Speed with Active Recovery
The emphasis of this workout is to learn to go fast. You should be doing some of the swim faster than your test speed. See the “Test” workout to find your test speed. Go easy when it is easy, but push yourself when called on to.

Speed with Active Recovery #1

Warm-up: 200 easy
Drill: 8 x 25
Main Set:
Repeat the following 5-6 times
100 easy-rest 15 seconds

Cool-down: 4 x 25

Total 1,500-1,700 yards

Speed with Active Recovery #2

Warm-up: 100 easy
Drill: 6 x 50
Drill 25 / swim 25 fast
Main Set:
Swim 100s continuously. Start very slow and make each 100 faster until you can't go faster. Take 1 minute rest and do it again.

Cool-down: 2 x 50

Total 1,500-1,700 yards

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