﻿{"id":475192,"date":"2021-06-06T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T17:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=475192"},"modified":"2021-06-06T11:00:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T18:00:03","slug":"swimming-world-presents-special-sets-katie-ledecky-run-up-to-rio-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-special-sets-katie-ledecky-run-up-to-rio-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents &#8211; Special Sets: Katie Ledecky &#8211; Run-Up To Rio 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The latest issue of <em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">is now available for download in the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/vault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Swimming World Vault<\/span><\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-june-2021-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e0ac0d;\">Special Sets: Katie Ledecky &#8211; Run-Up To Rio 2016<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e0ac0d;\">By Michael J. Stott<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>With this month\u2019s Olympic Swimming Trials now upon us, Swimming World takes a back-to-the-future approach to revisit some training done by superstar Katie Ledecky prior to the 2016 U.S. team qualifying meet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Already an Olympic champion in the 800 meter free at the 2012 Games in London, Katie Ledecky, under the able hand of her Nation\u2019s Capital coach Bruce Gemmell, had already amassed a bucketload of medals in the years leading up to the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials.<\/p>\n<p>She had garnered seven individual (four world records) and two relay gold medals from the 2013 and 2015 World Championships as well as four individual (two world records) and one relay gold from the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships.<\/p>\n<p>To fully appreciate Ledecky\u2019s dominance, consider this: She owns the top seven times ever in the 400 meter freestyle and 21 of the top 26.<\/p>\n<p>Her 3:56.46 is 2.30 seconds faster than Ariane Titmus in eighth. She has the top 24 times ever swum in the 800 free, with her 8:04.79 swum in Rio being 9.31 seconds faster than second-place Rebecca Adlington, the 2008 Olympic champion.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1500 free, Ledecky has the top 11 times, a mere 18.40 seconds faster than her nearest competitor, Denmark\u2019s Lotte Friis. The 200 free? Ledecky\u2019s 1:53.75 is third best ever behind Federica Pellegrini\u2019s leading supersuit time of 1:52.98.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #e0ac0d;\"><br \/>\nTHE ROAD TO OMAHA<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nBut back to the future, circa 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Ledecky began the year with a bang. At the arena Pro Swim Series in Austin, she reset her 800 meter freestyle world record (8:07.39), going 8:06.68. In addition, she posted world-leading times in the 200 and 400 and a U.S. top time in the 100.<\/p>\n<p>Following are some representative sets on which Gemmell &amp; Ledecky partnered after Austin to prepare the world\u2019s best female swimmer for a successful Olympic Trials experience at the age of 19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe focus was clearly on the 400 meter free, with expected spillover to the 200 and 800. Any attempts to prepare for the 1500 or 100 were back-burnered in the lead-up to Omaha and Rio,\u201d says Gemmell. Coach and swimmer wanted to make sure she had enough speed for what was expected to be a very competitive 200 race. They were also determined to maintain an endurance focus to achieve their 800 goals and to endure a rigorous seven days of competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the eighth day, she rested,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #e0ac0d;\"><br \/>\nMOLDING OF A CHAMPION<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>(All done in the period of March-May 2016, unless otherwise noted)<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nSet 1<\/strong><br \/>\nThreshold\/Colors (Mon and Thu)<br \/>\n10 x 300 @ 3:20 (SCY)<br \/>\n1-4 descend (2:52.6, 2:49.0, 2:46.0, 2:43.6)<br \/>\n5-10 hold best average (2:44.3, 2:43.0, 2:43.0, 2:43.0, 2:42.2, 2:43.4)<br \/>\n<strong>Converted Long Course estimate: average 3:06.4)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/issues\/2021\/swimming-world-magazine-june-2021-issue-pdf-only\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">To access more of Katie Ledecky&#8217;s pre-Rio training sets,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Click here to download the full June 2021 Issue of <em>Swimming World<\/em> Magazine<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><br \/>\nMichael J. Stott is an ASCA Level 5 coach whose Collegiate School (Richmond, Va.) teams won nine state high school championships. 