Introduction.
I coach 3 mornings a week at a 25 meter pool with an average of 25 swimmers in 5 lanes. I coach 2 evenings a week at a 25 yard pool with an average of 12-14 swimmers in 5 lanes. Both workouts are for one hour. They are mixed groups with competitive swimmers, triathletes, and people who just want a good workout. Ages range from 20 to 87, with an occassional teen-ager dropping in. My emphasis is on techinique and pace. I swim 3 days a week with a coach at a Y pool. I use some sets that I learn from my coach, Laura Peter. I also write a workout for myself for Saturday mornings. The workouts that I coach are 2500-2800 meters for the fastest lane, scaled down for other lanes. In the yard pool, they are 2700-3000 yards for the fastest lanes. For my personal workouts, I aim for 2500 yards and try to boost it to 2700 in the fall.
Charlie,
The workouts posted don't always include the adaptations for each lane.
I have 5 lanes. I am for 2500-2700 meters or 2800-3000 yards for the fastest lane. Each lane is than scaled back from that. In the meter pool, I have a lane with three 80+ swimmers. I try to have them do each set, but fewer repetitions. As a coach you know that you have to adapt your workout every time to accomodate who shows up.
Betsy
Charlie,
The workouts posted don't always include the adaptations for each lane.
I have 5 lanes. I am for 2500-2700 meters or 2800-3000 yards for the fastest lane. Each lane is than scaled back from that. In the meter pool, I have a lane with three 80+ swimmers. I try to have them do each set, but fewer repetitions. As a coach you know that you have to adapt your workout every time to accomodate who shows up.
Betsy
