Nationals – WK 10/10 General Aerobic – Thursday

Recovery Mix Session

Warm Up:  400m

Recovery:  400m

  • 4 x (50 Kick, 50 swim) 2x BK, 2x FS

EN-1 / Kick:  600m / 200

  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 100 BK Kick
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 100 FS Kick

EN-3:  200m

  • 4 x 50 FS on 55, swim 35-37 (all 36-37 … increase to 5 and then 6x)
  • 100 easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 easy, 25 Sprint) on 1:15

LAP Kick:  50

  • 25 FS Sprint kick, 25 easy
  • 25 BK Sprint Kick, 25 easy

Power:  50

  • 4 x 12.5m dive/breakout

Swim Down:  200m

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Nationals – WK 10/10 General Aerobic – Wednesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  400m

Recovery:  200

  • 2 x (50 Kick, 50 swim) 1x BK, 1x FS

EN-2:  400m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45
  • 50 easy
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 40
  • 40 easy

LAP:  300m

  • 2 x (50 BK Sprint on 1:05, 2 x 50 BK Stroke on 1:05) on 3:45
  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint on 45, 2 x 25 BK on 30) 2:00
  • 50 easy
  • 2 x (50 FS Sprint on 1:00, 2 x 50 FS Stroke on 1:00) on 3:30
  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint on 45, 2 x 25 FS on 30) on 2:00
  • 50 easy

EN-3: 400m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 55 sec, swim 40
  • 100 easy
  • 4 x 50 FS on 50 sec, swim 35
  • 100 easy

Power:  100

  • 4 x 12.5 BK Start
  • 4 x 12.5 FS Start

Swim Down:  200m

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Nationals – WK 10/10 General Aerobic – Tuesday

Borden Closed for Noon swim

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Nationals – WK 10/10 General Aerobic – Monday

Last Week of General Aerobic Prep – Down Week for recovery

Warm Up:  400m

Recovery:  300

  • 2 x (50 Kick, 50 Scull, 50 Swim) 1x BK, 1x FS

EN-1:  1000

  • 5 x 100 BK on 2:00, swim 1:38
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:28
  • 50 easy

EN-2:  400

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 40

LAP:  200

  • 2 x (25 BK Build, 25 easy) on 1:15
  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30
  • 2 x (25 FS Build, 25 easy) on 1:15
  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  200+

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Nationals – WK 9/10 General Aerobic – Thursday

Speed Session

Warm Up:  400m

EN-1 / Kick:  200 / 200

  • 2 x (50 BK Kick, 50 BK Swim)
  • 2 x (50 FS Kick, 50 FS Swim)

EN-2:  300m

  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45
  • 3 x 50 FS on 55, swim 40

LAP:  200m (Recov 500m)

  • 2 x (50 BK Sprint, 2 x 50 BK recovery on 1:05) on 3:45 (act:  37, 37)
  • 50 easy
  • 2 x (50 FS Sprint, 2 x 50 FS recovery on 1:00) on 3:30 (act:  31, 34)
  • 50 easy

Recovery:  200m

  • (50 Kick, 50 swim, 50 Scull, 50 swim) FS

EN-3:  175m

  • 100 FS Fast on 1:45, swim <1:15  (act:  1:10)
  • 50 FS Fast on 1:00, swim <35 (act:  36)
  • 25 BK Fast, swim <17 (act:  16)

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint Kick, 25 easy)

Power:  100

  • 4 x 12.5m BK Dive/breakout
  • 4 x 12.5m FS Dive/breakout

Swim Down:  200m+

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Nationals – WK 9/10 General Aerobic – Thursday

Recovery Session

Warm Up:  400m

Recovery:  700m

  • 2 x (25 Kick, 50 swim, 25 kick, 50 swim)
  • 2 x (50 Kick, 50 pull, 50 Scull, 50 swim)

EN-1:  600m

  • 3 x 100 BK on 1:55
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45

Kick:  400m

  • 8 x 50 Fin Kick on 15-20 sec

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint Kick, 25 easy)

Swim Down:  200

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Nationals – WK 9/10 General Aerobic – Wednesday

Speed Session

Warm Up:  400m

EN-2:  400m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45
  • 4 x 50 FS on 55, swim 40

LAP:  400m

  • 3 x (50 BK Sprint, 2 x 50 BK recovery on 1:05) on 3:45
  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint, 2 x 25 BK 4ecovery on 45)
  • 100 easy
  • 3 x (50 FS Sprint, 2 x 50 FS recovery on 1:00) on 3:30
  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint, 2 x 25 FS recovery on 1:00)
  • 100 easy

EN-3 I:  175m

  • 100 BK Fast on 2:00 (act:  1:21 … very hard past 50m)
  • 50 BK Fast on 1:00 (act:  45 … no speed)
  • 25 BK Fast

Recovery:  200m

  • (50 Kick, 50 swim, 50 Scull, 50 swim) BK

EN-3 II:  175m

  • 100 FS Fast on 2:00
  • 50 FS Fast on 1:00
  • 25 FS Fast

Recovery:  200m

  •  (50 Kick, 50 swim, 50 Scull, 50 swim) FS

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint Kick, 25 easy)

Power:  100

  • 4 x 12.5m BK Dive/breakout
  • 4 x 12.5m FS Dive/breakout

Swim Down:  200m+

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Nationals – WK 9/10 General Aerobic – Tuesday

Recovery Session + Weights

Warm Up:  400m

Recovery:  300m

  • 2 x (25 Kick, 50 swim, 25 kick, 50 swim)

EN-1:  600m

  • 100 BK Fins
  • 100 BK Pull
  • 100 BK
  • 100 FS Fins
  • 100 FS Pull
  • 100 FS

Kick:  400m

  • 8 x 50 Kick on 1:30

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint Kick, 25 easy)

Swim Down:  200

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Nationals – WK 9/10 General Aerobic – Monday

Aerobic Session

Warm Up:  400m

EN-1 / Kick:  1000 / 200

  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:30
  • 5 x 100 BK on 1:55, swim 1:40
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:30
  • 50 easy

EN-2/EN-3:  400 / 400

  • 4 x 100 BK on 2:00, desc 1-4 from 1:35 (act:  1:34, 1:33, 1:30, 1:28)
  • 50 easy
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45, desc 1-4 from 1:25 (act:  1:20, 1:19, 1:17, 1:20)
  • 50 easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30 2x BK, 2x FS

Swim Down:  200m

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Nationals – WK 8/10 General Aerobic – Saturday

Warm Up: 600m

  • 300 reverse IM as drill/swim 75m each
  • 200 pull
  • 100 scull

Set 1: 800m

  • 8 x 100 on 2:00 as
    50 FS, 25 Stroke, 25 FS
    odd Drill, even Fast

Set 2: 500m

  • 10 x 50 Kick on 1:30
    Odd medium (BR), even Fast (BK, FS)

Set 3: 200

  • 8 x 25m on 1:30
    Odd underwater
    Even block start Sprint 2x FS 2x BK

Swim Down 300

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Nationals – WK 8/10 General Aerobic – Friday

Speed session

Warm Up:  400m

Recovery: 600

  • 4 x (50 Kick, 100 swim)

EN-1/Kick:  200/200

  • 8 x (25 Kick, 25 swim) 4x BK, 4x FS
  • 100 FS Pull, 100 BK Pull

EN-2:  400m (at reduced level

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:05, swim 45
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 40

EN-3:  400m (at way reduced level)

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim fastest avg
  • 100 recovery
  • 4 x 50 FS on 55, swim fastest avg
  • 100 recovery

LAP:  400m

  • 4 x (25 BK Build, 25 recovery) on 1:15
  • 4 x (25 FS Build, 25 recovery) on 1:15
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 recovery) on 1:30
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 recovery) on 1:30

Power:  100

  • 4 x (50 with max flags In/Out)

Swim Down:  300m

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Nationals – WK 8/10 General Aerobic – Thursday

Recovery / Aerobic Session

Warm Up:  400m

Recovery: 300m

  • 2 x (25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick, 50 Swim)

EN-1 / EN-2 / Kick:  800 / 400 / 400

  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 200 BK Fins
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 2 x 100 BK (1x Pull, 1x Swim)
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:05, swim 45-47
  • 50 easy
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 200 FS Fins
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 100 FS (1x Pull, 1x Swim)
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 38-40
  • 50 easy

LAP:  100

  • 4 x (25 Fast, 25 easy) on 1:15 (2x BK, 2x FS)

LAP Kick:  100

  • 4 x (25 Fast Kick, 25 easy) (2x BK, 2x FS)

Power:  100

  • 4 x 50 easy with power Flags-In-Out

Swim Down:  200m

 

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Nationals – WK 8/10 General Aerobic – Wednesday

Sprint Session

Warm Up:  400m

EN-1/Kick:

  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:30
  • 100 BK
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 100 FS

LAP:  400m

  • 4 x (50 BK Sprint on 1:05, 2 x 50 BK recovery on 1:05) on 3:45
    (act:  37, 38, 38, 38.5)
  • 50 easy
  • 4 x (50 FS Sprint on 1:00, 2 x 50 FS recovery on 1:00) on 3:30
    (act:  33, 34, 34, 32.5)
  • 50 easy

EN-3:  400

  • 100 FS Fast on 1:35, swim <1:30 (act:  1:15)
  • 50 FS Fast on 1:00, swim 35
  • 2 x 25 FS Fast on 30
  • 100 recovery
  • 100 BK Fast on 1:45, swim <1:30 (act:  1:21)
  • 50 BK Fast on 1:00, swim 40
  • 2 x 25 BK Fast on 30
  • 100 recovery

LAP Kick:  50

  • 2 x (25 Sprint Kick, 25 easy) (1x BK, 1x FS)

Power:  50

  • 2 x 50 with Power turn at 25 wall

Swim Down:  200m

 

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Nationals – WK 8/10 General Aerobic – Monday

First session of full-on Winter Season training – Borden 11:30-1:00pm

Warm Up:  400m

EN-1/EN-2/Kick: 1400 / 400 / 300

  • 100 BK Kick on 20 sec
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 200 BK on 3:45
  • 2 x 100 BK Pull on 2:00
  • 5 x 100 BK on 1:55, desc towards 1:30
  • 100 FS Kick on 20 sec
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 200 FS on 3:30
  • 2 x 100 FS Pull on 1:45
  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45, desc towards 1:20

EN-3:  300

  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim <45
  • 50 easy
  • 3 x 50 FS on 55sec, swim <40
  • 50 easy

LAP:  150

  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30 (1x Build, 1x Sprint)
  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30 (1x Build, 1x Sprint)

LAP Kick:  100

  • 4 x (25 Sprint Kick, 25 easy) on 1:30 (2x BK, 2x FS)

Swim Down:  200

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Nationals – WK 7/10 General Aerobic – Sunday

Last session of the two week holiday period – Borden 1HR++

Warm Up:  600m

Recovery:  300

  • 2 x (25 Kick, 50 swim, 25 Kick, 50 swim) 1x FS, 1x BK

EN-1 / Kick:  1200 / 300

  • 3 x 50 BK Kick on 1:30
  • 6 x 100 BK (3x Pull on 2:00, 3x Swim on 1:55)
  • 3 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 6 x 100 FS (3x Pull, on 1:45, 3x Swim on 1:45)
  • 50 easy

LAP: 250

  • 4 x (25 BK Build, 25 easy) on 1:30
  • 25 BK Sprint, 25 easy (17sec)
  • 4 x (25 FS Build, 25 easy) on 1:30
  • 25 FS Sprint, 25 easy (15 sec)

Swim Down:  350m

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Nationals – WK 7/10 General Aerobic – Thursday

Last session of 2015 – Collingwood with Wade and Sarah

Warm Up:  600

  • 200 swim
  • 200 kick
  • 200 pull

Set 1:  1000

  • twice through the following :
    – 4 x 50 FS on 1:00
    – 4 x 50 BK on 1:00
    – 2 x 50 BK starting with 15m underwater on 1:00
  • 50 easy

Set 2:  400

  • 4 x 25 FL on 40sec
  • 4 x 25 BK on 40sec
  • 4 x 25 BR on 40sec
  • 4 x 25 FS on 40sec
  • 50 easy

Set 3:  400

  • 400 FS Pull (300 with paddles, 100 no paddles)
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Nationals – WK 7/10 General Aerobic – Wednesday

Aerobic and Speed – 1 HR only

Warm Up: 400m

EN-1 / Kick: 1500m

  • 3 x 50 BK Kick on 1:30
  • 3 x 200 BK on 3:45
  • 3 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 3 x 200 FS on 3:30

LAP:  200m

  • 2 x (50 BK Sprint on 1:05, 2 x 50 BK recov on 1:05) on 3:45
  • 2 x (50 FS Sprint on 1:00, 2 x 50 FS recov on 1:00) on 3:30

Swim Down:  200m

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Nationals – WK 7/10 General Aerobic – Tuesday

Aerobic Threshold Session

Warm Up:  400m

EN-1/Kick: 700

  • 2 x (25 Kick, 50 swim, 25 kick 50 swim)
  • 200 BK Fins
  • 200 FS Pull

EN-2: 700

  • 2 x 100 BK on 1:50, swim < 1:35
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim <45
  • 2 x 25 BK on 30, swim <20
  • 50 easy
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim <1:25
  • 2 x 50 FS on 55, swim <40
  • 2 x 25 FS on 30, swim <17
  • 50 easy

EN-3:  200m

  • 100 BK Fast  (1:23)
  • 100 easy
  • 100 FS Fast (1:11)
  • 100 easy

Swim Down:  200m

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Nationals – WK 7/10 General Aerobic – Monday

Second Holiday week … Aerobic Session after 3 day break … 1HR only

Warm Up:  400m

EN-1/Kick: 800m /200m

  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 4 x 100 BK on 1:55
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45

EN-2: 600m

  • 2 x 100 BK on 1:50
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:00
  • 50 easy
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:40
  • 2 x 50 FS on 55sec
  • 50 easy

LAP: 100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  300m

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Nationals – WK 6/10 General Aerobic – Monday

Borden Noon – Holiday Hours … ONLY 1 HR

Warm Up:  400m (8 min)

EN-1:  1400m (30min)

  • 50 BK Kick on 1:30
  • 200 BK Fins on 3:45
  • 100 BK on 2:00
  • 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 200 FS Pull on 3:30
  • 100 FS
  • 50 BK Kick on 1:30
  • 3 x 100 BK on 1:55
  • 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45

EN-2: 400m (9min)

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:05, swim 45
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 40

LAP: 100m (7 min)

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:15

Swim Down:  200m

 

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Nationals – WK 5/10 General Aerobic – Saturday

Collingwood – Saturday moring

Warm Up:

  • 300 swim,
  • 200 pull
  • 100 kick

Set 1:

  • 6 x (
    – 25 Drill
    – 25 Stroke Count
    – 50 Maintain Stroke count Minus 1 )
  • 100 easy

Set 2:

  • 3 x (
    – 50
    – 50 Fast
    – 50 easy
    – 50 Fast )
    Maintain constant Stroke count
  • 100 easy

Set 3:

  • 6 x 100 FS on 1:50
    – maintain stroke count mean from prev set on 3rd 25

Swim Down

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Nationals – WK 5/10 General Aerobic – Friday

Borden Noon – Speed

Warm Up:  600m

Recovery: 300

  • 2 x (25 Kick, 50 swim, 25 Kick, 50 swim)

EN-1/2:  400m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:05, desc 1-4 from 48
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc 1-4 from 42

LAP:  600

  • 4 x (3 x 50 BK on 1:05 – #1 Sprint, #2, 3 recovery) on 3:45
  • 100 easy
  • 4 x (3 x 25 BK on 40 sec – #1 Sprint, #2, 3 recovery)
  • 100 easy
  • 4 x (3 x 50 FS on 1:00 – #1 Sprint, #2, 3 recovery) on 3:30
  • 100 easy
  • 4 x (3 x 25 BK on 35 sec – #1 Sprint, #2, 3 recovery)
  • 100 easy

LAP Kick:  200

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint Kick, 25 recovery)
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint Kick, 25 recovery)

Swim Down:  200+

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Nationals – WK 5/10 General Aerobic – Thursday

Borden Noon – mixed session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 /  Kick: 800 / 200

  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:30
  • 4 x 100 BK on 1:55, swim 1:40
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:30 (2x Pull)

