Swimming Set of the Week - February 1, 2013
There's nothing like being DONE with the One-Hour Swim. Now...where did I put those fins?
There's nothing like being DONE with the One-Hour Swim. Now...where did I put those fins?
First part of today's practice was all about technique and building awareness of rotation, kick, and hand entry. Then we carried the focus points into a set of 200s.
We added a fun drill to practice today, but if you do the drill correctly for a while... it's only really fun for the coach. :)
Mixing in drills to regular training breaks up practice, and also keeps people focused.
If you want to have some fun with stretch cords and a Tempo Trainer, here's a quick, challenging sequence to help you learn a better pull.
Never miss the opportunity to teach. Yesterday's practice showed some consistent errors in the masters group, so we decided to teach with a fun set.
A little technique work to start the week right, with inspiration from Go Swim Freestyle with Jason Lezak.
Freestyle technique is your focus in the first half of the set. Putting that technique into practice with a classic 10 X 100 is your focus on the second half.
Here are some frame grabs from the clips uploaded so far to goswimtv.com featuring Roland Schoeman.
Helping swimmers overcome a crossover in backstroke is a pretty standard job of coaches. Here's a quick progression that helps some swimmers.
Being able to focus on one specific aspect of your stroke sometimes takes isolation. Swimming under water certainly gives you that.
A quick shot of one of our great Navy swimming friends from the Santa Clara Grand Prix swim meet.
We are a group of swimmers who swim really fast, and like to help others learn how to reach their competitive potential in the area of professional swimming.