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Breaking Down the Basics of Sprinting and Distance Swimming: Where Do You Fit? In the world of swimming, there are many different types of swimmers. Some are good at all types and distances of races, while others excel at one in particular. Some enjoy flying across the water as fast as possible, whi...

Swim Training for 50s: A Look at Different Approaches to Sprinting Earlier in his career, the high school coach sought the secret to speed—especially fast 50s. As a high schooler, he had a teammate ultimately go a 22.4 50 free (nation’s third fastest in 1960). Later on he watched Katie Ledecky, at a...

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Calling All Troublemakers: A Historical Look At Sprinters Part 1 By Bruce Wigo Sprinters are a different breed of swimmer. They’re not just free sp...

Welcome to Swimming World’s Set of the Week sponsored by CommitSwimming.com! This week’s set is a warm-up for your sprinters to work on waking them up and getting them tuned into their body position, sprint stroke, and tempo. Take a look at the set below and the description that follows: 300 as 50 f...

Welcome to Swimming World’s Set Of The Week! This week’s set is a set of broken 200 breaststrokes. Mixing in drill and fins work, this short is designed to get your swimmers up and moving. Take a look at the set and the description that follows below: 2-4 Rounds: 8 x 25 swim w/ fins all out on :30 ....

Try This Training Set: Aerobic Work For Sprinters From the archive, Swimming World brings readers a look at an aerobic training set for sprinters. This week’s set is a short end aerobic set that is great for sprinters of all four strokes. Take a look at the set below and the description that follows...

By McKenna Ehrmantraut, Swimming World College Intern.  Breathe in - one, two, three. Breathe out - one, two, three. [caption id="attachment_318952" align="alignleft" width="200"] Photo Courtesy: Trever Gray[/caption] Deep breathing is an extremely common practice before a race within the swimming c...

Welcome to the “Swim Drill of the Week”. Swimming World will be bringing you a drill, concept, or tip that you can implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more appropriate for specific levels of swimming (club, high school, college, or masters), Drill Of The Week exce...

By Danny Whirlow, Swimming World College Intern.  For sprinters, a race can be over in a flash, so quick that it sometimes is counterproductive to take a breath. Yes, that's right, that one thing swimmers of all strokes can't get enough of, consider doing it less. The next best strategy for sprinter...

TritonWear is the proud sponsor of the Set Of The Week. This week's TritonWear Set Of The Week is a tiring sprint set designed to train for the 50, 100, and 200 freestyle races. The set is comprised of three different rounds and looks like this: Round 1 All at 2:00 3 x 50 free all out (ceiling times...

Welcome to the “Swim Drill of the Week”. Swimming World will be bringing you a drill, concept, or tip that you can implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more appropriate for specific levels of swimming (club, high school, college, or masters), Drill Of The Week exce...

TritonWear is the proud sponsor of the Set Of The Week This week's TritonWear Set Of The Week comes from Emily Eaton at the Genysys Athletic Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan. She offers up a sprint set that does require some equipment, mainly resistance cords and parachutes or buckets. The workout is d...

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 ...

Training Options: A Short Sprint Set to Build Power and Tempo In this latest Swimming World training set, we offer a short sprint set to develop power and tempo while keeping a long and efficient stroke. Take a look at the set and the description below: 2 Rounds: 4 x 50s as 25 straight arm free/25 ....

Welcome to Swimming World’s Set Of The Week! This week’s set is bungee sprints, a short sprint set designed to work on power, tempo, and most off of “feeling” fast. Check out the set and the accompanying description below: 2 Rounds Each Swimmer (4 total): 2 x 25 w/ a bungee on :45 #1: from a dive,.....

Welcome to this week’s installment of the Coaches Clipboard! Swimming World will be bringing you a drill, concept, or tip that you can implement with your team on a regular basis. Each article is designed to be easily understood, outlining the what, why, when, and where of each concept in addition t...

Welcome to Swimming World’s Set of the Week sponsored by Commit Swimming.com! This week’s set is a sprint set with a lot of speed off the blocks. The set is divided into 5 short rounds of just 550 yards each, with the focus also being 3 x 50’s that close the round. The set builds to 3 x 50’s all ou...

Tennessee Vols Sprint Group Excited for the Future on Rocky Top Over the past several years, the University of Tennessee men’s team has seen steady improvement, moving up at the NCAA Championships and placing several individuals in international finals. These successes have been anchored by a stron....

Welcome to Swimming World’s Set of the Week sponsored by Commit Swimming.com! This week’s set is a sprint set designed for the long course pool. The set features three rounds, each of which totals 1,000 meters. By the end of the set swimmers should be going all-out, with each of the final 6 x 50’s ...

Welcome to Swimming World’s Set of the Week sponsored by CommitSwimming.com! This week’s set works on improving two of the key elements of sprinting: starts and breakouts. Take a look at the set below and the description that follows: 5 Rounds: 1 x 25 → ski jump for distance from blocks into an und....