Tag: Snorkel

Swim Workout of the Day: Lionville Riptide

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Alex Baxter
Head Coach- Lionville Riptide Swim Team

Love the site. I have been using it for ideas recently so I thought I’d share a set that came about from ideas here. This is a 1:45 practice for our Junior and Senior Group

SCY
Sunday, December 16, 2012
W/U-
                4×100 hold stroke count :15R
                6×50 4 kick 2 swim :10R
                4×50 S/D :10R
                12×25 build burst ez fast :30
1200
Gear- pick your poison (fins, snorkels, paddles, all)
2xthru-change up the gear after round 1
                2×50 at 200 pace 1:15
                2×75 moderate 1:15
                2×100 within 2 seconds of pace from 50’s 1:45
                2×75 moderate 1:15
                Extra :30R to switch gear
1200/2400
Aero-
2×75 1:15/1:20   1- fl/ba/br, 2-ba/br/fr
4×100 free 1:20/1:25 (hold 1:15/1:20 minimum)
2×75 1-50fl/25ba 2-25fl/50ba
4×100 free 1:25/1:30 (hold 1:12/1:18 minimum)
2×75 1:15/1:20   1- 50ba/25br, 25ba/50br
4×100 free 1:30/1:35 (hold 1:08/1:15 minimum)
2×75 1:15/1:20   1- fl/ba/br, 2-ba/br/fr
4×100 free 1:35/1:40 (hold 1:05/1:12minimum)
2200/4600
Gear- use variety you have yet to use
1×600 50 fast/150 build back to fast :30R
6×50 1-2 DPS, 3-6 breathe control (breathe 3/3 max) :10R
900/5500
W/D-
1×200 cruise
200/5700


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North Jeffco Stroke Set

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Brett Stoyell
North Jeffco Swim Team

Best Stroke Practice working Quality and Endurance (Sectional-Trials level group)
This set was done at 5,500 ft above sea level in Arvada, Colo. almost every swimmer started the primary set holding at or under their best time and finished the set 5-10sec under their best 200 time.

Warmup
(2x)
400 @ 530 Snorkel Stk Count Free
300 @ 430 IM R#1 K-K-D, R#2 K-D-S
4×50 @ 1 Stk
#1 Drill
#2 Fast-EZ
#3 Kick
#4 EZ-Fast

Primary Stk (Breaststk and some flyers went on + 15sec for the 175s)
4×175 @ 240 Hold Best 200 time control stk count and HR
1×200 @ 300 Free Stretchout
3×175 @ 250 Hold Best 200 time – 2-3 seconds
1×300 @ 430 Free Stretchout
2×175 @ 300 Hold Best 200 Time -4-5 seconds
1×400 @ 600 Free Stretchout
1×175 @ 310 Hold as Fast as possible from a start
1×500 Recovery choice

Followed by a circuit (1min to switch stations)
G1 8×50 on medium in water cords @ 130 Either IMo or best 2 stks (Stk count against resistance – Stk tempo with assistance)
G2 12×50 @ 1:00 Fins 25 15mtr uH2O – 10 mtr sprint IMo or Best 2 stks on surface
G3 2×400 IM from a dive @ 6 Each stk as follows: 25 Build-25 Kick-25 Drill-25 ALL out. (Working Transitions all out!)

One lane kick set

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Coach Erik Wiken
Situation:

I have our highest age groupers, but there is a range in kicking ability from the newest of the group (1:50, All out FR kick with board) to most experienced (1:20, the same). We also have a transition period where we are limited in space for a short period of time (15 Minutes), there are four different groups in the water, every day. Yesterday we did this with 11 in one lane (pool is 12.5 yards of shallow water). If your pool is all shallow, you can comfortably fit 20 age groupers in one lane. Granted, the next lane might prove to be a bit small for the duration of the kick set..

The purpose of this set was to get our swimmers to kick in a neutral body position using the snorkel without worrying about boards, turns slowing us down, missing intervals and getting in some wall work too. The time periods are such that there is no time to screw around and I would recommend keeping things short, any increase would be in the hard flutter over time.

