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Swimming World Training Set: A 200 Freestyle-Focused Set This week's Training Set Of The Week features a three round 200 free set that includes fast 100 and 200 repeats and a broken 200. Take a look: 3 Times Through 300 free setup   3:45/4:00/4:15 3 x 100 free        1:05/1:10/1:15 :30 rest 200 free...

If you’ve never tried cupping before, it’s important you try it out, either on the performance or recovery side of things. Personally, I would respond well to it, but feel crummy in the water for the next day or two afterward. On the flip side, some people feel great right after. So, it’s important ...

Stations: The Beloved Swim Workout (Includes Sample) By Maggie Lasto, Swimming World College Intern. It's no secret that swimming can get monotonous at times. With their faces in the water, swimmers often find themselves singing songs, studying, or planning for their next birthday to pass the tim.....

Swimming is a fun and rewarding sport that's enjoyed by people of all ages and backgrounds. There's nothing that compares to the weightless feeling of floating in a pool of water. No matter your age, you're sure to enjoy a quick dip in the pool, lake or ocean. Here we're going to take a look at 6 of...

TritonWear is the proud sponsor of the Set Of The Week The TritonWear Set of the Week is a unique mile pace set provided by Coach Jimmy Smith of the Riptides Racing Team in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The set looks like this: 3 Rounds 1 x 275 cruise @ 3:30 2 x 275 fast (raise heart rate) @ 3:25 3 ...

Problems in Swim Practice: How to Deal with the Difficulties of Training By Hunter Kroll, Swimming World College Intern We have all had those days, weeks, or even entire training cycles, where nothing is going right. In spite of all our efforts, we just cannot swim fast. Repeat after repeat, set aft...

By Kaylie Williams, Swimming World College Intern. There are few swimmers who will contest that they enjoy running. Likewise, there are few runners who like to swim. Although there is speculation about which sport may be more beneficial overall, there is no doubt that each sport is equally challengi...

Welcome to Swimming World’s Set of the Week sponsored by CommitSwimming.com! This week’s set is designed to work on developing the right tempo and pacing for a 200 butterfly. Tale a look at the set below and the description that follows: 3 Rounds: 1 x 200 butterfly as: 50 3R-3L-3dbl 50 2R-2L-2dbl .....

Photo by Christopher Rattray By Ronald Hehn, Concordia College Head Coach PHOENIX, Arizona, August 6.  TODAY, I'm back with another workout that integrates Ultra Short Race Pace Training into the workout as well as focusing on how to respond to various levels of rest. Terms: Performance – Repetit...

Guest workout by Ronald Hehn MOORHEAD, Minnesota, September 10. USRPT training is not effective for all athletes. This training method has become popular due to the personality characteristics of Generation Z. Traditional training methods may be more effective for those not part of this generation. ...

This week's Swim Training Set Of The Week offers a whopping 31 200s to work on long specialty swimming. For "fun," prescribe this practice on the 31st of the month to end the month's training with a bang. Here's the set: 10x 1 x 200 specialty #1 (desc. 1-5; 6-10) @ 3:00 1 x 200 specialty #2 (desc. 1...

By Bob Seltzer MBOSTON, Mass., Aug. 6. THE 2001 New England Long Course Championship held Saturday August 4th at Harvard's Blodget Pool, saw two world and four national relay records fall. The New England Masters Swim Club (NEM), the largest Masters swim club in the U.S., has a particuarly stron...

5 Reasons Why MVP Stands For Most Valuable Practices In College Swimming and Diving By Gigi Picard, Swimming World College Intern For college athletes, the future fall of 2020 has brought new meaning to the phrase "you never know what you got till it's gone." In case you’ve been living under a rock,...

‘SPLASHForward in the Water’ - A virtual event with Olympians Elizabeth Beisel, Megan (Quann) Jendrick, and Rebecca Soni, Saturday, May 1st at 10 am PST Written by Susan Pappalardo Water memories. Since you are reading this, you have them. Playing in the water with friends at the local pool, watchin...

By Ronald Hehn, Concordia College Head Coach PHOENIX, Arizona, July 30. THIS workout is designed to improve performance speed and general fitness. Performance may be improved by achieving specific speed provided consistent amounts of rest (e.g. USRPT); fitness gains may be made at various speeds and...

Join FINIS in their new video series "Faster Swimming for Strength Athletes" hosted by Colleen Fotsch – former NCAA Championship swimmer, and now Professional CrossFit™ Athlete. In the series, Colleen dives into the importance of swimming for strength athletes, and how she incorporates swimming into...

TritonWear is the proud sponsor of the Set Of The Week. This week's TritonWear Set of The Week focuses on the 200 IM in a unique way: using 175s. Here is the set: 4 x 175 IM @ 2:40 (hit best 200 IM time) 1 x 200 free breathing pattern 3 @ 2:50 3 x 175 IM @ 2:50 (hit best 200 IM time minus 3 seconds)...

Welcome to Swimming World’s Set of the Week sponsored by Commit Swimming.com! This week’s set is a 3,000 yard aerobic set that is great for your IM or mid-distance stroke group. Take a look at the set below and the description that follows: 3 Rounds: 4 x 125’s IM with a floating 50 of stroke drill....

Welcome to Swimming World’s Set of the Week sponsored by CommitSwimming.com! This week’s set is a short but intense kick set that is a great secondary set at the end of a workout. Take a look at the set below and the description that follows: 2 Rounds: 4 x 50’s main stroke as 25 drill/25 sprint kick...

Photo Courtesy: Xinhua/Ding Xu By Ronald Hehn This week's workout will appeal to mathematical-minded coaches. Each set is 1500 yards and takes 30 minutes. The first set is performed once, the second set twice, and the third set three times. The first set is designed to introduce the high school even...