04/11/07 Gotta Love Breaststroke

Did this in a 23- or 24-yard pool.

WARMUP: ~800
With Zura Alpha fins:
4 lengths dolphin
4 lengths free
4 lengths flutter
4 lengths back
4 lengths dolphin
4 lengths free

8 lengths EZ breast kick, various positions

MAIN SET: ~2100
For all the kicking on this set, I used two Zura Alpha fins — one on top of the other — as a kickboard. This arrangement made me keep my face in the water, and I could work on getting into streamline after each kick. I’d recommend using a small kickboard or the Zura Sidekick kickboard or one of the triangular-shaped kickboards that encourage you to kick with your face in the water!

5 X 190 on 3:45 sendoff and with Tempo Trainer set at 1:75 for all 5
1st 4 are breast kick [3:25]
5th one is breaststroke swim, keep the Tempo Trainer at 1:75 [3:00]

4 lengths EZ freestyle recovery

5 X 95 on 1:55 sendoff with Tempo Trainer set at 1:70 for all 5
1st 4 are breast kick [1:39 to 1:40]
5th one is breaststroke swim, keep the TT at 1:70 [1:25]

4 lengths EZ freestyle recovery

10 X 48 on 1:00 sendoff with Tempo Trainer set at 1:65 for all 10
1 through 4 are breast kick [:49]
5th is breaststroke swim, keep the TT at 1:65 [:40]
6 through 9 are breast kick [:49]
10th is breaststroke swim, keep the TT at 1:65 [:39]

WARMDOWN: 250
10 lengths EZ free and back

Total Yardage: ~3000