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Get a 1 Year ISHOF Family Membership With <em>Swimming World<\/em> Print <em>&amp;<\/em> Digital Subscription<\/span><i> <\/i><\/a><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-june-2021-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Non-Subscribers can click here to download this issue for only <strong>$5.94<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\">Swimming World June 2021 Issue<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>FEATURES<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>12 | U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS PREVIEW<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by David Rieder<\/strong><br \/>\nThe fastest swimmers in the United States will be putting their hopes and dreams on the line at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Swimming, June 13-20, in Omaha, Neb. If realized, they\u2019ll have the opportunity to perform next month on the world\u2019s grandest stage: the Olympic Games in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>22 | A NATURAL LEADER<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by John Lohn<\/strong><br \/>\nStill producing elite-level performances, Nathan Adrian, now 32 and pursuing his fourth Olympic Games, has the opportunity to further his already lofty reputation. And whenever his days in the sport come to an end, Adrian will be viewed for his excellence in the sport as an athlete, teammate and ambassador.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>25 | NJCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: QUALITY &amp; QUANTITY<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Andy Ross<\/strong><br \/>\nThat\u2019s the same winning formula that Indian River\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming and diving teams have been using for nearly a half-century at the NJCAA Championships. The Pioneer men now have won 47 straight team titles; the women, 39\u2014and 43 of the past 47.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>26 | TAKEOFF TO TOKYO: A FORGOTTEN STAR<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by John Lohn<\/strong><br \/>\nBy all measures, Don Schollander is a legend in the sport, a Hall of Fame talent who was unrivaled in his heyday. Yet, his impact has been lost to a combination of unfortunate timing and modern-day fascination.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>29 | DOMINANCE AND PARITY ON DISPLAY IN TOKYO<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile the U.S. women have dominated international water polo since 2015\u2014winning their second straight Olympics in 2016 plus three World Championships in 2015-17-19\u2014a different men\u2019s champion has emerged at each of the last three major international competitions\u2014Serbia (2016 Olympics), Croatia (2017 Worlds) and Italy (2019 Worlds).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>30 | ISHOF: REMEMBERING THE KALILI BROTHERS\u201490 YEARS AGO<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Bruce Wigo<\/strong><br \/>\nAs kids who preferred to dive for coins rather than race in a swimming pool, brothers Maiola and Manuella Kalili from Hawaii would eventually become national champions and Olympic silver medalists in 1932.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>33 | NUTRITION: HOW MANY CALORIES SHOULD I EAT?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Dawn Weatherwax<\/strong><br \/>\nAs long course, Olympics and endurance events get underway, a common question is: \u201cHow much do I need to eat?\u201d This is a loaded question\u2014one in which the author will try to simplify.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>35 | MENTAL PREP: BEFORE THE BEEP WITH AMY BILQUIST<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COACHING<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>38 | SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: MAXIMIZING SWIMMING VELOCITY (Part 2)\u2014STROKE CYCLE PHASES<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Rod Havriluk<\/strong><br \/>\nSwimmers typically decrease non-propulsive time to decrease stroke time, increase stroke rate and swim faster. Research shows that a further decrease in the non-propulsive time is possible and should produce further performance improvement.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>40 | A COACHES\u2019 GUIDE TO ENERGY SYSTEMS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the first of two parts, Swimming World explores the concept of energy systems and how coaches can use them to maximize athlete development and performance.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>42 | SPECIAL SETS: KATIE LEDECKY\u2014RUN-UP TO RIO 2016<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><br \/>\nWith this month\u2019s Olympic Swimming Trials now upon us, Swimming World takes a back-to-the-future approach to revisit some training done by superstar Katie Ledecky prior to the 2016 U.S. team qualifying meet.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>44 | Q&amp;A WITH COACH CATHERINE KASE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>45 | HOW THEY TRAIN HALEY ANDERSON<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TRAINING<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>037 | DRYSIDE TRAINING: TRAINING AMY BILQUIST<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by J.R. Rosania<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>47 | UP &amp; COMERS: KEELAN COTTER<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COLUMNS<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>08 | A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>11 | DID YOU KNOW: ABOUT BUSTER CRABBE?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>48 | GUTTERTALK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f5c125;\"><strong>49 | PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-top: max(60%,326px); height: 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; border: none; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?backgroundColor=%23fdd612&amp;backgroundColorFullscreen=%23fdd612&amp;d=sw_june21-online-b&amp;doAutoflipPages=true&amp;hideIssuuLogo=true&amp;showOtherPublicationsAsSuggestions=true&amp;u=swimmingworld\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Swimming World is now partnered with the International Swimming Hall of Fame. 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