EN-2 / 3:  400 / 400

  • 4 x 100 BK on 1:50
    – swim #1, 2 @ 1:35
    – swim #3, 4 @ <1:30
  • 100 easy
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:40
    – swim #1, 2 @ 1:25
    – swim #3, 4 @ <1:20
  • 100 easy

LAP:  250

  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:05 – #1 Sprint, #2, 3 recovery
  • 3 x (3 x 25 BK on 40 sec – #1 Sprint, #2, 3 recovery)
  • 100 easy
  • 3 x 50 FS on 1:00 – #1 Sprint, #2, 3 recovery
  • 3 x (3 x 25 BK on 35 sec – #1 Sprint, #2, 3 recovery)

LAP Kick:  100

  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint Kick, 25 recovery)
  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint Kick, 25 recovery)

Swim Down:  200

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Nationals – WK 5/10 General Aerobic – Wednesday

Borden Noon – Speed Session

Warm Up:  600m

Recovery:  400m

  • 2 x (25 Kick, 50 swim, 25 Kick, 50 scull, 50 swim)

EN-1 / 2:  400m / 200

  • 3 x 100 BK on 1:55, 2 swim 1:40, 1 swim 1:35
  • 50 easy
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45, 2 swim 1:30, 1 swim 1:25
  • 50 easy

LAP:  300

  • 3 x (50 BK Sprint on 1:05, 2 x 50 BK recovery on 1:05) on 3:45  (act:  38, 39, 39)
  • 100 easy
  • 3 2 x (50 FS Sprint on 1:00, 2 x 50 FS recovery on 1:00) on 3:30 (act:  34, 34)
  • 100 easy

LAP Kick:  100

  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint Kick, 50 easy)
  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint Kick, 50 easy)

Swim Down:  200

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Nationals – WK 5/10 General Aerobic – Tuesday

Borden Noon – Aerobic Session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / EN-2 / Kick:  1000 / 400  / 400

  • 100 BK Kick
  • 100 BK Pull
  • 3 x 200 BK on 3:45 swum as:
    -(150 Aerobic, 50 Threshold)
    -(150 Aerobic, 50 Threshold)
    -(100 Aerobic, 100 Threshold)
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:30
  • 50 easy
  • 100 FS Kick
  • 100 FS Pull
  • 3 x 200 FS on 3:15 swum as:
    -(150 Aerobic, 50 Threshold)
    -(150 Aerobic, 50 Threshold)
    -(100 Aerobic, 100 Threshold)
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 50 easy

EN-3:  300

  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim <45
  • 100 recovery
  • 3 x 50 FS on 55, swim <40

LAP:  150 75

  • 3 x (25 easy, 25 sprint) on 1:15
  • 3 x (25 BK Sprint, 50 recovery)
  • 3 x (25 FS Sprint, 50 recovery)

Swim Down:  200

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Nationals – WK 4/10 General Aerobic – Saturday

Collingwood 7:30am

Warm Up:

  • 200 swim
  • 100 Pull
  • 100 Kick
  • 50 drill, 50 Pull, 100 swim

EN-1/2: 1200

  • 6 x 200m swum as twice through the following (1x BK, 1x FS):
    – 150 aerobic, 50 fast
    – 100 aerobic, 100 fast
    – 50 aerobic, 150 fast
    – 50 easy plus some extra time
    BK on 3:45, FS on 3:14

Kick:

  • 12 x 50m on 1:30, desc 1-4

Swim Down

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Nationals – WK 4/10 General Aerobic – Friday

Borden Noon Speed session

Warm Up:  600

  • 200 BK
  • 200 IM Drill
  • 200 FS
  • 2 x (25 Kick, 50 swim, 25 kick, 50 swim)
  • 200 FS Pull

EN-2:  300

  • 3 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc 1-3 from 41
  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:05, desc 1-3 from 47

LAP:  400m

  • 2 x (50 FS Fast on 1:00, 2 x 50 easy on 1:00) on 3:30
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30
  • 100 recovery
  • 2 x (50 BK Fast on 1:05, 2 x 50 easy on 1:05) on 3:45
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  300m

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Nationals – WK 4/10 General Aerobic – Wednesday

Borden Noon – Mix session

Warm Up:  600m

  • 200 BK
  • 200 IM Drills
  • 200 FS

Kick/Recovery: 400

  • 100 FS Kick
  • 50 Scull
  • 100 BK Kick
  • 50 Scull
  • 100 FS Pull

EN-1/2/LAP: 600/400/200

  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:28
  • 50 easy
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:35, swim 1:23 (1:20, 1:19)
  • 50 easy
  • 100 FS Strong (1:15)
  • 100 easy
  • 3 x 100 BK on 1:50, swim 1:38
  • 50 easy
  • 2 x 100 BK on 1:45, swim 1:33 (1:30, 1:31)
  • 50 easy
  • 100 BK Strong (1:25)
  • 100 easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint with turn, 25 easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  200m

 

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Nationals – WK 4/10 General Aerobic – Monday

Down Week

Borden Noon – Aerobic

Warm Up:  900m

  • 200 BK
  • 200 IM Drills
  • 200 Pull
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 50 Scull
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 50 Scull
  • 50 easy

EN-1: 1200

  • 3 x 200 FS on 3:30, Pull, Swim, Pull
  • 3 x 200 BK on 3:45, Swim, Pull, Swim (final BK 200 was 3:16)
  • 50 easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  400m

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Nationals – WK 3/10 General Aerobic – Saturday

Warm Up:  800m

  • 200 swim
  • 200 kick
  • 200 IM
  • 200 Pull

EN-1/EN-2/Recov:  800, 400, 400

  • 4 x 100 BK on 1:55, swim 1:40 (act ~1:37)
  • 3 x 100 BK on 1:50, swim 1:35 (act ~1:32-1:33)
  • 2 x 100 BK on 1:45, swim 1:30 (act 1:27, 1:29)
  • 100 BK faster … (act 1:24)
  • 200 recovery

LAP:  500

  • 2 x (50 FS Sprint on 1:00, 2 x 50 FS easy on 1:00) on 3:30 (act 35, 34)
  • 2 x (50 BK Sprint on 1:05, 2 x 50 BK easy on 1:05) on 3:45 (act 40, 39)
  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30 (3FS, 1BK)

Swim Down:  200m

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Nationals – WK 3/10 General Aerobic – Thursday

Borden Noon – Mix session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1: 800m

  • 2 x 50 Kick
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:20
  • 2 x 50 Kick
  • 3 x 100 BK on 1:55, swim 1:40
  • 50 easy

EN-2:  600m

  • 3 x 100 BK on 1:50, swim 1:35
  • 50 easy
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:25

LAP:  300

  • 5 x (25 FS Sprint on 30, 3 x 25 easy on 30) on 2:30
  • 5 x (25 BK Sprint on 45, 3 x 25 easy on 45) on 3:30
  • 4 x 12.5 FS breakout + 6 strokes
  • 4 x 12.5 BK breakout + 6 strokes

Swim Down:  200m

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Nationals – WK 3/10 General Aerobic – Tuesday

Borden Noon – Speed

Warm Up:  600m

Recovery:  300m

  • 2 x (25 Kick, 50 swim, 25 Kick, 50 swim)

EN-2:  500m

  • 5 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc 1-5 from 42sec
  • 50 easy
  • 5 x 50 BK on 1:05, desc 1-5 from 47sec
  • 50 easy

LAP:  700m (200 recovery)

  • 100 FS Fast (act 1:11)
  • 100 easy
  • 100 BK Fast (act 1:25)
  • 100 easy
  • 4 3 x (50 FS Fast on 1:00, 2 x 50 FS easy on 1:00) on 3:30
  • 4 3 x (50 BK fast on 1:05, 2 x 50 BK easy on 1:05) on 3:30
  • 2 x (25 FS Fast, 25 easy)
  • 2 x (25 BK Fast, 25 easy)

Swim Down:  2100m

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Nationals – WK 3/10 General Aerobic – Monday

Borden Noon – Aerobic Session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  1600

  • 300 FS Pull – hold SC
  • 200 FS – hold SC
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45, Desc SC by 1 per 25m
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 300 BK Pull
  • 200 BK
  • 3 x 100 BK on 1:55, desc SC by 1 per 25m
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 100 easy

EN-2:  600

  • 6 2 x 50 FS on 0:55, swim 40
  • 6 2 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45
  • 200 easy

LAP:  100

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  2100m

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Nationals – WK 2/10 General Aerobic – Saturday

Collingwood Clippers session – Stroke Count – stroke length

Warm Up:  1200m

  • 6 x 100 as:
    – 1 & 2 Drill/Swim
    – 3 & 4 Kick/Swim
    – 4 & 6 Swim/Kick
  • 300 Pull on 5:30
  • 300 Swim – hold SC and neg split 2nd 150

Main Set: 1100m

  • 6 x 100 FS on 1:45
    – set SC on first 25m
    – decrease SC for each following 25m by 1
    (act:  ending with 16-17)
  • 10 x 50 FS on 1:15
    – Odd swim easy with stroke count from the 100’s
    – Even swim Faster with SAME Stroke count

Recovery: 200m

  • 50 Drag wrist
  • 50 Right arm, left at side
  • 50 Left arm, right at side
  • 50 shoulder brushes ear

Sprint:

  • 4 x (12.5m Breakout / 6 stroke sprint, easy rest of 50)
    – focus on underwater dolphin to breakout, massive power, then easy off and drop

Swim Down:  200m easy

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Nationals – WK 2/10 General Aerobic – Thursday

Borden – Aerobic

Warm Up:  600m

Recovery:  400

  • 25 Kick, 50 swim 25 Kick, 50 swim FS
  • 50 scull
  • 25 Kick, 50 swim 25 Kick, 50 swim BK
  • 50 scull

EN-1:

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 200 FS
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 50 easy
  • 200 BK Fins
  • 200 BK
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 50 easy
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:40
  • 50 kick
  • 50 easy
  • 3 x 100 BK on 1:50 (act:  1:33, 1:33, 1:31)

LAP:

  • 8 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy)
    4x FS, 4x BK

Swim Down:  200m

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Nationals – WK 2/10 General Aerobic – Wednesday

Speed Session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1: 400m

  • 2 x 100 FS
  • 2 x 100 BK

LAP/Recovery: 700m / 300m

  • 4 x (50 FS Sprint, 2 x 50 easy on 1:00) on 3:30
  • 100 easy
  • 4 x (50 BK Sprint, 2 x 50 easy on 1:05) on 3:45
  • 100 easy
  • 2 x (12.5 FS Over-spin, 37.5 easy)
  • 1 x (12.5 BK Over-spin, 37.5 easy)
  • 100 easy
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  300m

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Nationals – WK 2/10 General Aerobic – Monday

Borden Noon session – Aerobic

Warm Up:  600m

Recovery:  300m

  • 2 x (25 Kick, 50 swim, 25 kick, 50 swim)

EN-1:  1200m

  • 2 x 50m FS (25 drill, 25 swim)
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 100m FS
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 200m FS
  • 50 easy
  • repeat above with different stroke (BK)

LAP:  200m

  • 50 BK Fast, recover with 2 x 50 BK on 1:05
  • 50 FS Fast, recover with 2 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 4 x (25 Fast, 25 easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  200m

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Nationals – WK 1/10 General Aerobic – Saturday

Collingwood Morning Session

Warm Up:  600m

  • 400 reverse IM
  • 200 kick

EN-1/EN-2/recovery:  2000 / 200

4 times through (reverse IM order):

  • 6 x 50 – 3x drill, 3x Strong, Stronger, Strongest on 1:00 or 1:05
  • 200 (focus on walls and kick)

Swim Down:  300

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Nationals – WK 1/10 General Aerobic – Thursday

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1/Lap/Recovery:  600m / 300m / 400

  • 3 x ( 3 x 50 FS on 1:00) #1, #2 aerobic, #3 Fast
  • 200 FS Pull – count strokes
  • 3 x (3 x 50 BK on 1:05) #1, #2, aerobic, #3 Fast
  • 200 BK

LAP:  200m

  • 50 FS for time, 100 easy
  • 50 BK for time, 100 easy
  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30
  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  400m

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Nationals – WK 1/10 General – Wednesday

Warm Up:  600m

Recovery:  300

  • FS:  25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick, 50 Swim
  • BK:  25 kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick, 50 Swim

EN-1:  800

  • 2 x 100 FS-IM on 2:00
  • 50 Kick
  • 3 x 100 BK on 1:50
  • 50 Kick
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:40
  • 50 Kick

LAP:  400

  • 2 x (50 FS Fast, 100 easy) (act:  36, 35)
  • 2 x 100 FS Pull recovery on 1:40
  • 2 x (50 BK Fast, 100 easy) (act:  40, 39)

Swim Down:  400

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Nationals – WK 1/10 Gen – Monday

Start of the sprint Season … end goal – Nationals in May 2016

Warm Up:  600

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 200 BK
  • 200 IM Drill

Recov/En-1:  300/800

  • 200 FS Pull – Count strokes – maintain
  • 100 BK Pull
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 50 easy
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:40
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 50 easy
  • 3 x 100 BK on 1:50 (act:  1:34)
  • 50 easy

LAP:  400

  • 2 x (50 FS Fast, 100 easy)
  • 2 x (25 FS Fast, 50 easy)
  • 2 x (12.5 FS Max, 37.5 easy)
  • 50 easy
  • 50 BK Fast, 100 easy  (act:  38)
  • 25 BK Fast, 50 easy

Swim Down:  100

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Noosa – Taper WK 2/2 – Wednesday

2 DAYS OUT

USC Pool – Aerobic Pacing Session
Gentle warm up for the shoulder (was ok)

Warm Up:  1000m

  • 400 BK
  • 2 x (50 BR, 50 BK)
  • 200 FS-IM
  • 100 FS Pull with Paddles – nice and long
  • 100 FS Pull

EN-2:  500m

  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:30 @ 70 strokes per min
    Act 1:26, 1:28, 1;28, 1:28, 1:29

Recovery: 400m

  • 100 BK
  • 100 FS Paddles
  • 100 BK
  • 100 FS Pull Paddles

EN-2:  500m

  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:30 @ 70 strokes per min
    Act:  1:25, 1:29, 1:29, 1:30, 1:29

Swim Down:  500m

  • 200 BK
  • 200 FS Pull with variable breathing
  • 100 BK

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Noosa – Taper WK 2/2 – Tuesday

3 DAYS OUT:
Morning Cycle:

THen … To swim or not to swim …

Decided to do a pool session and see if my R shoulder was ok in ‘calm’ water.

Sunshine Coast University Pool – easy Aerobic Session – 2500m

Warm Up: 1000m

  • 400 BK steady
  • 2 x (50 BR, 50 BK)
  • 100 FS Pull, 100 BK
  • 100 FS, 100 BK

EN-1: 1100m

  • 4 x (50 FS, 50 BK) on 10 sec after FS
  • 100 FS Pull with Paddles
  • 100 FS Pull
  • 2 x 100 FS
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim @ 70 Strokes/min
    act:  1:23, 1:27, 1:28 … too fast for the first one

Swim Down:  400m

  • 100 BK
  • 100 FS Pull
  • 100 BK
  • 100 FS Pull

Shoulder ok, swimming good flat water pool technique

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Noosa – Taper WK 2/2 – Monday

4 DAYS OUT

Noosa Beach – Pacing Session
Bad choice of training location – the swell wasn’t as big as last Monday, but the ocean was way more ‘messy’.
Tweaked my R shoulder trying to clear my head enough to breathe and sight.

Warm Up:  600m

Recovery:  200m

EN-2:  1000m

  • 250 at 1:30/100 Pace @ 70 strokes/min
  • 20 sec rest
  • 250 at 1:30/100 Pace
  • 300 recovery
  • 250m at 1:30/100 pace
  • 20 sec rest
  • 250 at 1:30/100 pace


LAP:  200m

  • once through – run-in sprint out and  back with 30 sec rest out deep

Swim Down:  400m

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Noosa – Taper WK 1/2 – Sunday

Sleeman Centre – Outdoor pool – easy session

5 DAYS OUT

Warm Up:  600m

Recovery:  400m

EN-2:  500m

  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:30 @ 70 strokes / min

Swim Down:  500m

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Noosa – Taper WK 1/2 – Saturday

Sunshine Coast University pool – Pacing Session

Warm Up:  1000m

EN-2: 800

  • 8 x 100 on 1:40, swim 1:30 @ 70 strokes/min

Recovery: 300m

  • 200 BK
  • 100 mix
  • 200 FS-IM

Swim Down:  400m

 

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Noosa – Taper WK 1/2 – Friday

Noosa – Aerobic – flat water session

Warm Up:  600m

  • over to far side of little cove

Recovery:  600m

  • Back to surf club

EN-1:  1600m

  • 4 x 400m

LAP:  200m

  • 2 x run-in, sprint out 70m, 30 sec rest, strong in, run-out

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Taper WK 1/2 – Thursday

Noosa Beach – Aerobic Session
Not exactly the conditions for a ‘gentle’ aerobic session. Wind was very strong from the North.
The swell was big and the shore breaks were spread over a big zone.
It was quite a blast heading out to Little Cove swimming up and over such huge swell. Naturally faster coming back.
Swimming cross swell to the groin and back was a bit harder … but lots of that could be part of both the 1000 and tri 1500.
Missed the out leg of the first run-in.

