Breaststroke Taper

Have an LCM meet this weekend, so wanted to do some pace work today.

WARMUP: 800
With fins:
100 dolphin
100 free
100 flutter
100 back
100 dolphi
100 fre

200 EZ breast kick, various positions

FLY/BREAST SET: 500 + 200
10 X 50 with fins on 1:00 sendoff
#1: Pulse breast, breathe every 4
#2: Fly/Breast Combo
#3: 2L/2R Fly –. whole-stroke Fly
#4: Pulse breast, breathe every 3
#5: Karla drill
#6: 2L/2R Fly — ws Fly
#7: Pulse breast, breathe every other
#8: 3 strokes Fly –> Free
#9: 2L/2R Fly –> ws Fly
#10: Pulse breast, breathe every stroke

200 EZ recovery

SPEED SET:
3 X 50 breast on 1:16 sendoff and with Tempo Trainer set to beep every 19 seconds (my pace per 25 yards of race-pace breast. Try to beat the TT to each wall. [went ~ 39…39.5…40]

200 EZ recovery

2 X 50 breast from the blocks with 100 recovery between each 50. Tempo Trainer set to beep every 18 seconds (target pace for 50 breast). Try to beat the TT. [went ~37…37]

2 X 25 breast with a turn from the blocks with 75 recovery between swims. Tempo Trainer set to beep every 17 seconds. Tied the Tempo Trainer on each swim — 17 seconds to hand touch at the wall.

WARMDOWN: 200 EZ

Total Yardage: 2500