“It all comes down to the ability to sustain and maintain great technique at high speed and under pressure and fatigue.”  -- Wayne Goldsmith

This week we explore sets that favor technique under pressure – not yardage above all.

**Monday**

**All Drills:  All-Strokes – Stroke Count**

Most elite swimmers can tell you EXACTLY how many strokes they took on every length of a set or workout.  There’s a reason.  Counting strokes is the simplest way to know if you’re maintaining technique over the course of a set.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2321-all-strokes-stroke-count>

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**Tuesday**

**Discovering Efficiency Step 2**

How fast can you swim at a given stroke rate?  Paying attention to stroke rate and time gives you the discipline needed for fast swimming.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1008-freestyle-discovering-efficiency-step-2> 

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**Wednesday**

**Free Drill: Reduced Stroke 100s**

Do you have complete knowledge of what you’re doing in the water – the kind of knowledge that helps you compete at high levels?  Try this and find out.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1881-freestyle-reduced-stroke-100s> 

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**Thursday**

**All Drills: Wax On – Wax Off Set**

This 300-yard/meter set checks all the boxes for this week’s theme.  It demands that you maintain technique at high speed and under fatigue.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1878-wax-on-wax-off-set> 

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**Friday**

**Turn Drills: Under Over Drill**

Here’s a fun, team-building exercise that demands that all swimmers practice deeper, longer pushoffs.  This one is only for more advanced swimmers!

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1606-turns-under-over-drill> 

**Saturday**

**Free Drills: Freestyle/Backstroke – Head Games**

Watch how one team demands head stability while under the pressure and fatigue of a long set.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1986-freestyle-backstroke-head-games> 

**Sunday**

**Kara Lynn Joyce: Sprint Breathing**

If 50 free is your race, and you want to minimize your breathing in the race, you need to practice your race-day breathing pattern in practice.  This won’t build your yardage, but will increase your ability to swim a fast 50 free.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/657-sprint-breathing> 

**Bonus**

**Free Drill:  Tempo-Trainer Kick**

The FINIS Tempo Trainer is a powerful tool in helping you maintain technique under pressure.  Here it’s used to test how well you can maintain the rate of your kick.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1903-freestyle-backstroke-tempo-trainer-kick>

Jessica Hardy:  What Is Speed?

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1286-what-is-speed>

**Chat**

12:04:13 From Brian Lindsay to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

Like to know how I can delete a video I take on the app.

12:26:38 From Monty Krieger to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

better to do these 100s at the beginning or end of a workout?

12:39:21 From helen naylor to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

this is why she doesn't breath on a 50 🙂 haha

12:47:54 From Monty Krieger to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

her speed of lifting her head to breath is slower than the return into the water

12:49:05 From helen naylor to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

sorry, I had sent that right before you asked what she swims and how many breaths she takes.

12:51:08 From Glenn Mills to helen naylor(Direct Message):

Reacted to "sorry, I had sent th..." with 👍🏼

12:52:14 From Brian Lindsay to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

When I swim Glen, I am working on improving the timing of my rotation, speed at which I do then, and amount of rotation that I do. I talk to the kids of keeping the head still and that it is their rotation that brings the head into the breathing position.

12:53:50 From Brian Lindsay to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

Michael’s book Developing Swimmers is a great reference book and is on my shelf.

12:57:23 From Brian Lindsay to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

Drop down push offs and no breathing flags into walls on free.

12:57:33 From Lesley Dusevic to Everyone:

Masters swimming - all must do a PROPER underwater breast stroke pull out.

13:00:22 From Beth Baker to Everyone:

I have a hard time getting the college kids to do fast turns ALL the time then they wonder why they can’t get good walls at midseason invite.🙄

13:02:00 From Charlie McCanless to Everyone:

love it Paul! I’m going to give that a shot tonight!

13:03:25 From Beth Baker to Everyone:

Reacted to "I have a hard time g..." with ❤️

13:03:54 From Monty Krieger to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

sorry, my internet failed when you were answering my comment about head rotation speed out and in on breath.

13:04:03 From Lesley Dusevic to Everyone:

Must go. Thank you all!

13:04:44 From Cindy Dyer to Everyone:

diving

13:05:33 From Peggy Haykal to Everyone:

working on rotation

13:05:44 From Nancy Schley to Everyone:

Thank you Glenn and Barbara

13:07:15 From Nancy Schley to Everyone:

diving and Br

13:07:23 From Linda Daniel to Everyone:

Thank you

13:07:25 From Beth Baker to Everyone:

Great session today, Glenn, thanks!

13:07:29 From Charlie McCanless to Everyone:

Thanks guys!

13:15:06 From Anders Malmquist to Everyone:

how can i get in my coaches so they can work as i can do it and this is interesant with video making

13:27:01 From Glenn Mills to Everyone:

glenn@goswim.tv


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Nov. 28, 2023 - Technique Under Pressure Zoom