(25 minutes) 5 Times through the following cycle all with snorkel, me with my whistle:

(1:20 for each round, 3 rounds per cycle + 50 swim = 5:00 per cycle)

20 seconds moderate flutter (for kick technique focus, ie “gaining knowledge”)
20 seconds hard flutter (“application of knowledge”)
20 seconds streamline jumps (Snorkel off! What age grouper doesn’t like streamline jumps?)
20 seconds rest (put your snorkel back on)
1 x 50 Moderate Swim @ 1:00 (Snorkel optional. all swim an entire 50, same direction, back to their spot on the wall)

Burning Both Ends of the Candle

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First time I ran this, kids had never heard of the phrase before and didn’t understand why I would call this set that name. After 20 x 25s, they knew why…
 
1. Partner Up:
-You will need 1 Buoy & 1 Kickboard per tandem, both with center-mount snorkel (HIGHLY recommended)
2. 20 x 25 @ 1:00 (interval & # of repeats according to ability)
(want to make it longer?, suggest breaking @ 1/2 or 1/3s with a 50 easy on same interval)
One person does a 25 sprint scull (hands out in front of snorkel), head in line
 
The other person does a 25 sprint FR tombstone kick**, head in line
Rotate equipment after each 25
**Tombstone Kick: Stand board on end, grab a 1/2 way and stick bottom half in the water. Board stays vertical.  (We also do tombstone kick sets where the last repeat (usually 25s) we “bury it”, board is vertical and totally submerged.)

The "N" Set

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Dani Caldwell
SUSA Stingrays

This was a great set for determining the “mental state” of my senior swimmers.  I also did a shorter, easier version with my age-groupers later in the day.  I did it as an evening practice for my seniors, which gave them extra motivation to push themselves!
 
Goal yardage (depending on the ability of the swimmers and duration of the workout):  6500 yards
 
Rules:
1.  You have 15 minutes do get in as many repeats as possible.  Count your repeats. (Coach records them)
2.  You MUST take the specified rest.
3.  You determine how much effort you put in.
4.  Once you reach your goal yardage, you warm down 300 yards and you are done.
Sets:
1.  15 minutes — straight swim
2.  15 minutes — n x 100 FR kick with fins and snorkel @5 seconds rest
3.  15 minutes — n x 200 FR pull (no buoy) @20 seconds rest
4.  15 minutes — n x 100 stroke (no FR, all the same stroke) @ 10 seconds rest
5.  15 minutes — n x 50 FR with snorkel (work on turns) @ 10 seconds rest
6.  15 minutes — n x 25 underwaters with fins @10 seconds rest
7.  15 minutes — n x 75 FR @5 seconds rest

The Myers Sprint Set

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Dustin Myers

1 x 50  @  1:00;  cruise kick – flutter w/ board and snorkel

2 x 25  @  0:30;  build to sprint kick – flutter w/ board and snorkel
4 x 25  @  0:40;  build to sprint – free
2 x 25  @  0:30;  build to sprint kick – secondary stroke
4 x 25  @  0:40;  build to sprint – secondary stroke
1:00 rest
1 x 50  @  1:00;  cruise kick – flutter w/ board and snorkel
2 x 25  @  0:40;  sprint kick – flutter w/ board and snorkel
4 x 25  @  0:50;  sprint – free
2 x 25  @  0:40;  sprint kick – secondary stroke
4 x 25  @  0:50;  sprint – secondary stroke
1:00 rest
1 x 50  @  1:30;  cruise kick – flutter w/ board and snorkel and parachute
2 x 25  @  0:50;  sprint kick – flutter w/ board and snorkel and parachute
4 x 25  @  1:00;  sprint – free w/ parachute
2 x 25  @  0:50;  sprint kick – secondary stroke w/ parachute
4 x 25  @  1:00;  sprint – secondary stroke w/ parachute
1:00 rest
2 x 25  @  1:30;  sprint – free w/ bucket
2 x 25  @  1:30;  sprint – secondary stroke w/ bucket
2 x 25  @  1:30;  sprint – free w/ bucket and fins (paddles optional)
2 x 25  @  1:30;  sprint – secondary stroke w/ bucket and fins (paddles optional)

