Set Of The Week: Deck Dive 25’s

120706-F-MQ656-228 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 6, 2012) Sailors from the Royal New Zealand navy and U.S. Navy dive into the pool to start a 200-meter freestyle relay during a Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) international swim meet. Over one hundred Sailors from multiple nations gathered at Scott Pool to compete in a friendly swim meet and get to know each other prior to the start of the operational portion of RIMPAC 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from Jun. 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth/Released)

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Welcome to Swimming World’s Set Of The Week! This week’s set is a sprint focused set that has your swimmers in and out of the water throughout the set. Check out the set below:

4 Rounds:

4 x the following:

:20 jump rope facing away from the pool

25 all out deck dive

25 easy

*Rounds 1 + 3: 25 to a flip

*Rounds 2 + 4: 25 to a hand finish

Take a 100-200 easy between rounds

The set goes through multiple rounds of deck dive 25’s, each starting with a deck dive following :20 seconds of jump roping. During the jump rope sequence, have your swimmers face the opposite direction of the pool, a few steps away from the edge. After roughly :20 seconds, signal for them to stop, turn around, and launch themselves into a dive and all out sprint. It is important to pay attention to every aspect of this movement. You want your swimmers to move as purposefully and powerfully as possible while also taking advantage of the speed they’ll get from a running dive. Emphasize clean entries on the dive, explosive and smooth breakouts, and getting up to tempo as quickly as possible.

On odd rounds, have your athletes go to a flip against the wall. On even rounds, have them practice finishing with a hand touch. You can vary the stroke by round or within each round. The idea is to ask your swimmers to be as perfect as possible within imperfect circumstances. There will be unknowns in any race situations. By practicing racing in a fast-paced, chaotic environment you can work on preparing your swimmers to put the skills they’ve learned into action despite any obstacles.

If doing this drill with multiple athletes, stagger the starts and have everyone collect following the sprint before heading into the 25 easy to avoid collisions with oncoming athletes. Additionally, you can lay down non-slip mats or find a safe spot on deck to reduce the risk of falling. This is a set best done with more advanced athletes who would have the skills to perform the set confidently. Happy swimming!

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