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The Toughest Workouts, Part 2
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By Michael J. Stott<\/span><\/p>\n

Swimming has had its share of taskmasters over the years. In the second of a two-part series on workouts designed to push swimmers to their limits are some sets from respected authoritative figures at Germantown, Arden Hills, Bluefish and Florida who have trained exceptional athletes that have excelled on the international stage.
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OLD SCHOOL TRAINING…<\/strong>
\nSherm Chavoor founded the Arden Hills Swim and Tennis Club in 1954 and, in time, coached Olympic gold medalists Debbie Meyer (3), Mike Burton (3) and Mark Spitz (9). Chavoor was a USA Olympic coach in 1968 and 1972, ASCA Coach of the Year in 1968 and an ISHOF inductee in 1977. He believed in distance training.<\/p>\n

When Meyer and Burton swam at Arden Hills, they did a lot of overdistance with repeat swims on minimal rest of no more than 10 seconds.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was the key to our success,\u201d says Meyer. \u201cI am not sure swimmers today would be able to handle the practices mentally for more than a day. By today\u2019s standards, they were boring. We swam approximately 80 grand a week, mostly six days a week and twice a day. There were optional days like the holidays, and I swam those with Mike.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne session was a taper practice prior to nationals in April 1968. We would do anything Sherm asked. I swam 5 x 500 on six minutes or less. I can\u2019t really remember the exact amount, but I know I couldn\u2019t get more than a complaining sentence out after each swim.<\/p>\n

…AND NEW SCHOOL<\/strong>
\nBluefish Swim Club coach Chuck Batchelor has a reputation for offering difficult workouts and a knack for turning out winners. Two of his most celebrated athletes are Laura Sogar, NCAA 200 yard breaststroke champion in 2013, and Elizabeth Beisel, three-time Olympian (2008-12-16) and two-time Olympic medalist (silver, bronze).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe hardest set I ever did with Chuck,\u201d says Beisel, \u201cwas 48 x 400s. They ranged from freestyle to IM to back strap (strap around your ankle) to broken 100s on 1:05. We did it all in one shot the day before Thanksgiving. It was nicknamed \u2018Chuck\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Special.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

THE GERMANTOWN WAY<\/strong>
\nOf course, any conversation about rigorous workouts is incomplete without mentioning Germantown Academy\u2019s Richard Shoulberg. In his storied career, the Philadelphia area coach trained more than a dozen Olympians, including David Wharton, Sue Heon, Trina Radke and David Berkoff.<\/p>\n

As preparation for the 1986 World Championships, Shoulberg proposed that 16-year-old Wharton do what no one had ever done: a continuous 16,000 long course meters IM.<\/p>\n

On Columbus Day 1985, Wharton began 250-meter blocks in IM order of fly, back, breast and free. His instructions were, \u201cI want a good effort on each 1,000, so let\u2019s just go after the damn thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the 8,000 mark, the swimmer stuck his head up, went 100 meters of backstroke and told Shoulberg he had miscounted the backstroke. Shoulberg thought, \u201cOh my God, this kid is special.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wharton then repeated the exercise every 28 days, each time dropping the set by 3,000, working down to 1,000 meters two-and-a-half weeks before World Championship Trials. Shoulberg told his charge, \u201cNobody in the United States has worked as hard as you. When you go up on the blocks for finals, remember you outworked everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sure enough, Wharton qualified for the team, passing American record holder Jeff Kostoff in the final 10 meters. One year later at Pan Pacs, he set the world record with a 4:16.12.<\/p>\n

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

FEATURES<\/p>\n

012<\/span> SWIMMERS OF THE MILLENNIUM\u2019S FIRST 20 YEARS (2000-19)<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn, David Rieder, Andy Ross and Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong><\/span>
\nWorld & American: Michael Phelps & Katie Ledecky
\nEuropean: Pieter van den Hoogenband & Inge de Bruijn
\nPacific Rim: Ian Thorpe & Leisel Jones
\nAfrican: Chad le Clos & Kirsty Coventry<\/p>\n

019<\/span> PROVING THEIR METTLE<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Andy Ross<\/strong>
\nAfter the South African media made several disparaging comments about the women\u2019s swimming team in 2016 when none of their swimmers had qualified for the Rio Olympics, Tatjana Schoenmaker and her South African teammates have been supporting one another and working together to show just how good they can be.<\/p>\n

021<\/span> FIT TO BE TIED<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong>
\nAt the 1972 Munich Olympics, Sweden\u2019s Gunnar Larsson was awarded the gold medal in the men\u2019s 400 IM, edging USA\u2019s Tim McKee by 2-thousandths of a second. Subsequently, international swimming rules were changed to record results to 1-hundredth of a second, allowing for ties among swimmers with identical times.<\/p>\n

034<\/span> MENTAL PREP: BEFORE THE BEEP WITH CLAIRE CURZAN<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n

COACHING<\/p>\n

010<\/span> TOUGHEST WORKOUTS (Part 2)<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nSwimming has had its share of taskmasters over the years. In the second of a two-part series on workouts designed to push swimmers to their limits are some sets from respected authoritative figures at Germantown, Arden Hills, Bluefish and Florida who have trained exceptional athletes that have excelled on the international stage.<\/p>\n

038<\/span> SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: BREASTSTROKE BREATHING HEAD TIMING DELAY<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Rod Havriluk<\/strong>
\nIn breaststroke, most swimmers learn to synchronize their head and arm motions to breathe and to recover to the non-012 breathing position. However, a delay in the head motion both to breathe and to recover affords benefits of less resistance, more propulsion and a faster stroke rate.<\/p>\n

040<\/span> SPECIAL SETS: DAVE SALO\u2014THE MAN AND THE METHOD<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nDave Salo has represented the United States as an Olympic, World Championships and Pan Pacific Championships coach and has guided the USC Trojans to 18 NCAA Top 10 finishes in 14 years. But his enduring legacy will most likely be his training mindset that emphasizes race-pace training and quality over quantity.<\/p>\n

043<\/span> Q&A WITH COACH MICHAEL BROOKS<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

044<\/span> HOW THEY TRAIN THOMAS HAGAR<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

TRAINING<\/p>\n

037<\/span> DRYSIDE TRAINING: POSSIBLY THE 5 BEST DRYLAND EXERCISES EVER!<\/strong><\/span>
\nby J.R. Rosania<\/strong>
\nIf done properly and regulary, these exercises can enhance your stroke, technique, power and speed.<\/p>\n

JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/p>\n

047<\/span> UP & COMERS: ERIKA PELAEZ<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/p>\n

COLUMNS & SPECIAL SECTIONS<\/p>\n

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

009<\/span> DID YOU KNOW: ABOUT THE ART OF SWIMMING?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

036<\/span> DADS ON DECK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

046<\/span> HASTY HIGH POINTERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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