Warm Up:  600m

  • Out towards Little Cove mid beach and back 100m

Recovery:  300m

  • Back to Surf Club beach


EN-1:  1600m

  • 4 x 400m
    130m out from beach
    to Rock Groin and back
    to Rock Groin


LAP:  200m

  • 2 x Run in, 100m out rest 100m back run out rest

Swim Down:  400m

  • Back to Surf club

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Noosa – Taper WK 1/2 – Tuesday

Open Water Race Pace Session – Full Race simulation – Noosa Beach

Warm Up:  1000m

Race Pace:  1000m  – Time as a separate session

  • Start at rock groin end
  • Run in
  • Swim out 150, over 200, in 150
  • Run out and 30m on beach
  • Run in
  • Swim out 100m, over 200m in 200m
  • Run out and up beach
    I’ll be thrilled if the Garmin was accurate on this Race Sim – I think the actual distance might be a bit less … but all in the right ballpark.

Recovery:  500m

  • easy swim, mix back

Swim Down:  400m

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Noosa – Taper WK 1/2 – Monday

Open Water Aerobic Session at Noosa Beach
Great conditions – ESE wind – so in the lee of the headline
decent swell and a dumping shore break
22C

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  1800m

  • 3 x 500m segments
  • 300 m segment long and smooth

LAP:  300m

  • 3 times through:
    – run in off the beach
    – swim out through the waves to approx. 75m
    – 30 sec rest
    – swim back through the waves
    – run up the beach
    – 90 sec rest

Swim Down:  400m

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 4/4 – Saturday

Quality Session – LC at Commonwealth Games Pool – Sleeman Aquatic Centre Brisbane

Hey FINALLY!!! An indoor pool kept at a reasonable temperature for training!
What a novel concept!

Warm Up:  1000m

EN-2: 1900

  • 50    on 1:00,   swim 0:45
  • 50    on 1:00,   swim 0:45 
  • 100 on 2:00,   swim 1:30
  • 150 on 3:00,   swim 2:15 
  • 200 on 4:00,   swim 3:00 
  • 250 on 5:00,   swim 3:45 
  • 300 on 6:00,   swim 4:30
  • 800                   swim 12:00 

Recovery:  400m

  • 200 BK
  • 100 FS
  • 100 BK

LAP:  150m / 150 Recovery

  • 3 x 50 FS Sprint, 50 recovery

Swim Down:  500m

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 4/4 – Friday

Aerobic Session – Noosa Beach

Warm Up:  600m – to Little Cove

EN-1:  1800m

  • 3 x 600m

Recovery:  300m

Power:  300m

  • 3 x [ – Run In – Work through waves to approx. 75m – 30 sec rest – Swim Back to Beach with waves – Run out – recovery 1-2 min]

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 4/4 – Thursday

University of Sunshine Coast Pool – Race Pace session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  800m

  • 200 FS Pull on 3:15
  • 200 BK on 15 sec
  • 200 FS on 3:15
  • 200 FS-IM

Race Pace:  900m

  • 200 FS Fast on 3:15, swim 2:55 (act:  2:55)
  • 300 FS Strong on 5:00, swim 4:30 or under (act:  4:31)
  • Out at shallow end – run around to deep end – dive in – 50 BK Fast (strong kick)
  • 200 FS Strong on 3:15, swim 3:00 or under (act:  3:03)
  • 200 FS Strong, swim 3:00 or under (act:  3:03)
  • Out at shallow end – run aound to deep end to finish

Recovery:  400m

  • 400 BK

LAP:  150m (150 recovery)

  • 3 x 50 (FS Sprint, 50 recovery)

Swim Down:  300m+ (act: 400m)

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 4/4 – Wednesday

HR too high in AM – tired – headache – cancelled swim session

Noosa Beach – Aerobic / Recovery Session

Warm Up:  600m

  • Easy swim to Little Cove

Recovery:

  • Easy swim back to Surf Club

EN-1:  400m

  • Swim to Rock Groin

Power:  200m

  • 2 x (Run-In – Strong to 70m – 60 sec rest – Strong Out – Run Out)

Swim Down:  400m

  • Easy swim back to Surf Club
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Noosa – Race Prep WK 4/4 – Tuesday

Race Pace Session – Uni Sunshine Coast Pool

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  400m

  • 200 FS Pull on 3:15
  • 200 FS-IM

Race Pace:  700m

  • 200 FS Fast on 3:15, swim 2:55
  • 300 FS Strong on 5:00, swim 4:30 or under
  • 2 x 50 BK Strong with front dive – and get out at far end
  • 200 FS Strong, swim 3:00 or under

Recovery:  200m

  • 200 BK

LAP:  150m

  • 3 x 50 (FS Sprint, 50 recovery)

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 4/4 – Monday

Noosa Ocean – Aerobic Session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  1800m

  • 3 x 500m
  • 300m

Power:  300m

  • 6 x [
    – Run In
    – Work through waves to approx. 75m
    – 30 sec rest
    – Swim Back to Beach with waves
    – Run out
    – recovery 1-2 min]

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 3/4 – Saturday

Quality Session – LC at …

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  500m

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 100 BK
  • 200 FS-IM

EN-2: 1000

  • 50    on 1:00,   swim 0:43 
  • 100 on 2:00,   swim 1:26 
  • 150 on 3:00,   swim 2:09 
  • 200 on 4:00,   swim 2:52 
  • 250 on 5:00,   swim 3:35 
  • 300 on 6:00,   swim 4:18 

Race Pace / Time Trial:  800m

  • 800,                  swim 11:28 

Recovery:  400m

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x 50 FS Sprint, 50 recovery

Power:  100m

  • 8 x blast start, easy rest of 50

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 3/4 – Friday

Aerobic Noosa Open Water session

I had the Garmin set for WU … 5 x 300 on 1:00 rest and the SD … but couldn’t hear or feel the ends of the 300m repeats … the path looks a little funny in places …

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 3/4 – Thursday

Race Pace Session – University of the Sunshine Coast Pool

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  500m

  • 200 FS Pull on 3:15, swim 3:00 (new paddles – great!)
  • 100 BK on 2:00, swim 1:45
  • 200 FS-IM

EN-2:  250m

  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 40

Race Pace:  850m

  • 100 FS Fast on 1:45, swim <1:25
  • 100 FS Hold on 1:45, swim 1:27
  • 300 FS on 4:45, swim 4:20 (act:  4:38)
  • 50 BK Fast – no rest
  • 100 FS Recover on 15 sec
  • 200 FS, swim <2:55 (act:  3:02)

Recovery:  300m

  • 300 BK Fins

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x 50 FS Sprint, 100 recovery
    Sprint <40 (act:  36-37)

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 3/4 – Wednesday

Noosa Beach – Aerobic session
22C – too warm in the 5mm sleeveless wetsuit
calm with a small swell

Enter at the Groin – M pattern to Surf Club

Surf Club to Hidden Beach and back

Surf Club to Groin

3 x surf entry/exit

total 2400m

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 3/4 – Tuesday

First Session Down Under – Tues 6-Oct-2015
Aerobic LC pool session – Cotton Tree pool – ASAP after landing

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  1200m

  • 200 FS Pull on 3:15, swim 3:00
  • 200 BK on 15sec
  • 200 FS-IM on 15 sec
  • 6 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:30
    1-3 Pull
    4-6 Swim

EN-2:  400m

  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:25
    using 70 strokes/min

LAP:  200m

  • 2 x (50 FS Sprint, 100 recovery)
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 recovery)

Swim Down:  300m+

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 2/4 – Saturday

Last workout before flying.
Clippers Masters session (with some stroke rate work with Cliff)

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  1000m

  • 2 x 200 FS Pull on 3:15
  • 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:15

Recovery:  200m

EN-2:  750m

  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, descend … increase stroke rate
  • 3 x 50 FS on 1:00, descend … increase stroke rate
  • 200 FS at 35 cycles/min or 70 strokes/min
    HR >170
  • 50 easy
  • 200 FS at 33 cycles/min or 66 strokes/min
    HR 150
    aim for 35 cycles/min over he next few weeks in openwater

Swim Down:  500m

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 2/4 – Friday

Recovery 1/2 week … reduced volume to 60%

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  500m

  • 3 x 100 FS Pull on 1:45
  • 2 x 10 FS on 1:45

Race Pace:  500m

  • Wade through
  • 200 FS Strong on 3:00, swim 2:50 (act:  2:50)
  • 300 FS Strong, swim 4:20 (act:  4:16)
  • Wade through and around

Recovery:  300

  • 200 BK Fins
  • 100 BK

LAP:  150m

  • 50 FS Sprint, 100 recovery
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy)

Power:  50m

  • 50 FS, wade through loop, 50 FS

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 2/4 – Wednesday

Borden Noon – Pacing Session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  600m

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 200 BK
  • 200 FS-IM

EN-2 FS PACING: 1050m

  • 50    on 1:00,   swim 0:43 (act 41)
  • 100 on 2:00,   swim 1:26 (act 1:27)
  • 200 on 4:00,   swim 2:52 (act 2:53)
  • 300 on 6:00,   swim 4:18 (act 4:15)
  • 400,                  swim 5:44 (act 5:43)

Recovery:  300m

  • 200 BK Fins
  • 100 BK

LAP:  200m

  • 2 x (50 FS Sprint, 50 easy)
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy)

Power:  50m

  • 50 FS, wade pool run, 50 FS … 2:29

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 2/4 – Tuesday

Borden Noon – Aerobic Session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  1200m / Kick:  300

  • 2 x 200 FS Pull on 3:15, swim 3:00
  • 2 x 50 Fin Kick
  • 2 x 200 FS Fins on 3:15, swim 3:00
  • 2 x 50 Fin Kick
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:15, swim 3:00
  • 2 x 50 Fin Kick

Recovery:  300m

  • 200 BK Fins
  • 100 BK

LAP:  150m

  • 50 FS Sprint, 100 recovery
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 50 recovery)

Power:  50m

  • 2 x (50 FS – wade pool criss-cross – 50 FS)
    2:25 and 2:20

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 2/4 – Monday

Monday – Race-Pace Focus

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  600m

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 200 BK
  • 200 FS-IM

Race-Pace:  900m

  • Water Run – Shallow to Deep
  • 200 FS Strong on 3:00, swim 2:50 (act:  2:51)
  • 300 FS Strong, aim for 4:20 (act:  4:29)
  • Water Run – Deep to Shallow, around, Shallow to Deep
  • 100 FS Recover on 15 sec, swim 1:30 (act:  1:28)
  • 300 FS Strong, swim <4:25 (act:  4:30)
  • Water Run – Deep to Shallow

Recovery:  200m

  • 200 BK Fins

LAP:  200m

  • 50 FS Sprint, 100 recovery
  • 3 x (25 FS Sprint, 50 recovery)

Power:  100m

  • 50 FS – Water Run – Deep to Shallow, around, Shallow to Deep – 50 FS

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 1/4 – Friday

Borden Noon – Quality Pacing

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  500m

  • 100 FS Pull
  • 2 x 100 BK
  • 2 x 100 FS-IM

EN-2:  300m

  • 6 x 50 on 1:15 with Stroke Rates:
    71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76

Race Pace: 800

  • 8 x 100 FS on 2:00
    1-3 and 5-7 swim 1:26
    4 and 8 swim 1:22 or under

Recovery:  300m

  • 300 BK Fins

LAP:  100

  • 50 FS Sprint, 100 recovery
  • 2 x 25 FS Sprint, 50 recovery

Power:  50

  • 50 FS, wade pool loop/criss-cross, 50 FS

Swim Down: 300

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Noosa – Race Prep – WK 1/4 Thursday

Borden Noon – Aerobic session … after two days off to try to reverse being Over-Trained

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick:  1600 / 300m

  • 400 FS Pull with Paddles on 30 sec
  • 2 x 50 Kick on 15 sec
  • 400 FS on 30 sec
  • 2 x 50 Fin Kick on 15 sec
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:30, swim 3:00+
  • 2 x 50 Kick on 15 sec
  • 8 x 50 FS on 1:15,  use Temp Pro to dial in Stroke Rate
    Stroke Rates:
    68 – 42.2 20.3 + 22  SW
    68 – 41.2 20.6 + 20.5  SW
    70 – 40.0 20.2 + 19.8  SW
    ** 72 – 39.5 18.8 + 20.7  SW 30 Strokes 21
    ** 74 – 38.9 19.5+ 19.4  SW 30 S 21
    ** 76 – 38.8 19.1 + 19.7  SW 30 S 21
    78 – 39.5 19.6 + 19.9
    80

Recovery:  300m

  • 150 BK Fins
  • 150 BK

LAP:  200m

  • 2 x (50 FS Sprint, 100 recovery)
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 50 recovery)

Power:  100m

  • 4 x mid-pool to wall Blast from float
  • 50 swim, wade pool loop with criss-cross, 50 swim

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 1/4 – Tuesday

Borden Noon – Aerobic session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick:  1800 / 300m

  • 400 FS Pull with Paddles on 30 sec
  • 2 x 50 Kick on 15 sec
  • 400 FS on 30 sec
  • 2 x 50 Fin Kick on 15 sec
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:15, swim 3:00
  • 2 x 50 Kick on 15 sec
  • 6 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:30

Recovery:  300m

  • 150 BK Fins
  • 150 BK

LAP:  200m

  • 2 x (50 FS Sprint, 100 recovery)
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 50 recovery)

Power:  100m

  • 4 x mid-pool to wall Blast from float
  • 50 swim, wade pool loop with criss-cross

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Race Prep WK 1/4 – Monday

First session of the Race Preparation Phase

Monday – Race-Pace Focus + weights

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  500m

  • 100 FS Pull
  • 2 x 100 BK
  • 2 x 100 FS-IM

Race-Pace:  800m

  • Water Run – Shallow to Deep
  • 200 FS Fast on 3:00 (act 2:42)
  • 300 FS Strong, aim for 4:20 (act 4:24)
  • Water Run – Deep to Shallow, around, Shallow to Deep
  • 100 FS Recover on 1:40 (1:28)
  • 200 FS Strong, aim for 2:55 (2:59)
  • Water Run – Deep to Shallow

Recovery:  300m

  • 200 BK Fins
  • 100 BK

LAP:  200m

  • 2 1 x (50 FS Sprint, 100 recovery)
  • 4 2 x (25 FS Sprint, 50 recovery)

Power:  100m

  • 2 1 x [
    – 50 FS
    – Water Run – Deep to Shallow, around, Shallow to Deep
    – 50 FS ]

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Specifics WK 9/9 – Friday

Borden Noon – Pacing session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  500

  • 100 FS Pull
  • 100 BK
  • 100 FS IM
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 43

EN-2 FS PACING: 1800m

  • 50    on 1:00,   swim 0:43 
  • 100 on 2:00,   swim 1:26 
  • 150 on 3:00,   swim 2:09 
  • 200 on 4:00,   swim 2:52 
  • 250 on 5:00,   swim 3:35 
  • 300 on 6:00,   swim 4:18 
  • 350 on 7:00,   swim 5:01  – cut this one if necessary
  • 400,                  swim 5:44 

Recovery: 400

  • 50 Scull
  • 200 BK
  • 50 Scull
  • 100 BK

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Specifics WK 9/9 – Thursday

Desperately needed rest day

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Noosa – Specifics WK 9/9 – Wednesday

Mixed Aerobic & Speed session

Warm Up:  600m

Recovery:  200

  • 200 BK Fins

Kick:  200m

  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 15 sec
  • 4 x 25 FS Kick on 15 sec

EN-1:  600m

  • 300 FS Pull on 4:45
  • 300 FS

LAP:  200m

  • 75 Sprint, 125 Recovery
  • 50 Sprint, 100 Recovery
  • 3 x (25 FS Sprint, 50 recovery)

Power:  100m

  • 2 x (50 swim – twice through shallow pool wade – 50 swim)

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Specifics WK 9/9 – Tuesday

Race Pace Session

Warm Up:  800m

EN-1:  300m

  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:27
  • 50 easy

Race Pace:  700m

  • Wade through Shallow Pool
  • 200m FS Fast on 3:00, swim 2:45 (act 2:40)
  • 300m FS Hold, swim 4:30 (act 250m in 3:25)
  • Out on Deck – wade through shallow pool out circle and back through
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:40, Descend (eg 1:30, 1:27) (act 1:27, 1:25)

EN-3:  300m

  • 6 x 50m FS on 50 sec, swim 37 (act all 37 except last at 38)

Recovery: 500m

  • 200 BK Fins
  • 50 Kick
  • 2 x 100 BK
  • 50 Kick

Mid-Race Run Sim:

  • 2 x (50 swim, shallow pool wade out/around/in, 50 swim)

Swim Down:  300m

 

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Noosa – Specifics WK 9/9 – Monday

Recovery Week

Aerobic Session + Weights

Warm Up:  600m

Kick: 200m

  • 2 x 50 Kick on 15 sec
  • 4 x 25 Kick on 15 sec

EN-1:  1000

  • 5 x 200m on 3:15
    FS Fins, FS Full, FS Pull, FS Full, BK

LAP:  200

  • 2 x (50 Sprint, 100 recovery)
  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 50 recovery)

Power:  100

  • 8 x mid-pool to Wall blast from float

Swim Down:  300

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Noosa – Specifics WK 8/9 – Sunday

Crappy end to the Ontario Swim/Bike Triathlon Race season

Strong winds, rough Lake Simcoe  – cancelled the Georgina Swim

Swim/Bike because a 20km (-) bike race. Going hypothermic before it started.

