{"id":189958,"date":"2016-03-09T11:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T18:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=189958"},"modified":"2016-03-09T16:06:58","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T23:06:58","slug":"189958-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/189958-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Set Of The Week: Mid-Pool IM Transitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week\u2019s Set Of The Week is from Coach <\/span><b>Jon Husson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an assistant age group coach from Swim Ithaca in Ithaca, NY. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week\u2019s set is designed to focus on IM transition turns for young swimmers (12 &amp; up). Utilizing mid-pool 25\u2019s, the set allows swimmers to get up to fast speeds and practice each transition turn:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24 x 25\u2019s from mid-pool on :40<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1-6: fly to back transition<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7-12: back to breast transition<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13-18: breast to free transition<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19-24: 2 of each underwater turn<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swimmers should build into each turn during the 25 so they can practice the transitions at fast speeds. Isolating the turns in mid-pool 25\u2019s as opposed to 50\u2019s or during longer IM swims allows swimmers to really hone in on having great turns. Coach <\/span><b>Husson <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">says: \u201cIM turns from mid-pool have been shown to work well because the kids actually sprint&#8230;they really get an opportunity to practice turns at close to race speeds.\u201d Swimming in from mid-pool on a comfortable interval also allows coaches to take closer looks at transition turns and provide constructive feedback after each 25. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a good set to utilize prior to a main set that is IM or stroke based. Not only does it get your swimmers warmed up, but it will give them a focus for the rest of the practice that day. Mid-pool 25\u2019s can also break up the monotony of straight IM swims and give your athletes a different opportunity to practice great turns. The last 6 turns, which are 2 of each transition turn underwater, also gives them a challenge to motivate them to practice the most efficient turn possible. 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