The Morning Swim Show, Oct. 21, 2009: Garrett Weber-Gale on Passion for Cooking, Getting Back in the Pool; Chuck Batchelor Breaks Down Grueling Columbus Day Workout

PHOENIX, Arizona, October 21. OLYMPIC champion Garrett Weber-Gale joins today's edition of The Morning Swim Show to talk about his newfound joy of cooking, and coach Chuck Batchelor details an excruciating set that he gives his swimmers every year on Columbus Day.

Weber-Gale, a part of the gold medal-winning 400 freestyle relay in Beijing, talks about the time he has spent this summer and fall working in kitchens in Italy and New York. Weber-Gale has been back in the water in Austin, Texas, and he talks about the new feeling he has in his freestyle and how exciting it has made him to get back into training. On our inaugural Workout of the Week segment, Batchelor breaks down his set of 50×400 that he gave his swimmers on Columbus Day this year. The full set can be found below the video player. Watch the full show in the video player below and visit Swimming World.TV for more video interviews.

Bluefish Swim Club's Columbus Day workout (short course yards)
400 swim Breath 3rd stroke smooth

4 x 100s rotate 25 race on 1:20

400 kick: 75 kick/25 swim smooth IM

4 x 100s IM: odds fly and Br drill/ Evens bk and free drill on 1:30

6 x 400s kick RACE!!!! on 6:00

2 min eat and drink!

4 x 50s: 15M blast, rest smooth on :45

9 x 400s week arm paddle opposite fin, descend 1-3,4-6,7-9!!! on 5:00

4 x 100s rotate 25 double arm bk on 1:35

2min 40 sec eat and drink!

400 swim Breath 3rd stroke smooth

4 x 100s rotate 25 race on 1:20

400 kick 75 kick/25 swim smooth IM

4 x 100s IM: odds fly and Br drill/ Evens bk and free drill on 1:30

6 x 400s Free/IM RACE!!!!! on 5:30

2min eat and drink!

4 x 50s 15M blast on :45

9 x 400s BK strap descend 1-3,4-6,7-9!!! on 5:30

4 x 100s rotate 25 dbl arm bk on 1:35

2 min 40 sec eat and drink!

400 swim Breath 3rd stroke smooth on 5:20

4 x 100s rotate 25 race on 1:20

400 kick: 75 kick/25 swim smooth IM on 6:20

4 x 100s IM: odds fly and Br drill/ Evens bk and free drill on 1:30

4 x 100s fly RACE on 1:30

400 fly RACE on 5:20

8 x 50s fly RACE on :50

2 x 200s fly race on 3:00

4 x 50s 15M blast on :45

400 easy

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