Tag: Underwater

Wetland Set from SwimMAC Carolina

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Coach Emily Laurent, SwimMAC Carolina

This is a set that I modified from a couple of the sets on the website, but my swimmers seemed to really like it. Main focus was the 100s doing the correct underwater under stress. This was for a combo practice of a set of 11-14 that are BB-Age Group Cut for their respective ages. 

4X50 @ 1:15 IMO Fast  

8X100 @ 3:00 Back, 25- 5 squats, 25- 5 pressouts, repeat 

4X50 @ 1:15 Choice Fast, perfect swims  

6X100 @ 3:00 Breast 10 squats, 5 pressouts

4X50 @ 1:15 IMO Fast  

4X100 @ 3:00 Fly 15 squats, 10 pressouts

4X50 @ 1:15 Choice Fast  

2X100 @ 3:00 Free 15 squats, 10 pressouts

4X50 @ 1:15 IMO Fast  

Undie-Sprint-Undie

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Ryan Woodruff, Lynchburg YMCA

SCY

The purpose of this set was to develop our underwater kicking ability while also working on sprinting after the underwaters. We typically took about

3 x (25 underwater off the blocks, walk back to the blocks) @ 1:00 rest

100 EZ

3 x (25 underwater kick off the blocks + open turn + 25 sprint free) @ 1:30 rest

100 EZ

3 x (25 underwater kick off the blocks + open turn + 25 sprint free + flip turn + 25 max underwater kicks + walk back to the blocks) @ 2:00 rest

100 EZ

5 lanes, 34 swimmers. Speed, Underwaters, and Dryland.

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Ryan Woodruff, Lynchburg YMCA

This is the sort of workout that could work well in the context of many high school practices. We had 5 lanes (lanes 2 through 6 in our pool). Swimmers dive off the blocks in lanes 3,4, and 5 for an all out 25. Their next instruction was depends on what lane they were in – either a 15m underwater kick, 5 push-ups/10 squats, or a 15m sprint. Get back behind the blocks and do it again!

Underwater Golf

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Ryan Woodruff, Lynchburg YMCA

We have had many posts on this blog using the “Golf” concept (adding seconds swum and cycles taken over a distance and aiming for a lower score). Here is a twist to that concept focusing on underwater dolphin kicking

6x (1x 100 back, fly, or free + 1 x 50 EZ) @ 3:00

On the 100s, get your time and then SUBTRACT the total number of dolphin kicks that you took in the 100. Calculate your score during the EZ 50. Give a high level of effort on the 100 and aim for a lower score each time.

Example:

Swimmer goes 1:08 in the 100 back and took 7 dolphin kicks off each wall (28 total), the golf score would be 40.

68 seconds – 28 dolphin kicks = 40

Freestyle and Underwater Kicking

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Ryan Woodruff, Lynchburg YMCA

SCY

Instructions on the 400s were to keep it steady and make the interval by :10+. Intervals for 200s are a bit faster with instructions to push the pace. 25s are to maintain an underwater focus under fatigue. A,B,C intervals for 400s and 200s. For the 25s, A group does 8, B group does 6, C group does 4, allowing us to stay pretty close together on the set.

LCM Sprint Stations

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Ryan Woodruff, Lynchburg YMCA

This was the second time we set up a series of sprint stations in our long course pool utilizing a 10m diving well and the regular lanes. We got some great times overall.

We rotated through the stations 3x. The buckets we use are like parachutes, but are just 1-gallon buckets from Home Depot.

The run & dive “50s” in the diving we are really just 20m (10m across the diving well and return), so they got lots of rest there.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Speed, Legs, and Fly

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Chris Brookover
Senior Leader – Aquatics

MLY Phoenix

SCY

We have a ton of high school meets this time of year, so attendance is sporadic at best. We are trying to get the best out of whoever shows up. Lots of leg work and some fly at the end to develop mental and physical toughness.

 

Speed Set:

3 X 

2 x 75 @ 1:15 – E/F/E — F/E/F – Min. 4-UW Kicks Off Wall

2 x 50 @ :50 – E/F — F/E – Min. 6-UW Kicks Off Wall

2 x 25 @ :25 – Both Fast – Min. 8-UW Kicks off Wall

Rest :30

Kick:

2 X

6 x 100 @ 1:20 – W/ Fins and Snorkel [B=5 @ 1:30 – R- 1:00]

Rest :30

2 x 25 @ :25 – UW – 6-Kicks (No Fins)

2 x 25 @ :30 – UW – 8-Kicks (No Fins)

2 x 25 @ :35 – UW – 10-Kicks (No Fins)

2 x 25 @ :40 – UW – 12 Kicks (No Fins)

Rest :40

Swim:

3 X

4 x 25 @ :30 – Fly

3 x 50 @ 1:00 – Fly #2 = Free

2 x 75 @ 1:30 – Fly/Free/Fly

1 x 100 @ 2:00 – Fly

Blasting Buckets and Sox

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Ryan Woodruff, Lynchburg YMCA

LCM. This set makes use of the 12m diving well that sits alongside the 50m lanes we use. In order to maximize our space with our entire team practicing at once, we occasionally use it this way. For ease of communication, we call one width of the diving well a “25.”

We used 1-gallon buckets tied to waist belts for the set of 8 x50, timing each 25 and emphasizing racing a teammate.

For the diving well set, we used the aquavolo drag sox. The contrast between resisted kicking and non-resisted (when we take the Sox off) leads to some excellent speedy UW kicking.