29.4 avg

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Noosa – Specifics WK 8/9 – Friday

Borden Noon – Recovery Swim

Warm Up:  600m

Recovery:  500

  • 50 FS Kick
  • 200 FS Fins
  • 50 Kick
  • 200 BK Fins

EN-1:  1100

  • 50 FS Kick
  • 100 FS Pull
  • 50 Scull
  • 2 x 100 FS
  • 3 x 50 FS
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 100 BK Pull
  • 50 Scull
  • 2 x 100 BK
  • 3 x 50 BK

LAP:  100

  • 4 2 x (25 Fast, 50 recovery)

Power:  100

  • 8 x mid-pool to wall Blast

Swim Down:  300

 

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Noosa – Specifics WK 8/9 – Thursday

Quality – Pacing Session – Borden

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  800

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 2 x 100 BK
  • 2 x 100 FS IM
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 43

EN-2 FS PACING: 1800m

  • 50    on 1:00,   swim 0:43 
  • 100 on 2:00,   swim 1:26 
  • 150 on 3:00,   swim 2:09 
  • 200 on 4:00,   swim 2:52 
  • 250 on 5:00,   swim 3:35 
  • 300 on 6:00,   swim 4:18 
  • 350 on 7:00,   swim 5:01 
  • 400,                  swim 5:44 

Recovery: 400

  • 50 Scull
  • 200 BK
  • 50 Scull
  • 100 BK

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Specifics WK 8/9 – Wednesday

Aerobic Session – Borden

Warm Up:  600m

Kick:  300

  • 6 x 50 fin Kick on 1:00

EN-1:  1200

  • 300 FS Pull on 5:00, swim 4:35
  • 3 x 100 BK on 1:55, swim 1:40
  • 300 FS on 5:00, swim 4:35
  • 3 x 100 FS-IM on 1:50, swim 1:35

EN-2:  700

  • 3 x 200 FS on 3:15, swim 2:55 (act:  2:53, 2:53, 2:50)
  • 100 FS, swim 1:25 (act:  1:20)
  • 100 recovery (2 x 50 fin kick)

EN-3:  250

  • 5 x 50 FS on 50 sec, swim 37-38 (act:  36, 36, 37, 37, 38)

LAP:  300

  • 4 x (50 FS Sprint, 100 recovery) on 3:00
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 50 recovery) on 2:00

Power:  50

  • 4 x 12.5m mid-pool to wall blast from float

Swim Down:  300

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Noosa – Specifics WK 8/9 – Tuesday

Back at Borden Noon swim after 3 week closure

Speed session

Warm Up:  600m

Kick:  300m

  • 6 x 50 Kick

EN-1:  800m

  • 4 x 50 FS Paddles Pull
  • 2 x 100 FS
  • 2 x 100 BK
  • 2 x 100 FS-IM

EN-3:  500m

  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim <1:22 (act:  1:16, 1:18, 1:18, 1:18, 1:18)
  • 50 recovery

LAP: 400m (800 Recovery)

  • 6 3 x (50 Sprint, 100 recovery) (act:  all 34sec)
  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 50 recovery)

Power:  100

  • 8 x mid-pool to wall blast

Swim Down:  300m

 

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Noosa – Specifics WK 8/9 – Monday

Open Water Aerobic Session

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Noosa – Specifics WK 7/9 – Sunday

Open Water – Wasaga Beach

Same as next day Monday – only calmer … and GPS was messed up (in UltraTrack mode)

2500m

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Guelph II Swim Bike triathlon race

750m swim
30km Bike

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Noosa – Specifics WK 7/9 – Thursday

Spence Lake Open Water Swim

Six crossings – GPS messed up … but approx. 2300m

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Noosa – Specifics WK 7/9 – Wednesday

East Bayfield 11am – Pacing session

Warm Up: 400m

Kick: 300m

  • 100 FS Kick
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick

EN-1: 1000

  • 4 x 100 BK on 1:55
  • 4 x 100 FS-IM on 1:50
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 42

EN-2 FS PACING: 1800m
Very tough swim from 200 onward – pool way too hot

  • 50    on 1:00,   swim 0:42 0:42
  • 100 on 2:00,   swim 1:24  1:26
  • 150 on 3:00,   swim 2:06  2:12
  • 200 on 4:00,   swim 2:48  2:52
  • 250 on 5:00,   swim 3:30  3:36
  • 300 on 6:00,   swim 4:12  4:26
  • 350 on 7:00,   swim 4:54  5:13
  • 400,                  swim 5:36  6:01

Recovery: 400

  • 50 Scull
  • 200 BK
  • 50 Scull
  • 100 BK

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Specifics WK 7/9 – Tuesday

Collingwood 7am – Speed Session
Not good at all – very flat

Warm Up:  800m

EN-1:  500m

  • 3 x 100 FS-IM on 1:50
  • 2 x 100 BK on 1:55

EN-3:  400m

  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:35, swim <1:22
    (act:  1:22, 1:24, 1:24, 1:25 … not good)

LAP:  600m (1200 recovery)

  • 9 x (50 FS Sprint, 100 recovery)
    (act:  37, 37, 37, 37, 37, 38, 38, 37, 36)
  • 6 x (25 FS Sprint, 50 recovery)
    (act:  17-18)

Power:  100m

  • 8 x mid-pool to wall Blast from float

Swim Down:  300

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Barrie 11am Aerobic Session – Max Volume Week 1/2

Warm Up:  800m

Kick:  300m

  • 3 x 50 BK Kick
  • 3 x 50 FS Kick

EN-1: 1200m

  • 3 x 100 BK
  • 3 x 100 FS-IM
  • 3 x 100 FS Pull
  • 3 x 100 FS

EN-2:  700

  • 3 x 200 FS on 3:10, swim 2:50 (act 2:48, 2:50, 2:49)
  • 100 FS, swim <1:25 (act 1:22)

LAP:  100

  • 4 x (25 Sprint FS, 50 recovery)

Power:  50

  • 4 x mid-pool to wall Flat start blast

Swim Down:  300

 

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Noosa – Specifics WK 6/9 – Saturday

Wasaga Beach Olympic Triathlon Swim/Bike Event

 

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Noosa – Specifics WK 6/9 – Friday

Collingwood 7am – short Speed Session – shortened further by less and 1.5hr Collingwood practice

Warm Up:  800m

Recovery:  500m

  • 25 Kick BK, 50 BK, 25 Kick BK, 50 BK, 100 BK
  • 25 Kick FS, 50 FS, 25 Kick FS, 50 FS, 100 FS

LAP:  400 (800 Recovery)

  • 5 x (50 FS Sprint, 100 recovery)
  • 6 x (25 FS Sprint, 50 recovery)

Power:  50

  • 4 x mid-pool to wall blast

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Specifics WK 6/9 – Thursday

Collingwood 7am – Pacing Session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1/Kick:  400 / 200

  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 2 x 100 FS IM
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 41 (Act:  40.6, 40.7, 41.1, 41.5)


EN-2 FS PACING: 1800m
This set was a bit of a mess.
Watch restart didn’t work for the first 100, so I started again.
For the 250m repeat, after 50m a lovely old bitty was standing in my lane. So I stopped and restarted the 250
From then on, I wasn’t able to hold 41 pace.
Last 400 was Pull.

  • 50    on 1:00,   swim 0:41  40.5
  • 100 on 2:00,   swim 1:22  1:22.9
  • 150 on 3:00,   swim 2:03  2:04.4
  • 200 on 4:00,   swim 2:44 2:46.2
  • 250 on 5:00,   swim 3:25  3:30
  • 300 on 6:00,   swim 4:06  4:21.7
  • 350 on 7:00,   swim 4:47  5:10.8
  • 400,                  swim 5:28  5:52.7


Recovery: 400

  • 50 Scull
  • 200 BK
  • 50 Scull
  • 100 BK

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Specifics WK 6/9 – Wednesday

Borden Outdoor

Recovery Swim:  1600m

Weight Session

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Noosa – Specifics WK 6/9 – Tuesday

Collingwood 7:30am

Warm Up:  600m

Kick:  300

  • 3 x 50 FS Kick/roll drill
  • 3 x 50 BK Kick

EN-1:  1200

  • 12 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:25
  • 200 BK recovery

LAP:  100

  • 4 x (25 Sprint FS, 50 recovery)

Power:  50

  • 4 x 12.5m mid-pool to wall blast from float

Swim Down:  300

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Noosa – Specifics WK 5/9 – Sunday

Wasaga Beach

Even with one-second logging and GPS + Glonass – the watch’s shortcomings on position accuracy are highlighted by the jaggy plot.

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Noosa – Specifics WK 5/9 – Saturday

Barrie 9:30am – Pacing Session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1/Kick:  400 / 300

  • 3 x 50 BK Kick
  • 2 x 100 FS IM
  • 3 x 50 FS Kick
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 43

EN-2 FS PACING: 1800m

  • 50    on 1:00,   swim 0:43  0:42
  • 100 on 2:00,   swim 1:26  1:27
  • 150 on 3:00,   swim 2:09  2:08
  • 200 on 4:00,   swim 2:52  2:50
  • 250 on 5:00,   swim 3:35  3:35
  • 300 on 6:00,   swim 4:18  4:18
  • 350 on 7:00,   swim 5:01  5:00 (tough)
  • 400,                  swim 5:44  5:55  (way overheated – pool 85F+)

Recovery: 400

  • 50 Scull
  • 200 BK
  • 50 Scull
  • 100 BK

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Specifics WK 5/9 – Friday

Biking the Wasaga Olympic Triathlon course with Brent and Michelle Juffermans:

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Noosa – Specifics WK 5/9 – Friday

BLOODY HELL!!
NO NOTICE GIVEN – that the Collingwood Centennial Pool would be closed all day for a private Cross-Fit Booking!
Too late to get to the early morning Barrie or Wasaga Session.
Would it have been too difficult to put up a sign yesterday … or the day before that … or even the day before that … or post something on the web site … anything?

Collingwood 7am – Pacing Session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1/Kick:  400 / 300

  • 3 x 50 BK Kick
  • 2 x 100 FS IM
  • 3 x 50 FS Kick
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 43

EN-2 FS PACING: 1800m

  • 50    on 1:00,   swim 0:43
  • 100 on 2:00,   swim 1:26
  • 150 on 3:00,   swim 2:09
  • 200 on 4:00,   swim 2:52
  • 250 on 5:00,   swim 3:35
  • 300 on 6:00,   swim 4:18
  • 350 on 7:00,   swim 5:01
  • 400,                  swim 5:44

Recovery: 400

  • 50 Scull
  • 200 BK
  • 50 Scull
  • 100 BK

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Specifics WK 5/9 – Thursday

Collingwood 7:30am

Warm Up:  400m

EN-1:  800m

  • 4 x 100 BK on 1:55, swam 1:40
  • 4 x 100 FS-IM on 1:55, swam 1:35
    (use 1:50 pace time next)

EN-3:  600m (100 Recovery)

  • 3 x 200 FS on 3:15, swim 2:45 or under
    (act:  2:44, 2:50, 2:48)
  • 100 recovery

LAP:  400 (800 Recovery)

  • 5 x (50 FS Sprint, 100 recovery) (most 35, two at 34)
  • 6 x (25 FS Sprint, 50 recovery) (most about 16)

Power:  100

  • 8 x mid-pool to wall blast

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Specifics WK 5/9 – Wednesday

Borden Noon – Recovery swim + weights

Warm Up:  400m

Recovery/EN-1 Mix/Kick:  1400

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Collingwood 7am

Warm Up:  400m

Kick:  200m

  • 100 FS Kick
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick

EN-1:  1200m

  • 6 x 100 BK on 2:00, swim 1:45
    (difficult to swim faster on BK without the deep end flags – makes no sense to take on that risk Collingwood!)
  • 6 x 100 IM on 1:55 (FS-IM)

EN-2:  800m (and 100 recovery)

  • 4 x 200 FS on 3:10, swim 2:50-2:55
    (2x FS Pull on3:05, swimming 2:45 and
    2 x FS on 3:10, swimming 2:50)
  • 100 recovery

EN-3:  600m (and 100 Recovery)

  • 6 x 100 FS on 1:35, swim <1:24
    (first time on 1:35 this season … 1:20, 1:23, 1:23, 1:24, 1:24, 1:25)
  • 100 recovery

LAP:  250m (and 500 Recovery)

  • 3 x (50 FS Sprint, 100 recovery) (all ~35 sec)
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 50 recovery) (all ~17 sec)

Swim Down:  300m

(Total – 4450m)

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Noosa – Specifics WK 5/9 – Monday

Collingwood Noon – 1 hr session – Recovery Swim from Triathlon Swim Bike

!! No Backstroke Flags in the Deep End !!!