Meters for Breakfast

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Ryan Woodruff, North Carolina Aquatic Club
coachryan@ncacswim.org

LCM
3 x 400 free descend and negative split
1 @ 5:40
1 @ 5:30
1 @ 5:20

300 w/snorkel 25 kick/25 swim choice

4 x 300 free 200 DPC B3/100 Overkick @ 4:10

300 same as above

6 x 200 free, paddles & buoy optional
2x: 1 @ 2:45
1 @ 2:40
1 @ 2:35

300 same as above

12 x 100 free swim
2x: 1 @ 1:25
1 @ 1:20
1 @ 1:25
1 @ 1:15
1 @ 1:25
1 @ 1:10

300 same as above

For Sasquatch

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Ryan Woodruff, North Carolina Aquatic Club
coachryan@ncacswim.org

Warmup
400 free swim
4 x 100 RIM Drill
4 x 50  4 sprint cycles off both walls  all @ :10 rest

Main set:
7x through @ 11:00
Rounds 1-4 are free, rounds 5-7 no free    
400 for time    
6  x 50 descend cycle count 1-3 @ :50

Kick set:
? x 50 kick w snorkel1 @ :50
1 @ :48
1 @ :50
1 @ :46
1 @ :50
1 @ :44
and so on, until you miss the interval, then go:
1 x 100 all out for time

Back and Free Sprint Set

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Ryan Woodruff, North Carolina Aquatic Club
coachryan@ncacswim.org

WARMUP W/ SNORKEL – FREESTYLE

30 X 100 @ :10 REST

                #1 – 50 STREAMLINE FACE DOWN KICK/50 FISTS DRILL

                #2 – 50 KICK ON SIDE/ 50 CATCHUP

                #3 – OVERKICK AND CATCHUP

 

BACKSTROKE

50 – 3 SCULLS/3 STROKES DRILL @ :10 REST

3 X          200 SWIM RACE PATTERN (FOCUS ON UNDERWATERS AND TURNS) @ :20 REST

                4 X 25 @ :30   12.5 YDS SPIN DRILL/ 12.5 YDS EZ SWIM

 

 

POWER TOWER SET –

 

6 X 75 BACKSTROKE  @ 1:45  FAST GOING OUT, EZ COMING BACK IN

200 EZ FREESTYLE B3– NO BELT

6 X 50 BACKSTROKE @ 1:15  5+ YARDS KICK, 20 YARDS BUILD/25 EZ BACKSTROKE

200 EZ FREESTYLE B3 – NO BELT

6 X 25 ALL OUT SPRINT BACKSTROKE @ :40

200 EZ FREESTYLE B3 – NO BELT

Masters Freestyle Workout

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Ryan Woodruff, North Carolina Aquatic Club
coachryan@ncacswim.org

Intervals are written for LCM

WARMUP
400 FREE
200 IM DRILL

6 X 100 FREE @ 1:30/1:45/2:00
SNORKELS, FINS & PADDLES
DESCEND 1-3, 4-6

MAIN SET
PURPOSE: INDUCE A LITTLE FATIGUE WITH THE THREE 50s AND THEN HOLD A STEADY PACE UNDER THAT FATIGUE. AN IMPORTANT SKILL FOR RACING AND A GREAT FITNESS BOOSTER! PULLING EQUIPMENT OPTIONAL THROUGHOUT THE SET. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN EVEN BIGGER CHALLENGE, SUBSTITUTE STROKE FOR FREE DURING THE 50s!

