These practices are written for the competitive USMS swimmers that meet at the Swim Atlanta pool in Roswell at noon. (Not all of the swimmers do this same practice.)
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If you feel you're not in the shape that you once were, come anyway -- we were all in that same boat too -- you'll catch up! (Most of our swimmers only swim to stay in shape and they do not compete at all.)
The practices are primarily 60 minutes. Sometimes you'll see a shorter practice because we got in late or got out early. Occasionally you'll see a longer practice.
The general philosophy is mixed training of energy systems with usually one USRPT-inspired set each week.
These practices are intended to be geared for performance in 50s, 100s, and 200s; they may or may not lend themselves to decent 400/500s, 800/1000s, or 1500/1650s.
Some examples of common acronyms that will be used:
KDS: Kick drill swim
300 IM KDS: 4 times through in IM order (25 kick, 25 drill, 25 swim)
1000 SKIPS: 200 Swim, 200 Kick, 200 IM, 200 Pull, 200 Swim
1000 SKIDS: 200 Swim, 200 Kick, 200 IM, 200 Drill, 200 Swim
IMO by round: The stroke for first round of a set should be fly, second round should be back, etc
RIM or RIMO: Reverse IM or Reverse IM order
FRIM: IM except replace the fly with free
UW: underwater
BC4: Breathe every 4
CH: Choice
AFAFAP: As far as fast as possible
AFAP: As far as possible
- These are notes on my own performance. For example, means I was holding :28.
Only swim practices are specified here: any supplementary strength & conditioning activities will not be included in this thread.
Each post usually consists of five practices for one week; the post is usually updated with the daily practice as the week progresses.
MON
Off
TUES
400 Swim
300 IM KDS
200 Pull
100 Kick
10x200, #1-5 on 2:30, #6-10 on 2:40 (no break between) as #1-3 steady pace, #4-5 neg split
3x
...2x50 K 1:00
...1x100 K 2:00
2x25 :40 UW K with fins for time
100 Easy
Total:
3750y (750y Kick)
60 min
WED
300 Swim
100 Kick
6x50 :10 SR (#1: Scull/drill, #2: drill, #3: DPS)
12x25 :30 (#1: BC0-2, #2: fast/easy, #3: easy, #4: fast)
2x
...2x100 1:20
...2x100 1:15
...1x100 1:20
...1x100 1:10
50 Easy
100 Back 1:30
4x25 K :40
100 Back 1:30
2x50 K 1:10
100 Back 1:30
100 K 2:00
100 Back 1:30
2x50 K 1:10
100 Back 1:30
4x25 K :40
50 Easy
5x50 :40, hold under :35
100 Easy
Total:
3650y (Kick 600y)
60+ min
THURS
400 Swim
200 Kick
8x50 Drill/swim :50 IMO or CH
4x
...25 K fast :30
...50 K recovery 1:10
3x
...4x
......1x25 STR :30 (STR is IMO by round; this is not race pace, just swim it)
......1x100 ROTATE IM 1:35 (#1: 50FL/50BK, #2: 50BK/50BR, #3: 50BR/50FR; #4: 50FR/50FL)
8x25 :45 with fins+paddles+parachute; take extra :60 after #4
Extra :60 rest
2x25 :30 with fins+paddles
100 Easy
Total:
3150y (Kick 500y)
60 min
FRI
600 swim
8x50 IMO :15 SR (Odd: K/Drill, Even: Build)
16x25 :30, 100 pace
8x25 K :35
2:20 rest
1000 Back K 20:00
1000 Pull with paddles 12:30
12x25 Stroke :30
8x25 K :35
2:00 rest
50 race
100 Easy
Total:
4250y (500y Kick)
75 min
MON
Off
TUES
400 Swim
300 IM KDS
200 Pull
100 Kick
10x200, #1-5 on 2:30, #6-10 on 2:40 (no break between) as #1-3 steady pace, #4-5 neg split
3x
...2x50 K 1:00
...1x100 K 2:00
2x25 :40 UW K with fins for time
100 Easy
Total:
3750y (750y Kick)
60 min
WED
300 Swim
100 Kick
6x50 :10 SR (#1: Scull/drill, #2: drill, #3: DPS)
12x25 :30 (#1: BC0-2, #2: fast/easy, #3: easy, #4: fast)
2x
...2x100 1:20
...2x100 1:15
...1x100 1:20
...1x100 1:10
50 Easy
100 Back 1:30
4x25 K :40
100 Back 1:30
2x50 K 1:10
100 Back 1:30
100 K 2:00
100 Back 1:30
2x50 K 1:10
100 Back 1:30
4x25 K :40
50 Easy
5x50 :40, hold under :35
100 Easy
Total:
3650y (Kick 600y)
60+ min
THURS
400 Swim
200 Kick
8x50 Drill/swim :50 IMO or CH
4x
...25 K fast :30
...50 K recovery 1:10
3x
...4x
......1x25 STR :30 (STR is IMO by round; this is not race pace, just swim it)
......1x100 ROTATE IM 1:35 (#1: 50FL/50BK, #2: 50BK/50BR, #3: 50BR/50FR; #4: 50FR/50FL)
8x25 :45 with fins+paddles+parachute; take extra :60 after #4
Extra :60 rest
2x25 :30 with fins+paddles
100 Easy
Total:
3150y (Kick 500y)
60 min
FRI
600 swim
8x50 IMO :15 SR (Odd: K/Drill, Even: Build)
16x25 :30, 100 pace
8x25 K :35
2:20 rest
1000 Back K 20:00
1000 Pull with paddles 12:30
12x25 Stroke :30
8x25 K :35
2:00 rest
50 race
100 Easy
Total:
4250y (500y Kick)
75 min