Warm Up:  400m

Recovery:  1000

  • 50 Kick
  • 200 FS Pull
  • 50 Kick
  • 200 FS Fins
  • 50 Kick
  • 200 FS
  • 50 Kick
  • 200 BK

EN-1:  800

  • 8 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:28 (act 1:25-1:28)

LAP:  100

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 50 recovery) (act ~16)

Swim Down:  200

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Noosa – Specifics WK 4/9 – Sunday

Orillia Sprint Triathlon – Swim / Bike Race

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Noosa – Specifics WK 4/9 – Saturday

Wasaga Beach Open Water

  • WU 600
  • EN-2 3 x 300m
  • SD 270

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Noosa – Specifics WK 4/9 – Thursday

Last day for over 3 weeks at Borden Main Pool – closed for maintenance

Warm Up:  400

EN-1:  1000

  • 3 x 100 BK on 1:50, swim 1:35
  • 3 x 100 IM as FS-BK-BR-FS on 2:00
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45

EN-2:  600

  • 6 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:25
    (act:  1:21, 1:23, 1:22, 1:22, 1:21, 1:21) … good

LAP:  500

  • 7 3 x (50 FS Sprint, 100 50 Hold Stroke)
  • 6 3 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 recovery)

Power:  100

  • 4 x mid pool to wall blast
  • 4 x mid pool blast turn

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa – Specifics WK 4/9 – Wednesday

Long Aerobic session

Warm Up:  400m

EN-1/2/Kick mix: 1200 / 600 / 300

  • 2 x 200 FS Fins on 3:15, swim 3:00
  • 200 FS @ EN-2 swim 2:55 (act 2:52)
  • 2 x 50 Kick
  • 2 x 200 FS Pull on 3:15, swim 3:00
  • 200 FS @ EN-2 swim 2:55 (act 2:52)
  • 2 x 50 Kick
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:15, swim 3:00
  • 200 FS @ EN-2 swim 2:55 (act 2:49)
  • 2 x 50 Kick

EN-2: 500

  • 300 FS swim 4:25, on 4:45 (act 4:18)
  • 200 FS (act 2:44)

LAP:  300

  • 6 x (50 FS Strong, 100 Hold Stroke)

Swim Down:  200

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Noosa – Specifics WK 4/9 – Tuesday

Warm Up:  400m

EN-1 / Kick: 1100/300

  • 3 x 200 FS (Fins, Pull, swim)
  • 2 x 50 Kick
  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:28
    … (act all 1:29 … and tough)
  • 2 x 50 Kick
  • 50 recovery

EN-2:  500m

  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:25
    … (act 1:18, 1:25, 1:24, 1:24, 1:24)
  • 2 x 50 Kick

EN-3:  500m

  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:20
    … (act 1:18, 1:19, 1:19, 1:18, 1:18)
  • 100 BK recovery

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x (50 FS Fast, 100 hold)

Swim Down:  200

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Noosa – Specifics WK 4/9 – Monday

Recovery Session post USMS Nationals

Warm Up:  500m

Recovery: 800

  • 50 Kick
  • 200 FS Pull
  • 50 Kick
  • 200 FS Fins
  • 50 Kick
  • 200 FS
  • 50 Kick

EN-1:  900m

  • 300 FS Pull
  • 2 x 150 BK
  • 3 x 100 FS

Swim Down:  200m

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2015 USMS LC Nationals – Day 4

100 Backstroke

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2015 USMS LC Nationals – Day 3

400 Freestyle

50 Backstroke

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2015 USMS LC Nationals – Day 2

50 Freestyle

200 Backstroke

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2015 USMS LC Nationals – Day 1

800 Freestyle

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Noosa – Specifics WK 3/9 – Wednesday

Travel day to Geneva Ohio for US Long Course Nationals

Swim on arrival at the Spire Institute – get a little feel for the 50m pool

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Borden Noon – Two days out from US LC Nationals

Warm Up:  400m

Recovery: 600

  • 3 x (50 Kick, 50 swim, 50 Kick, 50 Swim)

EN-1:  1200

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 200 FS
  • 2 x 100 FS
  • 200 BK
  • 2 x 100 BK (1:35, 1:38)
  • 4 x 50 BK

EN-2:  400

  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:25 (1:24, 1:23, 1:22, 1:23)

LAP:  100

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy)

Swim Down:  200+

 

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Noosa – Specifics WK 3/9 – Monday

Collingwood Noon – Only 1hr

Warm Up:  400m

Kick:  300m

  • 6 x 50 Kick

EN-1:  1000m

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 2 x 100 FS
  • 2 x 50 FS
  • 200 BK
  • 2 x 100 BK
  • 2 x 50 BK

EN-2:  400m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 40

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 FS) on 1:30

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa – Specifics WK 2/9 – Saturday

Barrie Kempenfest 2km Open Water Swim

 

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Noosa – Specifics WK 2/9 – Friday

Wasaga Beach Swim – Open Water

Garmin Connect.

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Noosa – Specifics WK 2/9 – Thursday

Borden Noon – no strong push-offs or turns

Warm Up:  400m

Recovery:  300m

  • 50 Kick
  • 200 FS
  • 50 Kick

EN-1: 1600

  • 100 FS
  • 200 FS
  • 300 FS Pull
  • 400 FS
  • 300 FS Fins
  • 200 FS
  • 100 FS

EN-3:  400m

  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:25 (1:25, 1:25, 1:25, 1:23, 1:22)

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa – Specifics WK 2/9 – Wednesday

Borden Noon – back and hip still an issue

Warm Up:  400m

Kick:  400

  • 4 x 50 Fin kick
  • 4 x 50 kick

EN-1:  1000m

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 2 x 100 FS Fins
  • 2 x 50 FS
  • 200 BK
  • 2 x 100 BK Fins
  • 2 x 50 BK

EN-3: 600

  • 3 x 200 FS on 3:30, swim 2:50- (2:45, 2:47, 2:48)
  • 100 recovery

LAP:  200

  • 50 FS Sprint, 50 recovery
  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint 25 recovery)
  • 25 FS Sprint Kick, 25 easy
  • 50 BK Sprint, 50 recovery
  • 2 1 x (25 BK Sprint 25 recovery)
  • 25 BK Kick Sprint, 25 easy

Power:  100m

  • 4 x BK Blast Start
  • 4 x FS Dive Breakout

Swim Down:  200+

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Noosa – Specifics WK 2/9 – Tuesday

Borden Noon – Back/hip slightly better – could swim aerobic

Warm Up:  400m

Recovery: 500m

  • 50 Kick
  • 2 x 200 FS
  • 50 Kick

EN-1:  1600

  • 400 FS Pull
  • 200 FS
  • 200 BK
  • 400 FS
  • 200 FS
  • 200 mix of kick and swim (BK was painful)

EN-2:  500m

  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:25 (NOT)

Swim down:  200m

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Noosa – Specifics WK 2/9 – Monday

Borden Noon – failed session – back and hip too painful

Warm Up:  400m

Easy swim/kick maybe 500m

Kick:  400m

  • 100 BK Kick
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 100 FS Kick
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick

EN-1:  1000m

  • 200 BK
  • 200 FS
  • 3 x 100 BK
  • 3 x 100 IM

EN-3:  600m

  • 3 x 200 FS on 3:30
  • 100 recovery

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy)
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy)

Power:  100m

  • 4 x BK Blast start
  • 4 x FS Dive/Breakout

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa – Specifics WK 1/9 – Friday

Brutally tired – missed session

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Noosa – Specifics WK 1/9 – Wednesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  400m

EN-1 / Kick:  900m / 350

  • 3 x 50 FS kick
  • 200 FS Pull
  • 2 x 100 FS
  • 3 x 50 BK Kick
  • 200 BK
  • 2 x 100 BK
  • 50 BR Kick
  • 100 FS-IM

EN-2:  500m

  • 5 x 100 BK on 2:00, swim 1:30
    50 easy

LAP / LAP Kick:  250m /50

  • 50 BK Sprint
    150 recovery
  • 3 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy)
  • 25 BK Kick Sprint, 25 easy
  • 50 FS Sprint
    150 recovery
  • 3 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy)
  • 25 FS Sprint Kick, 25 easy)

Power:  100

  • 4 x Blast BK Start
  • 4 x FS Dive Breakout

Swim Down:  200

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Noosa – Specifics WK 1/9 – Tuesday

Borden Noon – long FS session + weights

Warm Up:  400m

Recovery:  250m

  • 50 easy kick
  • 200 FS

EN-1:  1600

  • 400 FS, aim for 6:00 (act 5:59)
  • 300 FS Pull on 4:45 swim 4:30 (act 4:28)
    100 FS swim 1:28
  • 2 x 200 FS (1x Pull) on 3:15, swim 2:55 (act 2:58, 2:59)
  • 4 x 100 FS Fins on 1:45, swim 1:28

EN-2:  400

  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:25 (all 1:24-1:25)
  • 150 recovery

EN-3:  500 400

  • 10 8 x 50 FS on 60 sec, swim 35-37sec

Swim Down:  50m

 

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Noosa – Specifics WK 1/9 – Monday

Start of the Specifics Preparation phase … more anaerobic Threshold work

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  400m

Kick:  350m

  • 7 x 50m Kick mix

EN-1:  800m

  • 200 BK on 3:45
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 4 x 100 IM on 2:00

EN-2:  500m

  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:25 (all 1:23-1:25)
  • 50 easy

EN-3: 300m

  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:20 or under (1:17, 1:18, 1:18) HARD
  • 50 easy

LAP:  200m

  • 4 3 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30
  • 4 3 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

Power:  50

  • 4 x 12.5 BK Blast start

Swim Down:  200

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 7/7 – Sunday

Garmin Connect.

Subaru’s Niagara Triahlon – Swim Bike Event

750m Swim:  13:01, 1:44/100m pace, 13.01 (official timing)
(Garmin 920XT Timing:  740m 12:43 (water exit) 1:43/100m)

25km Bike: 53:59, 27.8kph avg
(Garmin:  27.4km, 27.6kph)

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 7/7 – Friday

Wasaga Beach – Freezing Open Water Session

1600m

Garmin Connect.

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 7/7 – Friday

Wasaga Beach Open Water

Warm Up:  400m

EN-1:  1500

  • 5 x 300m on 1:00 rest

EN-3:  200

  • 2 x 100 on 20 sec rest

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 7/7 – Wednesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1/Kick:  800 / 300

  • FS:  2 x (25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick, 50 Swim)
  • BK:  2 x (25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick, 50 Swim)
  • 50 BR Kick
  • 50 FL Kick
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 50 easy

LAP / LAP Kick: 200 / 100

  • 50 FS Sprint, 200 recovery
  • 2 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 75 recovery)
  • 2 1 x (25 FS Sprint Kick, 25 recovery)
  • 50 easy
  • 50 BK Sprint, 200 recovery
  • 2 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 75 recovery)
  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint Kick, 25 recovery)
  • 50 easy

Power:  100

  • 4 x BK Blast Breakout
  • 4 x Turns Blast

Swim Down:  100m

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 7/7 – Tuesday

Borden STILL CLOSED with pump problem

Allandale Pool session

Warm Up:  600m

Recovery:  300m

  • 50 Kick
  • 200 FS
  • 50 Kick

EN-1:  1600

  • 2 x 300 FS Pull on 5:00
  • 300 FS Fins on 5:00
  • 300 FS on 5:00
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:15

EN-3:  300

  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:20 or under
    act:  ~1:22 each

Swim down:  350m

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 7/7 Monday

Recovery Week – last week of the General Aerobic preparation phase.

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  500m

Kick:  300

  • 2 x 50 FS
  • 2 x 50 BK
  • 50 FL
  • 50 BR
  • 50 easy

EN-1:  800

  • 4 x 100 BK on 2:00, swim 1:40
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:25-1:27

LAP / LAP Kick:  150 / 50

  • 3 x (25 FS Sprint, 75 recovery) on 2:00
  • 25 FS Sprint Kick, 25 recovery
  • 3 x (25 BK Sprint, 75 recovery) on 2:15
  • 25 BK Sprint Kick, 25 recovery

Power:  50

  • 2 x BK Blast Breakout
  • 2 x FS mid-pool to wall blast

Swim Down:  200

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 6/7 – Saturday

Wasaga Open Water

Main Set:

  • 5 x 300m Aerobic on 1:00 rest

2190m Total

Garmin Connect. details.

 

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 6/7 – Thursday

Borden Noon
Lower energy day (920XT first trial)

Warm Up:  400m

Recovery:  500m

  • 50 Kick
  • 200 FS
  • 50 Kick
  • 200 BK

EN-1:  2300m

  • 3 x 300 FS (Pull, Fins, Full)
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 3 x 200 FS (Pull, Fins, Full)
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:25 -1:27

EN-2:  300m

  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:25

LAP:  200m

  • 50 FS Sprint, 200 recovery
  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint, 75 recovery)
  • 50 BK Sprint, 200 recovery
  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint, 74 recovery)

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 6/7 – Wednesday

Borden Noon + weights

Warm Up:  500m

Kick: 350

  • 7 x 50 Fin Kick on 1:00

EN-1:  700

  • 2 x 50 BK Pull
  • 3 x 100 BK
  • 6 x 50 IM seq on 1:05

EN-2:  500

  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:25 (1:23, 1:23, 1:19, 1:18, 1:20)

LAP / LAP Kick:  100 / 50

  • 4 2 x (25 FS Sprint, 75 recovery)
  • 2 1 x (25 FS Sprint Kick, 50 recovery)
  • 4 2 x (25 BK Sprint, 75 recovery)
  • 2 1 x (25 BK Sprint Kick, 50 recovery)

Power:  100

  • 8 4 x Blasts
    – BK Push-off Breakout
    – FS Push-off Breakout
    – BK Turns
    – FS Turns

Swim Down:  200

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 6/7 – Tuesday

Hopefully Borden Noon

Warm Up:  500m

Recovery:  500m

  • 50 Kick
  • 2 x 200 FS
  • 50 Kick

EN-1:  2100

  • 300 FS Pull
  • 200 FS Pull
  • 2 x 100 FS
  • 50 kick
  • 300 FS Fins
  • 200 FS Fins
  • 2 x 100 FS
  • 50 kick
  • 300 FS (act 4:160
  • 200 FS (act 2:50)
  • 100 FS

EN-2:  400m

  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:20 or under
    (act 1:16, 1:19, 1:20, 1:19)

Swim Down:  200+

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 6/7 – Monday

Borden Noon – Bloody Hell … main pool closed due to Pump mess-up … way too many swimmers in the silly, lane-less outdoor splash pool … total waste of time.

Warm Up:  500m

Kick:  350

  • 100 FS Kick
  • 50 BK
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 50 BR
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 50 easy

EN-1:  600m (12min)

  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 100 IM on 2:00
  • 2 x 100 FS Pull on 1:45
  • 10 x 50 on 1:00

EN-2:  500m (7min)

  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:25
  • 4 x 50 Fast

LAP:  300m (28min)

  • 2 x (50 FS Sprint, 200 recovery mix)
  • 2 x 25 FS Sprint Kick, 50 easy)
  • 2 x (50 BK Sprint, 200 recovery mix)
  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint Kick, 50 easy)

Power:  75m

  • 6 x Blast Mix – start, mid-pool, turns

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 5/7 Sunday

Wasaga Beach Open Water Beach 6
Relatively calm, small chop

WU:  swim to center marker

EN-1:

  • Center to East:  7:15
  • East to Center:  5:53
  • Center to West:  3:43
  • West to Center:  4:09
  • Swim In: 2:00
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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 5/7 – Friday

Borden Noon – outside pool 🙁 + weights

Warm Up:  500m

Kick:  350m

  • 7 x 50 Kick mix
  • 50 easy

EN-1:  900m

  • 6 x 50 FS Fins
  • 6 x 50 BK
  • 6 x 50 IM seq Fins

EN-2:  300m

  • 6 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 40

LAP:  200

  • 4 x 25 FS Sprint, 75 easy
  • 4 x 25 BK Sprint, 75 easy

LAP Kick:  100

  • 4 3 x 25 Kick Sprint, 25 easy

Swim Down:  100

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 5/7 – Thursday

Collingwood 7am … Borden is only the outdoor pool today … and all Fridays to 16-Aug

Warm Up:  500m

Recovery: 300m

  • 50 FS Kick
  • 200 FS
  • 50 FS Kick

EN-1:  2500m

  • 2 x 300 FS Pull on 5:00
  • 200 FS Pull
  • 50 easy, 50 FS Kick
  • 4 x 200 FS Fins on 3:30
  • 50 easy, 50 FS Kick
  • 8 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:25-1:27 (4x on 1:40, 4x on 1:45)
  • 50 easy

EN-3:  300m

  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:20 or under
  • 200 Recovery mix

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 75 recovery) on 2:00+
    Dive if possible
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 75 recovery) on 2:00+
    Dive if Possible

Power:  100

  • 8 x Blast mix … dive if possible … mid-pool … turns … BK Dolphin

Swim Down:  200+

 

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 5/7 – Tuesday

Borden Noon – Long Aerobic

Warm Up:  500m

Recovery:  500m

  • 50 Kick
  • 2 x 200 FS
  • 50 Kick

EN-1:  2200m

  • 300 FS Pull
  • 200 FS Pull
  • 3 x 100 FS
  • 50 Kick
  • 300 FS Fins
  • 200 FS Fins
  • 3 x 100 FS
  • 50 Kick
  • 300 FS
  • 200 FS

EN-3:  300m

  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:40, swim 1:20 or under
    act:  1:20, 1:19, 1:17

Swim Down:  50m

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 5/7 – Monday

Borden Noon + Weights

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1 / Kick :  900 / 350

  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 3 x 50 Kick on 1:15 (FL – BR – FL)
  • 3 x 100 IM on 2:00

EN-2:  300

  • 4 x 75 FS on 1:15, swim 1:00

LAP:  250 125, Recov 400 200, LAP Kick 50

  • 3 1 x (50 FS Sprint, 200 recovery) on 5:00
  • 2 x (25 FS Kick, 50 easy swim)
  • 4 3 x (25 Sprint,75 recovery) on 2:00

