional minute between sets. This allows you to swim at around race effort without recovering too much between the 50s. A 100 paced / focused workout would be longer rest and higher pace again. Depending on where I am in my cycle and fitness levels I will do race pace swims of