Like on Wednesday, we wanted to just get some smooth swimming in, but challenging ourselves to maintaining a consistent pace through the entire practice.
These are longer swims than the 50s we did, so the intervals were pretty easy so the performance could be a bit higher.
Main Set (short course yards):
This is a typical "ladder" set with the emphasis on pace. ALL intervals are based on a very easy 1:30 per 100 rate. This gives the swimmers a lot of rest when they get to the longer distances, but also the coach must require the swimmers maintain the pace set at the beginning of the set.
– 1 x 100 on 1:30 – whatever you go on this is your pace… if you go 1:10 on the first 100… you MUST maintain that through the entire set.
– 1 x 200 on 3:00
– 1 x 300 on 4:30
– 1 x 400 on 6:00
– 1 x 500 on 7:30
– 1 x 400 on 6:00
– 1 x 300 on 4:30
– 1 x 200 on 3:00
– 1 x 100 on 1:30
Obviously, holding the same pace through the 400 – 500 – 400 swims is the meat of this practice. That’s where the focus will need to be placed.
Comments