Power:  100 50

  • 4 x BK Start Blast
  • 4 x FS Mid-Pool Blast

Swim Down:  50

WU/SD 700, WORK 2200 1925, Recov 400 200 = 2475

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 4/7 – Saturday

Borden Afternoon Hour session

Warm Up:  400m

Kick:  300m

  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 50 FL Kick on 1:15 (act 51sec)
  • 50 BR Kick
  • 50 easy

EN-1:  800m

  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 2 x 100 IM on 2:00

EN-2:  200m

  • 4 x 50 FS on 55 sec, swim 40

LAP:  200

  • 2 x (
    – 50 FS Fin Sprint, swim <32 (act 29, 29.5 … not much gain with the soft split fins)
    – 200 recovery )
  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint, 75 recovery) on 2:00
  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint, 75 recovery) on 2:00

Power:  50

  • 2 x BK Blast Start
  • 2 x FS Mid-pool blast to wall

Swim Down: 200+

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 4/7 – Friday

Borden Noon + weights

Warm Up:  600

Recovery:

  • 50 Kick
  • 200 FS
  • 50 Kick

EN-1: 1500

  • 300 FS Pull on 5:15
  • 200 FS
  • 50 Kick
  • 200 FS Fins on 3:30
  • 200 FS
  • 50 Kick
  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45 (act: 1:25, 1:25, 1:23, 1:21, 1:20)
  • 50 easy

LAP:  100

  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint, 75 recovery) on 2:00
  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint, 75 recovery) on 2:00

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 4/7 – Wednesday

Borden Noon – Recovery Week

WarmUp:  600m

EN-1 / Kick:  700 / 300

  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 2 x 100 IM on 2:00
  • 2 x 50 Kick (BR, FL)
  • 2 x 100 FS Pull
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 100 FS

EN-2:  250

  • 5 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 37

LAP:  200 150m (650 500 Recovery)

  • 50 FS Sprint (act 31.5)
  • 200 recovery mix
  • 3 2 x (25 FS Sprint, 75 recovery mix) on 2:00
  • 3 2 x (25 BK Sprint, 75 recovery mix) on 2:00

Swim Down:  200

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 4/7 – Tuesday

Recovery Week

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

Recovery:  400m

  • 50 Kick
  • 150 FS on 2:45
  • 50 Kick
  • 150 FS on 2:45

EN-1:  1400m 800m

  • 200 FS Pull on 3:30
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 50 Kick
  • 200 FS Fins on 3:30
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 50 Scull
  • 200 FS on 3:30
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45

Swim Down:  200

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 4/7 – Monday

RECOVERY WEEK … Keeping the dreaded Over-Training Syndrome at bay

Borden Noon – mixed speed plus weights

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick:  700 / 300

  • 4 x (25 Kick, 50 swim, 25 Kick 50 swim)
  • 3 x 50 FS Pull
  • 50 BR Kick
  • 3 x 50 BK
  • 50 FL Kick
  • 50 easy

EN-1/2 200

  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc 1-4 from 40

LAP:  150

  • 3 x (25 FS Sprint, 75 recovery) on 2:00
  • 3 x (25 BK Sprint, 75 recovery) on 2:00

Power:  50

  • 2 x BK Blast / Breakout

2 x FS Flags In/Out

Swim Down:  200

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 3/7 – Saturday

Borden 3pm – only a 1hr session

Warm Up:  500m

Kick:  350m

  • 7 x 50 Fin Kick on 1:00

EN-1:  800m

  • 400 FS Fins with every 4th BK on 6:30
  • 200 BK Fins on 3:30
  • 200 FS Pull

EN-2:  300m

  • 6 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 37 (act:  all 36-37)
  • 50 easy

LAP:  250m

  • 50 FS Sprint, swim 32 (act: 31.5)
  • 200 recovery mix
  • 8 x (25 Sprint, 75 recovery mix) on 2:00 (act:  all 15 or under)

Power: 150m 50m

  • 4 x max BK Dolphin push blast / breakout
  • 4 x mid-pool flags in/out
  • 4 x blast finish

Swim Down:  200

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 3/7 – Thursday

Borden Noon (?? Rest or Recovery ???) – try recovery swim
(Worked well … lower volume … more rest … swam easier)

Warm Up:  500m

Recovery:  550

  • 50 Kick
  • 200 FS
  • 50 Kick
  • 200 FS
  • 50 Kick

EN-1:  2000m

  • 300 FS Pull on 5:15
  • 200 FS on 3:30
  • 50 Kick
  • 50 Scull
  • 300 FS Fins on 5:15
  • 200 FS on 3:30
  • 50 Kick
  • 50 Scull
  • 300 FS on 5:15
  • 200 FS on 3:30
  • 3 x 100 FS, swim 1:28 on 1:40

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 3/7 – Wednesday

Borden Noon – mixed speed session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1/Kick: 700 / 350

  • 2 x (50 BK Kick, 100 BK)
  • 2 x (50 FS Kick, 100 FS)
  • 2 x (50 BR Kick, 100 BR)
  • 50 FL Kick, 100 IM

EN-1/2: 100

  • 2 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc 1-2

EN-2:  300 / Recov:  200

  • 6 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 38 (all 36 or 37 … next target should be 37)
  • 200 recovery mix

LAP: 150m

  • 50 FS Sprint, swim 32 – act 32
  • 200 recovery mix
  • 6 4 x (25 Sprint Choice, 75 easy) on 2:00
    1st FS was 15, 2nd was 16+ … no good
    #3, 4 were BK

Swim Down:  200m

Work:  1850m, Recov 400, WU/SD 800 = 3050m

 

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 3/7 – Tuesday

Borden Noon – Long Aerobic Session

Warm Up:  600m

Recov:  500m

  • 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 200 FS (act 3:15, 3:10)
  • 50 FS Kick

EN-1: 2400m

  • 300 FS Pull on 5:00 (act 4:29)
  • 300 FS on 5:00 (act 4:29)
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:30 (act 2:55, 2:50)
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 300 FS Fins on 5:00 (act 4:24)
  • 300 FS on 5:00 (act 4:25)
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:30 (act Pull 2:55, Full 2:49)
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 200 FS on 3:15 (act 2:55)
  • 100 FS (act 1:19)

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 3/7 – Monday

Borden Noon – easy mixed speed session + weights

Warm Up:  600m

Kick:  350

  • 100 FS Kick
  • 4 x 50 IM Kick
  • 2 x 25 FS Kick
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  800

  • 4 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 4 x 100 IM on 2:00
  • 50 easy

EN-1/2:  200

  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, Desc 1-4 by 1 sec
    (aim for 41, 40, 39, 38)

LAP:  250

  • 50 FS Sprint, aim for 32
  • 200 recovery mix
  • 8 x (
    – 25 FS Sprint, aim for 15
    – 75 recovery mix ) on 2:00  ** if missing 15 sec, go 2:15 ***

Power:  50

  • 4 x 10 sec deep Water Dolphin on 45 sec

Swim Down:  200

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 2/7 – Saturday

Collingwood

Warm Up:  600m

Kick:  350

  • 7 x 50 IM Kick on 1:15
  • 50 easy

EN-1:  700

  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 2 x 100 IM on 2:00

EN-1/2:  300

  • 3 x 50 IM seq on 1:00 (FL-BK, BK-BR, BR-FS)
  • 6 x 50 IM-FS (Strong) on 1:00 (FL-FS, BK-FS, BR-FS)
  • 50 easy

LAP:  350

  • 3 x (
    – 50 FS Sprint, swim 32
    – 200 cruise mix ~4:00 ) on 5:00
  • 150 Recovery Mix
  • 8 6 x (
    – 25 FS Sprint, swim 15
    – 75 cruise mix) on 2:15

Power:  75

  • 6 x Block Dive + Breakout

Swim Down:  200

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 2/7 Thursday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

Recov: 500m

  • 50 Kick
  • 2 x 200 FS
  • 50 Kick

EN-1 1500 / Kick 300:

  • 100 Kick on 30 sec
  • 5 x 100 FS Pull on 1:40
  • 2 x 50 Kick on 20 sec
  • 5 x 100 FS Fins on 1:40 sec
  • 4 x 25 Kick on 15 sec
  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45

LAP:  50

  • 1 x (
    – 50 FS Sprint, aim for 32 sec
    – 200 cruise ) on 5:00

Power: 25

  • 3 x Deep End bottom Dolphin blast

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 2/7 – Wednesday

Borden Noon – Mixed speed & Stroke

Warm Up:  600m

Kick:  300m / EN-1:  800

  • 4 x (25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick)
  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 50 FL Kick
  • 50 BR Kick
  • 3 x 100 IM on 2:00
  • 50 easy

EN-2:  250

  • 5 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45 (act 44 – 43)

Recov: 200 choice

LAP:  150

  • 6 x (
    – 25 FS Sprint on 40 (within 1-2 sec of best) (act:  14-15)
    – 3 x 25 Choice on 40  )

Power:  50

  • 4 x Deep End bottom Dolphin blast

Swim Down:  50 easy

Work:  1750, Recov 200, WU/SD 800 = 2600

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 2/7 – Tuesday

Borden Noon – long Aerobic session

Warm Up:  600m

Recov: 500m

  • 50 FS Kick
  • 2x 200 FS on 3:45 (3:15, 3:10)
  • 50 FS Kick

EN-1:  2400m

  • 300 FS Pull on 5:00 (4:32)
  • 3 x 200 FS on 3:30 (2:59, 2:57, 2:56)
  • 50 FS kick
  • 300 FS Fins on 5:00 (4:25)
  • 3 x 200 FS on 3:30 (2:57, 2:55, 2:53)
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 300 FS on 5:00 (4:27)
  • 200 FS on 3:30 (2:44 – let it flow)

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 2/7 – Monday

Borden Noon + Weights

Warm Up:  600m

Kick:  300m

  • 4 x 50 IM Kick on 20+ sec
  • 4 x 25 IM Kick on 15 sec
  • 50 easy

EN-1: 800m

  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 100 FS Pull on 1:40
  • 3 x 100 IM on 2:00
  • 50 easy

EN-1/2:  300

  • 6 x 50 IM-FS Seq on 1:00 – Strong FS
  • 50 easy

LAP: 200

  • 4 x (50 FS Fast, 50 easy) on 2:00 (swim 35/45 for 1:20’s)
    act:  1:21, 1:21, 1:20, 1:18

Swim Down:  200m

Work:  1,700m Total 2,500m

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 1/7 – Saturday

Collingwood 7:30am

Team swim ?? or the following

Warm Up:  600m

Kick:  300

  • 6 x 50 Fin kick on 1:00
  • 50 easy

EN-1:  800

  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 100 FS Pull on 1:40
  • 3 x 100 IM on 2:00

EN-1/2:  300

  • 6 x 50 on 1:05
    as twice through FL-FS, BK-FS, BR-FS
  • 100 easy

Power:

  • 2 x 12.5m FS Blast start, easy rest of 25
  • 2 x 12.5m FS Blast finish from mid-pool, easy back

Swim Down:  300m

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 1/7 – Friday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

Recov: 500m

  • 50 Kick
  • 2 x 200 FS
  • 50 Kick

EN-1 1100 / Kick 300:

  • 100 Kick on 30 sec
  • 300 FS Pull on 5:00
  • 2 x 200 FS Fins
  • 2 x 50 Kick on 20 sec
  • 300 FS on 5:00
  • 100 FS
  • 4 x 25 Kick on 10 sec

LAP:  250

  • 5 x (50 FS Strong, 50 FS Hold Stroke) on 2:00 (aim for 35 + 45 per swim)
    act:  all strong 34-35 and total 1:21, 1:22, 1:21, 1:21, 1:19

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 1/7 – Thursday

Rest Day

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 1/7 – Wednesday

Borden Noon – Mixed speed & Stroke

Warm Up:  600m

Kick:  300m / EN-1:  800

  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 3 x 100 BK
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 3 x 100 FS Pull
  • 2 x 50 Kick (1FL, 1BR)
  • 2 x 100 IM
  • 50 easy

EN-2:  250

  • 5 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45
  • 100 easy

LAP:  150

  • 3 x (50 FS Fast, 50 stroke) on 2:00
  • 50 easy

Power:  50

  • 4 x 12.5m blast … 2 start – 2 finish

Swim Down:  200 easy

Work:  1700, Recov 200, WU/SD 800 = 2600

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 1/7 – Tuesday

Borden Noon – long Aerobic session

Warm Up:  600m

Recov: 500m

  • 50 FS Kick
  • 2x 200 FS on 3:45
  • 50 FS Kick

EN-1:  2300m

  • 300 FS Pull on 5:00
  • 2 x 200 FS Pull on 3:30
  • 50 FS kick
  • 300 FS Fins on 5:00
  • 2 x 200 FS Fins on 3:30
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 300 FS on 5:00
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:30
  • 100 FS

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa – Gen Aerobic WK 1/7 – Monday

Start of 22 Weeks of Training for Noosa’s Ocean 1000 and 1500

Borden Noon + Weights

Warm Up:  600m

Kick:  300m

  • 6 x 50 IM Fin Kick mix on 20 sec
  • 50 easy

EN-1: 800m

  • 2 x 100 FS Pull on 1:45
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 100 IM on 2:00
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 50 easy

EN-1/2:  300 – Recov:  100

  • 6 x 50 IM-FS Seq on 1:10
  • 100 Recov

LAP: 250

  • 3 x (50 FS Fast, 50 easy) on 2:00 (swim 35/45 for 1:20’s)
  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30 (2x FS – stay long, 2x BK)

Swim Down:  200m

Work:  1,700m Total 2,500m

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Post Nationals Recovery Week 2 – Saturday

Collingwood 7:30am

Warm Up: 600m

  • 400 Reverse IM
  • 200 Kick

Main Set: 2300m

  • 5 x 100 FS Pull on 2:00
  • 4 x 50 FL Drill-Swim on 1:15
  • 3 x 200 FS on 20 sec
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00
  • 300 FS  – 200 FS  – 100 FS Strong  – all on 20 sec
  • 4 x 50 BR on 1:05, 2x Drill/Swim 2x Full Stroke
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Post Nationals Recovery Week 2 – Friday

Borden Pool Closed

Rest Day

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Post Nationals Recovery Week 2 – Thursday

Borden Noon – Aerobic Distance

Warm Up:  600m

Main Set: 2,800m

  • 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:45 (3:10, 3:05)
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:40 (1:28, 1:28)
  • 50 easy
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 200 FS Pull on 3:30 (3:00, 2:56)
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:40 (1:25, 1:24)
  • 50 easy
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 200 FS Fins on 3:30 (2:45, 2:40)
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:40 (1:24, 1:22)
  • 50 easy
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:45 (2:50, 2:45)
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:40 (1:20, 1:15)
  • 50 easy
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Post Nationals Recovery Week 2 – Wednesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1/Kick: 1400m

  • 4 x (25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick)
    in reverse IM sequence 1-4
  • 3 x 50 FS Pull
  • 100 FS
  • 3 x 50 FS Fins
  • 100 FS
  • 3 x 50 BK Pull
  • 100 BK
  • 3 x 50 BK Fins
  • 100 BK

EN-2: 750m

  • 3 x 50 FS desc 1-3
  • 3 x 50 BK desc 1-3
  • 3 x 50 IM Seq

LAP: 100

  • 25 FS Build, 25 easy
  • 25 FS Sprint, 25 easy

Swim Down:  150

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Post Nationals Recovery Week 2 – Tuesday

Borden Noon – recovery

Warm Up:  550m

Main Set: 1900m

  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:45, 2nd faster than first
  • 50 Kick
  • 50 easy
  • 2 x 200 FS Pull on 3:30
  • 50 Kick
  • 50 BR
  • 2 x 200 FS Fins on 3:30 (2nd 2:40)
  • 50 Kick
  • 50 easy
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:45
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Post Nationals Recovery Week 2 – Monday

Borden Noon + Weights

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1 / Kick: 600m

  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 25 FS – set pace for 100
  • 2 x 50 FS – same pace
  • 2 x 25 FS Kick
  • 2 x 100 FS – at target
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 2 x 25 BK
  • 2 x 50 BK
  • 2 x 25 BK Kick
  • 2 x 100 BK

EN-2: 400m

  • 2 x 100 FS-IM
  • 4 x 50 IM
    FL-FS, BK-FS, BR-FS, FS-FS

LAP: 200

  • 50 FS fast, 50 easy
  • 50 BK fast, 50 easy
  • 4 x 25 Fast, 25 easy

Swim Down

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Post Nationals Recovery Week – Saturday

Collingwood – 7:30 to 9:00

Warm Up:

  • 800 IM reverse order as Drill Swim

Set 1:

  • 200 FS IM
  • 4 x 25 FL Fast on 1:00
  • 300 FS IM
  • 4 x 50 BK Fast on 1:15
  • 400 FS IM
  • 4 x 75 BR Fast on 1:45
    (FS IM is FS-BK-BR-FS)

Set 2:

  • 8 x 100 IM on 2:15 as
    2x FL Fast, easy BK-BR-FS
    2x BK cross-ankle drag – rest easy
    2x BR kick only arms at side – rest easy
    2x FS double kick – rest easy

 

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Post Nationals Recovery Week – Friday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  500m

Main Set:

4 times through the following:

  • 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:30 – aerobic
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45 – 2-5 sec faster
  • 50 Easy

#1 Full Stroke, #2 Pull, #3 Fins, #4 Full Stroke

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Richard Abrahams – World Record Swims at 70

Talk about inspirational swimming!

