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The Toughest Workouts
\nPart 1<\/span><\/h1>\n

By Michael J. Stott<\/span><\/p>\n


\nFor years, coaches have written and expected athletes to complete \u201ctough\u201d workouts. Enduring, grueling practices\u2014especially those involving distance\u2014continue to be seen as one path to success and a sign of toughness…with the associated pain treated as a badge of honor.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mission Viejo and eight-time Olympic coach Mark Schubert espoused heavy volume in a big way. \u201cI think it is the coach\u2019s job to push people to their limits\u2014to get them to do what they don\u2019t want to do. More often than not, it means experiencing and overcoming pain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schubert has lived a lifetime of doling out pain and tough sets. And while his work with his MVN \u201cAnimal Lane\u201d may be his most well known, he credits his USC swimmer and three-time Olympian Erik Vendt with completing the toughest set he ever witnessed.<\/p>\n

It was during the winter of 2002, just two months before being named NCAA Division I Male Swimmer of the Year. Alone the two gathered for a set previously discussed. \u201cIt was not a punishment\u2014just a makeup practice\u2014and Erik was mentally prepared. I just loved training this guy!\u201d Schubert says. The action unfolded as follows:<\/p>\n

\u2022 1000 on 10:00
\n\u2022 1000 on 9:50
\n\u2022 1000 on 9:40
\n\u2022 1000 on 9:30
\n\u2022 1000 on 9:20
\n\u2022 1000 on 9:10
\n\u2022 1000 on 9:00 (went 9:08)<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no warm-down. He was pissed not to make the set!\u201d says Schubert. \u201cErik went into the locker room and punched a hole through the wall. One tough Boston dude! The BEST! This guy just loved to train and do things no one else had done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vendt doesn\u2019t recall punching the wall. \u201cProbably a locker,\u201d he says. But he was whipped. He also recalls doing a set with Ocean State Squid coach Josh Stern. The two had heard of an open water swimmer doing 20 x 1000 and decided to do 30 x 1000. The SCY interval was 10:30, holding under 10:00.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe purpose was to show what I was willing to do to get better. I did the first 22 holding under 10 minutes and started slipping on No. 23. On 25-29, I just blacked out and was on auto pilot.\u201d As No. 30 approached, Stern decided the entire team (including uber-competitive sprinter Nick Brunelli) would swim Vendt\u2019s last 1000 for time. \u201cI went 9:53. That was a tough one,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

ASCA Hall of Fame coach Dick Jochums has asked that question, and his answer is simple: \u201cIn practice\u2014preferably every day. It is how you handle pain, and it\u2019s always a mental game.\u201d
\nJochums has long subscribed to the Greek warrior mentality code of agon – arete. It has taught his charges how to struggle and to be the best they could be. That meant testing themselves every day at race speed. \u201cTo swim fast hurts,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd in order to do that, you have to learn to overcome pain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jochums had many tough swimmers. He ranks Tim Shaw, his world record holder at 200-400-800-1500 meters, first, closely followed by George DiCarlo and Bruce Furniss. \u201cShaw was not a super talent,\u201d he says, \u201cbut he was extremely tough and tied his brain to his toughness. He came to workout every day and accomplished something at race speed.\u201d<\/p>\n

In reviewing his years on deck, Jochums believes that \u201cthe hardest workout\u2014and I learned three years after doing it and watching myself almost destroy my kids for a week\u2014was 10 x 100 in two hours. Swimmers had to stand up and dive. They would start out fast, and by the end, they were really hurting. It took us three to four days to recover from it.<\/p>\n

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Swimming World Magazine November 2020 Issue<\/span><\/h2>\n

FEATURES<\/p>\n

010<\/span> OPEN WATER SWIMMERS OF THE DECADE (2010-19)<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Andy Ross<\/strong>
\nSince the COVID-19 pandemic prevented Swimming World from naming Open Water Swimmers of the Year for 2020, the magazine, instead, takes a look at the top marathon athletes over the last 10 years.<\/p>\n

015<\/span> HIGHLIGHTING ISHOF\u2019S 1980 OLYMPIC EXHIBIT<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Bruce Wigo<\/strong>
\nAs we mark the 40th anniversary of the 1980 Olympic Games, much has been written and discussed about the impact on the athletes who were denied the opportunity to compete in Moscow. Lost in most of these discussions is the significance of the boycott to the Olympic movement, which is why, in 2014, the International Swimming Hall of Fame made it the subject of one of the largest permanent exhibits in its museum.<\/p>\n

018<\/span> OLYMPIC HISTORY WITHIN REACH<\/span><\/strong>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nDespite the global pandemic, the Olympic postponement and a coaching change, Italy\u2019s Gregorio Paltrinieri put together some of the best swimming of his career last summer in the 800 and 1500 meter freestyle as well as the 10K marathon. Come Tokyo 2021, he\u2019ll be trying to become the first swimmer ever to capture Olympic gold in both the pool and open water events.<\/p>\n

021<\/span> STILL SWIMMING STRONG<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong>
\nThroughout Allison Schmitt\u2019s illustrious swimming career, the three-time Olympian and eight-time Olympic medalist has experienced success and has dealt with her share of struggles. Now 30, she remains goal-oriented and continues to be one of the world\u2019s elite athletes.<\/p>\n

026<\/span> THE TRUE OLYMPIC SPIRIT<\/span><\/strong>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong>
\nPierre de Coubertin developed the Olympic motto that stressed athletic prowess, but he also said, \u201cThe most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning, but taking part.\u201d That description fit Eric the Eel Moussambani perfectly when he swam all by himself in Heat 1 of the men\u2019s 100 meter freestyle at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and finished in slightly less than two minutes!<\/p>\n

COACHING<\/p>\n

012<\/span> TOUGHEST WORKOUTS (Part 1)<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nHere\u2019s a painful\u2014but productive\u2014sampling from yesteryear of some coaches\u2019 toughest workouts ever.<\/p>\n

036<\/span> SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPTIMAL MODEL FOR TECHNIQUE: PART IX\u2014BODY BASE OF SUPPORT FOR BACKSTROKE<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Rod Havriluk<\/strong>
\nAn optimal backstroke body base of support (BOS) depends on first mastering a level torso and then mastering torso rotation. An optimal BOS facilitates the arm motion to maximize propulsion.<\/p>\n

038<\/span> SPECIAL SETS: A REALLY SPECIAL SET<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nNov. 21, 1975: Mike Bruner\u2019s 100 x 100 on 1:00!<\/p>\n

042<\/span> Q&A WITH COACH LORI RIEGLER<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

043<\/span> HOW THEY TRAIN JACK ALEXY AND MEREDITH RIEGLER<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

TRAINING<\/p>\n

035<\/span> DRYSIDE TRAINING: LET\u2019S RACE<\/span><\/strong>
\nby J.R. Rosania<\/strong>
\nWith COVID-19 being managed somewhat and new protocols being put in place, racing is slowly coming back. Here are some exercises that will help get your body ready to race.<\/p>\n

JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/p>\n

046<\/span> UP & COMERS: ALANA BERLIN<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n

COLUMNS & SPECIAL SECTIONS<\/p>\n

008<\/span> A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

014<\/span> DID YOU KNOW: ABOUT HYDROMANIA?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

029<\/span> HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

045<\/span> THE OFFICIAL WORD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

047<\/span> GUTTERTALK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

049<\/span> PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n