3 X 50 FREE FAST @ 1:00/1:10/1:20
3 X 100 STEADY & STRONG @ 1:40/1:55/2:10
1:00 REST

3 X 50 FREE FAST @ 1:00/1:10/1:20
3 X 200 STEADY & STRONG @ 3:20/3:50/4:20
1:00 REST

3 X 50 FREE FAST @ 1:00/1:10/1:20
3 X 300 STEADY & STRONG @ 5:00/5:45/6:30
1:00 REST

WARM- DOWN SET W/ FINS
6 X 100 @ :30 REST
SPRINT 15m, EZ FOR 85m

TOTAL 4,050m

How Low Can You Go?

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Greg Johnson
Carter Center Aquatics- Roanoke, VA
 
ALL KICK w/ Board
 
6 x (or wherever your best kicker(s) can get to):
 
    K 3 x 100 @ 1:50 (or wherever you decide) (r
    S 1 x 300 w/ snorkel D/S by 25 @ call
 
Drop 5 seconds each round to see who can make it down.  Once the send off is missed, you can either back the swimmer down to the last successful send off or have them wear zoomers or fins to keep up with the group.
 
 
 

Fly Me To the Moon

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Ryan Woodruff, North Carolina Aquatic Club
coachryan@ncacswim.org

The following is a butterfly workout intended to improve all aspects of the stroke. As always, intervals depend on the level of swimmer being trained. In this instance, the intervals on the fly swims were intended to give the swimmers plenty of rest to facilitate proper technique and eliminate “butter-struggle.”

4 X 25 FLY KICK W/SNORKEL @:30
2 X 50 CLAP DRILL FLY @:50
1 X 100 SWIM FLY @1:25/1:30/1:35
4 X 50 FLY KICK W/SNORKEL @1:00
2 X 100 3-3-3 DRILL FLY @1:30/1:35/1:40
1 X 200 SWIM FLY @3:00/3:10/3:20
4 X 75 FLY KICK W/SNORKEL @1:30
2 X 150 TRIPLE KICK DRILL FLY @2:15/2:25/2:35
1 X 300 SWIM FLY @4:30/4:45/5:00
4 X 100 FLY KICK W/SNORKEL @2:00
2 X 200 4 FLY/4 BREAST @3:00/3:15/3:30
1 X 400 SWIM FLY @FAST

NO “BROKEN STROKES!!!”
FLIP ALL TURNS DURING FLY DRILLS
YOU MAY DOLPHIN KICK ON YOUR SIDE WITHOUT A SNORKEL IF YOU CHOOSE

The 15-Minute Kick Test Set

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Ryan Woodruff
Lynchburg YMCA

This set is meant to test/improve kicking speed and endurance and can be performed SCY or LCM. Place traffic cones or some other markers every 5 yards/meters along the edge of the pool. Swimmers will perform six timed kicking efforts for maximum distance.

Effort #1 – 1:00
100 easy swim
Effort #2 – 2:10 Goal: Double your distance from #1
100 easy swim
Effort #3 – 4:30 Goal: Double your distance from #2
100 easy swim
Effort #4 – 4:20 Goal: Beat your distance from #3
100 easy swim
Effort #5 – 2:05 Goal: Beat your distance from #2 or half of #4, whichever is greater
100 easy swim
Effort #6 – :55 Goal: Beat your distance from #1 or half of #5, whichever is greater.

Use a whistle or bang a lane wrench on the side of the pool to stop the swimmers. Swimmers stop immediately upon hearing the noise and determine their distance to nearest yard, then swim to the nearest wall to begin the 100 easy.

Swimmers can kick with or without a board, with a snorkel, or with no equipment – coach’s choice. I prefer kicking with a snorkel for breast, fly, and free as it encourages good body position and keeps swimmers from being distracted by teammates. Open turns throughout the set for consistency and fairness between strokes. Pick one stroke to kick throughout the set.

Record all distances. To encourage competitiveness, write them on a dry erase board where everyone can see it as the set goes on.

1:00+2:10+4:30+4:20+2:05+:55= 15 minutes total kicking time