Richard Abrahams set five world records for the 70-74 age group at this past weekend’s Canadian Masters Swimming Championships in Montreal. Here are three of his record setting swims:

50 Freestyle – Heat 2 Lane 4 – 26.92

100 Freestyle – Heat 3 Lane 4 – 1:01.70

100 Butterfly – Heat 1 Lane 4 – 1:09.45

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Post Nationals Recovery Week – Wednesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

En-1/Kick: 600m

  • 4 x (25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick 50 Swim)
    mix strokes

En-1: 1200

  • 2 x 100 BK Fins
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00 – Pick on speed
  • 2 x 100 FS Fins
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00 – Pick one speed

LAP:

  • 2 x (25 FS Build, 25 easy) on 1:15
  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:15

Swim Down:  100m

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Post Nationals Recovery Week – Tuesday

Borden Noon

W.U. 400

EN-1:

  • 200 FS on 3:45
  • 200 FS swim a few seconds faster
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 50 easy
  • 200 FS on 3:45
  • 200 FS swim a few seconds faster
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 50 easy
  • 200 FS Pull on 3:30
  • 200 FS Pull  swim a few seconds faster
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 50 easy
  • 200 FS on 3:45
  • 200 FS swim a few seconds faster
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 50 easy
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2015 Canadian Masters Swimming Championships

Montreal’s Claude-Robillard Sports Complex

Friday 15-May:

  • 5:45pm+  200 Backstroke2:51.90 (4th)

Saturday 16-May:

  • 10:05am+  50 Backstroke 33.58 (1st)
  • 1:44pm+  50 Freestyle28.97 (11th)

Sunday 17-May:

  • 10:52am+  100 Backstroke 1:14.01 (2nd)
  • 2:17pm+  100 Freestyle1:06.02 (15th)

Meet Web Site and Results:  http://www.cmsc2015.com/en/

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Taper – 1 Day Out – Thursday

Very Easy … somewhere … either Queen’s or Montreal

Warm Up:  700m

EN-1:  100m

  • 2 x 25 FS on 30 sec
  • 2 x 25 BK on 30 sec

LAP:  50m

  • 25 BK at pace for 100 BK
  • 100 easy
  • 25 FS at pace for 100 FS

Swim Down:  200m

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Taper – 2 Days Out – Wednesday

Very Easy noon session – Borden

Warm Up:  700m

Recov:  100m

  • 25 BK Kick, 50 BK, 25 BK Kick
  • 25 FS Kick, 50 FS, 25 FS Kick

EN-1:  150m

  • 3 x 25 FS on 30 sec
  • 3 x 25 BK on 30 sec

LAP:  50m

  • 25 BK at pace for 100 BK
  • 100 easy
  • 25 FS at pace for 100 FS
    both felt really good

Swim Down:  400m

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Taper – 3 Days Out – Tuesday

Easy noon session – Borden

Warm Up:  700m

Recov:  200m

  • 25 BK Kick, 50 BK, 25 BK Kick
  • 25 FS Kick, 50 FS, 25 FS Kick

EN-1:  150m

  • 3 x 25 FS on 30 sec
  • 50 easy
  • 3 x 25 BK on 30 sec
  • 50 easy

EN-2:

  • 3 x (25 FS Kick, 50 BK Swim, 25 BK Kick) 1:50, 1:48 … last was double FS Kick 1:56
  • 100 easy

LAP:  50m

  • 25 BK at pace for 100 BK – very good (between 15 & 16)
  • 100 easy
  • 25 FS at pace for 100 FS – very good 13+

Swim Down:  400m

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Taper – 4 Days Out – Monday

Last short Race Pace session – noon Borden

Warm Up:  700m

Recov:  300m

  • 25 FS Kick, 50 FS, 25 FS Kick, 50 FS
  • 25 BK Kick, 50 BK, 25 BK Kick, 50 BK

EN-1:  150m

  • 3 x (25 FS Build, 25 FS cruise)
  • 50 easy
  • 3 x (25 BK Build, 25 BK cruise)
  • 50 Easy

Race Pace: 100m

  • 3 x (25 BK Kick, 50 BK, 25 BK Kick) Strong – 1:45, 1:42, 1:40
  • 200 easy
  • 50 FS broken as – 25 FS on 1:00, 25 FS (13.5, 15)

Swim Down:  300+ Easy

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Taper – 5 Days Out – Sunday

Rest Day

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Taper – 6 Days Out – Saturday

Collingwood 7:30am … Solo

Warm Up:  700m

Set 1:

  • 2 x (25 FS Kick, 50 FS, 25 FS Kick, 50 FS)
  • 2 x (25 BK Kick, 50 BK, 25 BK Kick, 50 BK)

Set 2:

  • 2 x (25 FS Build with turn, 25 easy)
  • 2 x (25 BK Build with turn, 25 easy)

Starts:

  • 5 x FS Block Start
  • 1 x FS Block Start, Breakout, strong cruise rest of 25
  • 4 x BK Block Start
  • 1 x BK Block Start, Breakout, strong cruise rest of 25

Swim Down:  400m

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Taper – 7 Days Out – Friday

Race Pace Session – Borden Noon

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1:  200m

  • 2 x 50 FS
  • 2 x 50 BK

Race Pace:  200m

  • 50 BK Sprint (@ 1st 50 of 100 pace), 100 Easy on 3:00+
  • 25 BK Sprint on 45, 25 BK Sprint (as broken 50)
  • 200 Easy
  • 50 FS Sprint (@ 1st 50 of 100 pace), 100 Easy on 3:00+
  • 25 FS Sprint on 45, 25 FS Sprint (as broken 50)
  • 200 Easy

LAP:  100m

  • 25 BK Push Start, 25 Easy
  • 25 FS Push Start, 25 Easy
  • 2 x 12.5m BK Kick Breakout, rest of 50 Easy
  • 2 x 50 FS – blast Flags In/Out

Recov:  300m

  • 3 x (25 FS Kick, 25 FS Swim min strokes)
  • 3 x (25 BK Kick, 25 BK Swim min strokes)

Swim Down:  300m

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Taper – 8 Days Out – Thursday

Pacing – Borden Noon

Warm Up:  700m

EN-1/Kick:  400

  • 25 BK Kick, 50 BK, 25 Kick, 50 BK
  • 25 FS Kick, 50 FS, 25 FS Kick, 50 FS
  • 100 FS Pull
  • 100 BK Pull

EN-1/2:  300

  • 3 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc
  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:05, desc
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  150

  • 3 x (25 BK Sprint, 75 BK Easy) act 16-17
  • 200 Easy
  • 3 x (25 FS Sprint, 75 FS Easy) act 14-15

Swim Down:  200m

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Taper – 9 Days Out – Wednesday

Rest Day (needed)

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Taper – 10 Days Out – Tuesday

Borden Noon – Last Lactic Tolerance session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1/Kick:

  • 100 FS
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 50 FS
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 25 FS
  • 100 BK
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 2 x 50 BK
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 2 x 25 BK

LaTol:

  • 75 BK Max effort, 25 easy (act 57)
  • 200 BK, swim <3:30
  • 75 FS Max Effort, 25 easy (act 52)
  • 200 FS, swim 3:00

Race Pace:

  • Broken 50 BK – 25 BK on 45, 25 BK
  • 100 BK, swim <1:50
  • Broken 50 FS – 25 FS on 45, 25 FS
  • 100 FS, swim <1:30

LAP:

  • 2 x 25 Dive FS Sprint, walk back
  • 2 x 25 Dive BK Sprint, walk back

Swim Down:  200

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Taper – 11 Days Out – Monday

11 Day Taper this year for Nationals – Speed session

Borden Noon + Weights

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1: 700m

  • 2 x (25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick, 50 Swim)
  • 2 x 100 BK
  • 2 x 100 FS

EN-1/2: 400m

  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00 Desc
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00 Desc

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy)
    1 Foot, 2x mid-pool-wall-back, 1 Hand
  • 100 easy
  • 3 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy)
    1 Foot, 1x mid-pool-wall-back, 1 Hand
    **The Mid-Pool version is tough!!**

Power: 25m

  • 2 x max dolphin

Swim Down:  200m

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Pre Taper – WK 1/1 Saturday

Collingwood 7:30am – recovery swim with Speed and Blocks

Warm Up: 600m

Set 1:

  • 12 x (25 Drill, 25 Build, 25 Fast) alt FS, BK

Set 2:

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 2 x (25 Sprint, 50 easy)
  • 2 x (25 Sprint, 75 easy)
  • 100 easy

Starts:

  • 4 x BK Start and breakout
  • 4 x FS Start and Breakout
  • 25 BK Sprint from Blocks
  • 25 FS Sprint from Blocks

Swim Down:  100m

 

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Pre Taper – WK 1/1 Friday

Borden Noon + Weights – Lactic Tolerance

Warm Up:  500

EN 1/2:  400

  • 3 x 50 FS on 1:00, Desc 1-3
  • 2 x 25 FS Kick on 45
  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:05, Desc 1-3
  • 2 x 25 BK Kick on 45

Race Pace:  400m (700 Recov)

  • 100 BK for Time
  • 100 easy
  • BK Broken 100m as: 25m on 1:00 – 50m on 1:30 – 25m
  • 100 Easy
  • BK Broken 50m as: 25m on 45 – 25m
  • 200 Easy
  • 100 FS for Time
  • 100 easy
  • FS Broken 100m as: 25m on 1:00 – 50m on 1:30 – 25m
  • 100 Easy
  • FS Broken 50m as:  25m on 45 – 25m
  • 200 Easy

LAP/Power:  100

  • 4 x (25 dive Sprint, walk back)

Swim Down:  200

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Pre Taper – WK 1/1 Thursday

Borden Noon – Aerobic and Speed session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1/Kick:

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 100 FS
  • 4 x 25 FS Kick
  • 200 BK
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 2 x 100 BK
  • 4 x 25 BK Kick

EN-1/2:

  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc 1-4 to 35
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, desc 1-4 to 40

LAP:

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    alternate foot/hand touch
  • 50 easy
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 50 easy

Power:

  • 2 x 12.5 BK Max Dolphin Kick
  • 4 x mid-pool to wall and back blast

Swim Down:  200m

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Prep Taper – WK 1/1 Tuesday

Borden Noon – Aerobic Recovery session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1/Kick: 1700m

  • 2 x (25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick, 50 Swim) 1x FS, 1x BK
  • 200 FS
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 100 FS
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 4 x 50 FS
  • 200 BK
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 2 x 100 BK
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 4 x 50 BK

EN-2:

  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:15, swim 40
  • 2 x 50 FS on 1:15, swim 35
  • 50 easy

LAP:

  • 4 x (mid-pool to wall and back Sprint, easy again)
    2x BK , 2x FS

Swim Down:  200m

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Pre-Taper – WK 1/1 Monday

18 Days Out from Nationals – less taper this year

Race Pace Session + weights

Warm Up:  500m

EN 1/2: 700 / 100

  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 2 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 2 x 25 FS on 30 Pick-up
  • 50 easy
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:05
  • 2 x 25 BK on 35 Pick-up
  • 50 Easy

Race Pace:  400m

  • 3 x [(2 x 25 BK Sprint on *), 100 Easy]
    *#1 on 1:00, #2 on 50, #3 on 45
  • 50 BK Sprint
  • 150 Easy
  • 3 x [(2 x 25 FS Sprint on 45), 100 Easy]
  • 50 FS Sprint
  • 150 Easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Mid-Pool to wall and back Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    2x BK, 2x FS

Power:  50

  • 4 x 12.5m Power Kick, easy rest of 50

Swim Down 100m

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Race Prep – WK 6/6 Sat

Collingwood 7:30am Solo

W.U. 600m

En-1/Kick: 800m

  • 4x 25K, 50Swim, 25K on 2:15 FS
  • 4x 25K, 50Swim, 25K on 2:15 BK

USRP: 500m

  • 20 x 25 BK on 45, swim <20
  • 200 easy

LAP: 150m

  • 6 x (25FS block Sprint with Turn, 25 easy) on 1:30

Power:

  • 6 x BK block start, last 2 as breakout to 12.5m

Swim Down: 300 increase breathing

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Race Prep – WK 6/6 Friday

Borden Noon + Weights

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1/2:  500m

  • 5 x 50 FS on 1:00, Desc 1-5
  • 50 easy
  • 5 x 50 BK on 1:05, Desc 1-5
  • 50 easy

Race Pace:

  • 100 BK for time (poor 1:20)
  • 50 easy
  • 25 Kick, 50 swim, 25 Kick
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick
  • 100 FS for time (1:09 – no snap)
  • 50 easy
  • 25 Kick, 50 swim, 25 Kick
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick
  • 50 BK for time (36.5)
  • 50 easy
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:05
  • 50 FS for time (31)
  • 50 easy
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00

Swim Down:  200m

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Race Prep – WK 6/6 Wednesday

Race Pace session for 100’s – plus weights

Warm Up:  500m

EN 1/2:  750m

  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45 Desc 1-3
  • 50 easy
  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00 Desc 1-3
  • 50 easy
  • 3 x 50 Kick on 20 sec
  • 50 easy

Race Pace:  500

  • 50 BK – on 1:15 – 50 BK – 100 Easy
  • 50 BK – ON 1:15 – 50 BK – 100 Easy
  • 50 BK Max
  • 200 Easy
  • 50 FS – on 50sec – 50 FS – 100 Easy
  • 50 FS Max
  • 200 Easy

Swim Down:  200

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Race Prep – WK 6/6 Monday

Collingwood 6am

Warm Up:  500

EN-1/2 450/150:

  • 5 x 50 FS on 1:00 Desc 1-5
  • 5 x 50 BK on 1:00 Desc 1-5
  • 4 x 25 Kick on 1:00
  • 50 Easy

Race Pace:  550

  • 6 x 25 BK Sprint on 1:00 (alt foot/hand touch)
  • 150 Easy
  • 3 x 25 BK Sprint on 0:45 (1x Dive, 2x Push)
  • 150 Easy
  • 2 x 25 BK Sprint on 0:30 (Dive/Push)
  • 150 Easy
  • 6 x 25 FS Sprint on 1:00
  • 150 Easy
  • 3 x 25 FS Sprint on 0:45
  • 150 Easy
  • 2 x 25 FS Sprint on 0:30
  • 200 Easy

Block Starts:  50

  • 2 x BK
  • 2 x FS
  • 2 x BK with max underwater
  • 2 x FS Max with underwater

Swim Down:  200

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Race Prep – WK 5/6 Saturday

Collingwood 7:30am

Warm Up:  4 x 200 mix

Set 1:

  • 18 x 50 as:
    1. scull / swim
    2. drill / swim
    3. kick / swim

Set 2:

  • 8 x 100 as
    – 75 Solid, 25 stroke on 20 sec rest

Blocks:

  • 3 x BK starts
  • 3 x FS starts
  • BK start, breakout to 25m
  • FS start, breakout to 25m

 

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Race Prep – WK 5/6 Friday

Last session of the week – Time Trials and weights

Warm Up:  500m

EN 1/2:  500m

  • 2x (25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick)
  • 3x (25 FS, 25 BK)
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00 Desc 1-4
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:05 Desc 1-4
  • 4x 25 Kick on 15 sec

Race Pace:  500m

  • 100 BK for time (1:18)
  • 150 Easy
  • 50 BK Sprint Dive on 1:15 (38)
  • 50 BK Sprint Push (40)
  • 200 Easy
  • 100 FS for time (1:09)
  • 150 Easy
  • 50 FS Sprint Dive on 1:15 (31)
  • 50 FS Sprint Push (33)

    Swim Down:  50m

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Race Prep – WK 5/6 Thursday

Needed Rest Day

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Race Prep – WK 5/6 Wednesday

Race Pace session for 100’s – plus weights

Warm Up:  500m

EN 1/2:  500m

  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00 Desc 1-4
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:05 Desc 1-4
  • 4 x 25 Kick on 20 sec

Race Pace:  500

  • 50 BK – ON 1:30 50 BK – 100 Easy
  • 50 BK – ON 1:20 50 BK – 100 Easy
  • 50 BK Max
  • 200 Easy
  • 50 FS – ON 1:20 50 FS – 100 Easy
  • 50 FS – ON 1:10 50 FS – 100 Easy
  • 50 FS Max
  • 200 Easy

Power:  25

  • 2 x 12.5m Power BK Dolphin, easy rest of 50

Swim Down:  200

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Race Prep – WK 5/6 Tues

Rest Day

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Race Prep – WK 5/6 Monday

Race Pace session – for 50’s – plus weights

Warm Up:  500m

EN 1/2:  500m

  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, Desc 1-4
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:05 Desc 1-4
  • 4 x 25 Kick on 20
  • 50 Easy

Race Pace:  500m

  • 5 x 25 BK Sprint on 1:00 (1x Dive, 4x Push)
  • 150 Easy
  • 3 x 25 BK Sprint on 50 sec (1x Dive, 2x Push)
  • 150 Easy
  • 2 x 25 BK Sprint on 45 sec (1x Dive, 1x Push)
  • 200 Easy
  • 5 x 25 FS Sprint on 1:00 (1x Dive, 4x Push)
  • 150 Easy
  • 3 x 25 FS Sprint on 50 sec (1x Dive, 2x Push)
  • 150 Easy
  • 2 x 25 FS Sprint on 45 sec (2 x Dive from Blocks)

Swim Down:  0

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Race Prep – WK 4/6 Saturday

Collingwood 7:30am  – solo

Warm Up  – 600m

EN-1/Kick:

  • 8x (25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick) on 2:15
    4x FS, 4x BK
  • 4x 100 FS on 1:45  – 2Pull, 2Swim
  • 4x 100 BK on 2:00 – 2Pull, 2Swim

EN-2:

  • 4x 50 FS on 1:00, swim <40
  • 4x 50 BK on 1:05, swim <45

LAP:

  • 8x (25 Dive Sprint with Turn, 28 easy) on 1:30
    4x FS, 4x BK

Swim Down  – 250

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Race Prep – WK 4/6 Friday

Race Pace Time Trial Session – then weights

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1/2 500m

  • 5 x 50 FS on 1:00 Desc 1-4
  • 5 x 50 BK on 1:05 Desc 1-4
  • 50 Easy

Race Pace:  500m

  • 100 BK for time  – 1:17.5
  • 150 Easy
  • 50 BK Sprint Dive on 1:30, aim 35 (38)
  • 50 BK Sprint Push, aim 37 (41)
  • 200 Easy
  • 100 FS for time  – 1:08
  • 150 Easy
  • 50 FS Sprint Dive on 1:30, aim 31
  • 50 FS Sprint Push, aim 33
  • 200 Easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:

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Race Prep – WK 4/6 Wednesday

Race Pace Session – for 100’s – then weights

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1/2 500m

  • 6 x 50 FS on 1:00 Desc in pairs
  • 6 x 50 BK on 1:05 Desc in pairs

Race Pace:  450m

  • 2 x {
    – 50 BK Dive start (aim 37) on 1:30
    – 50 BK Push Start (aim 38)
    – 100 Easy }
  • 50 BK Max Speed
  • 200 Easy
  • 2 x {
    – 50 FS Dive start (aim 32) on 1:25
    – 50 FS Push Start (aim 33)
    – 100 Easy }

Swim Down:  200m

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Race Prep – WK 4/6 Tuesday

Borden Noon – Recovery Session from Ontario’s and two days off

Warm Up:  600m

EN1/Kick:  1200m/400m

  • 4 x (25 FS Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick)
  • 2 x 100 FS (Pull-Swim) on 1:45
  • 4 x (25 BK Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick)
  • 2 x 100 BK (Pull-Swim) on 2:00
  • 8 x 50 seq on 1:00 (4x FS, 4x BK)
  • 50 Easy

LAP: 200 (400 Recov)

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 Easy
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 Easy

Power:  50m (150 Recov)

  • 4 x 12.5m Power kick, Easy rest of 50

Swim Down: 200

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Race Prep – WK 3/6 Wednesday

Borden Noon

Easy session one day before Provincials start

Warm Up:  1000m

Pacing: 100m

  • Dive 25 BK @ 50m pace, cruise 25 BK
  • 50 easy
  • Push 25 BK @ 100 Speed, cruise 75
  • Dive 25 FS @ 50m pace, cruise 25 FS
  • 50 easy
  • Push 25 FS @ 100 Speed, cruise 75

Swim Down:  300m

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Race Prep – WK 3/6 Tuesday

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 2 x (4x 25 Kick on 45 sec)
    1st time BK, 2nd time FS
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  300m

  • 2 x (3 x 50 on 1:05)
    1st time BK, 2nd time FS

LAP:  150m

  • 6 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30
    3x FS (1x Dive, 2x Push), 3x BK (1x Dive, 2x Push)
    FS – 13, 14, 14.5  BK 17, 17, 16.5

Swim Down:

  • 4 x (25 FS Kick, 50 BK Swim) on 2:00
  • 50 easy
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Race Prep – WK 3/6 Monday

Slight easing this week for ‘swim-through’ at Provincials

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / EN-2 Kick:  1300 / 500 / 300

  • 100 BK Kick on 2:30
  • 2 x 200 BK on 3:45 (1x Fins. 1x Swim 3:22)
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:30
  • 4 x 100 BK on 2:00, (all 1:34-1:35)
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:00 (42-43)
  • 50 Easy
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:30, 1 Pull (3:00), 1 Swim (3:05 and difficult)
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45 (2x Pull, 2x Swim all 1:25)

Swim Down:  100m

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Race Prep – WK 2/6 Friday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1/Kick: FS

  • 2 x (25 Kick, 50 swim, 25 Kick)
  • 3 x 50 Kick
  • 2 x 100 Swim (back left mid-rib muscle knot)

EN-2:  FS

  • 5 x 50 Desc 1-5

LA Tol: FS

  • 3 x (50 Fast, on 1:00, 2x 25 Fast on 30, 100 easy)
  • 200 recov

LAP:

  • 4 x (25 BK Kick, 25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy on 2:00)
    Didn’t break 20sec
  • 25 BK Sprint  – 16sec

Swim Down:  200

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Race Prep – WK 2/6 Thursday

Collingwood 6am

Warm Up:  600m

Set 1:

  • 10 x 100 on 1:45
    Odd Choice, Even FS and as 50 Drill, 50 Build
  • 10 x 50 on 1:00 as 25 easy, 25 Fast
    Odd Choice, Even FS
  • 5 x 75 Kick on 1:45

Starts

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Race Prep – WK 2/6 Tuesday

Quick Recovery session – 24 min

Warm Up:

  • 2 x (100 FS Pull, 100 BK)
  • 4 x (2x 25 IM Drill)

Main

  • 2 x (25 Kick, 50 swim, 25 Kick) 1x BK, 1x FS
  • 100 BK
  • 100 FS
  • 50 BK
  • 50 FS
  • 25 BK
  • 25 FS
  • 25 BR Kick
  • 25 FS
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Race Prep – WK 2/6 Monday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1/Kick: BK

  • 2 x (25 Kick, 50 swim, 25 Kick)
  • 3 x 50 Kick
  • 2 x 100 Swim

EN-2:  BK

  • 5 x 50 Desc 1-5

LA Tol: BK

  • 3 x (50 Fast, on 1:00, 2x 25 Fast on 30, 100 easy)
  • 200 recov

LAP:

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy on 1:30)

LA Tol Kick:

  • 4 x (25 Sprint kick, 25 easy)

Power:

  • 4 x Dive Breakout, easy rest of 50

Swim Down:  200

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Race Prep – WK 1/6 Saturday

Collingwood 7:30am (solo workout)

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1/2/Kick:

  • 4 x (25 BK Kick, 50 BK Swim, 25 BK Kick) on 2:15
  • 4 x 50 BK desc 1-4

LA Tol:

  • 100 BK for time  – 1:21 – not so good
  • 200 easy
  • 50 BK for time  – 37 – better
  • 200 easy

EN-1/2/Kick:

  • 4 x (25 FS Kick, 50 FS Swim, 25 FS Kick) on 2:15
  • 4 x 50 FS desc 1-4

LA Tol:

  • 2 x [2 x 25 FS on 30, 50 easy]
  • 100 easy

Power:

  • 2x BK Dive breakout, easy back  – 2x BK, 2x FS

Swim Down:  300m

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Race Prep – WK 1/6 Friday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1/2/Kick:

  • BK
  • 4 x (25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick) on 2:15
  • 2 x 100 BK
  • 4 x 50 BK desc 1-4 (48, 47, 45, 43)
  • FS
  • 4 x (25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick) on 2:15
  • 2 x 100 FS
  • 4 x 50 FS desc 1-4 (41, 39, 38, 36)

LAP:

  • 4 x [ 2x (25 Sprint on 30, 50 easy)]
    2x BK, 2x FS
    (stuck at 18/19 for BK and 15.5-16 for FS)

Power:

  • 2 x 12.5m blast start, rest of 25 easy
  • 2 x 12.5m blast finish

Swim Down:  200m

 

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Race Prep – WK 1/6 Wednesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1/Kick:

  • 8 x (25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick)
    Mix

EN-1/2:

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:05, desc 1-4 by 1 sec
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:05, desc 1-4 by 1 sec

LAP:

  • 2 x [ 2x (25 Sprint on 30, 50 easy)]
  • 50 easy
  • 4 x (25 IM Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  100m

 

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Race Prep – Week 1/6 Monday

Borden Noon – pool back open

Warm Up:  500m

En-1 / Kick:

  • 2 x through – 1x FS, 1x BK
    – 100 Kick
    – 4 x 50 Pull
    – 2 x 50 Kick
    – 4 x 50 Fins
    – 4 x 25 Kick
    – 4 x 50 Swim desc by 1 sec

 

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Specifics – WK 8/8 Saturday

Collingwood 7:30am

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 100 BK Kick on 15 sec
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15

EN-1:  300m

  • 100 BK Fins on 15 sec
  • 2 x 50 BK Pull on 15 sec
  • 100 BK

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

LA Tol:  300m

  • 2 x [4 x (25 BK Sprint on 40 sec), 100 easy]
  • 200 RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 50 BK Sprint Kick, 100 easy
  • 2 x (25 Sprint BK Kick, easy kick 25, 50 easy)

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 8/8 Friday

Borden still closed – Rest Day

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Specifics – WK 8/8 Thursday

Warm Up:

  • 2 x through:
    300 Swim on 5:00
    and 6 x 50 ?? Kick

Set: 1

  • 10 x 100 FS Pull on 1:40
    1-3 Descend
    4 Easy
    5 Fast
    repeat
  • 20 x 50 Fins on 60
    Odd steady
    Even Very Fast

Set 2:

  • 10 x 50 FS on 70 sec as
    Odd 50 build
    Even 25 Sprint, 25 Build

Swim Down

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Specifics – WK 8/8 Wednesday

Collingwood Noon (Borden closed)

Warm Up:  700m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 4 x (50 IM Kick on 15 sec)
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  300m

  • 3 x (100 FS on 1:45) #1 Pull, #2 Fins, #3 Swim

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

LA Tol:  300m

  • 2 x [4 x (25 FS Sprint on 40 sec), 100 easy]
  • 200 RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  50m

  • 50 FS Sprint Kick, 10o easy
  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint Kick, 25 easy FS Kick, 50 easy)

Dives: 

  • 2 x BK, 2 x FS

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 8/8 Monday

Borden CLOSED Monday through Thursday … for something???

Collingwood Noon session

Warm Up:  500m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 100 BK Kick on 15 sec (~2.05)
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15 (58, 1:02)

EN-1:  300m

  • 100 BK Fins on 15 sec
  • 2 x 50 BK Pull on 15 sec
  • 100 BK (1:37)

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30 (~18-20)

LA Tol:  200m

  • 2 x [4 x (25 BK Sprint on 40 sec), 100 easy] (all 20 or under)
  • 200 RECOV BK Fins

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 50 Sprint BK Kick, 100 easy (48 sec)
  • 2 x (25 Sprint BK Kick, 25 easy kick, 50 easy) (20, 21)

Swim Down:  300m

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Specifics – WK 7/8 Saturday

Collingwood 7:30am

Warm Up:

  • 400 Fin Swim
  • 300 Pull

Set 1:

  • 6 x 100 on 1:50
    Odd FS, Even IM

Set 2:

???

Set 3:

  • 8 x 50 FS on 50 sec
    Goal 2x 38, 2x 37, 2x 36, 2x 35

Swim Down:

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Specifics – WK 7/8 Friday

Borden Noon

Thursday was a struggle – this should be an easy 1000 for my back

For the others:

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1/Kick:

  • 5 x (50m Fin kick on 1:00) FL-BK-FL-FS
  • 200 FS Pull
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc 1-4
  • 5 x (50m Fin kick on 1:00) FL-BK-FL-FS
  • 200 BK
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, desc 1-4
  • 50 RECOV

LAP:  300m   (add extra LAP set if time)

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV

Power:  100m

  • 8 x Dive start Break-Out

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 7/8 Thursday

Collingwood 6am

Warm Up:  800 (as 4 x 200 … swim, kick, pull, drill)

Set 1:

  • 4 x (8 x 50) = 1600m
    #1 8 x (25 Kick with Pull Buoy, 25 swim) on 60 sec
    #2 8 x (50 FS cruise) on 45 sec (ha ha)
    #3 8 x (50 IM order) on 60
    #4 8 x (50 FS on 60) Swim 2x 38, 2x 37, 2x 36, 2x 35

Set 2:

  • 4 x 400 FS on 5:45 … big ha ha … not this week for me

Swim down:  300m

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Specifics – WK 7/8 Wednesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1/Kick: 800 / 400

  • 5 x 50 BK on 1:05, swim 50
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:30
  • 5 x 50 BK Pull on 1:05
  • 4 x 25 BK Kick on 45
  • 4 x 50 FS Pull on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 43
  • 4 x 25 FS Kick on 45

LAP: 400m

  • 2 x (25 BK Build, 25 Easy) on 1:15
  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 50 easy
  • 2 x (25 FS Build, 25 Easy) on 1:15
  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
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Specifics – WK 7/8 Monday

Borden Noon – recovery session from Thornhill Meet @ Pan Am Markham Pool

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1 / Kick:  1000 / 400

  • 100 BK Kick
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 5 x 100 BK on 2:00 (3x swim, 2x Pull)
  • 100 FS Kick
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45 (2x Pull, 3x Swim)
  • 50 Easy

EN-2: 400

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:05, desc 1-4
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc 1-4
  • 50 Easy

 

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Specifics – WK 6/8 Saturday

Early Morning Collingwood Session

Warm Up:

  • 4 x 250
    #1 Swim, #2 Kick, #3 Swim, #4 Kick

Main Set:

  • 2 x 100 on 1:40
  • 2 x 100 on 1:35
  • 4 x 100 on 1:30 (made first, missed 2nd and went on 1:40, missed 3rd … ended)
  • 200 easy

Swim Down:

  • 5 x 100 on 2:00
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Specifics – WK 6/8 Fri

Borden Noon

Easy mix session

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Specifics – WK 6/8 Wed

Borden Noon

Very easy mix session after Head Cold and 1 week off

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Specifics – WK 5/8 Wed

Borden Noon

Easy mix session

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Specifics – WK 5/8 Monday

Family Day Monday at Borden

Warm Up:  1000m

Main Set:

  • 100 FS Kick
  • 4 x 100 FS (2x Pull, 2x Full)
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 8 x 50 FS (2x Pull, 2x Full)
  • 4 x 25 FS Kick
  • 4 x (25 FS Build, 25 easy)
  • 50 easy
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 8 x 50 BK (4x Pull on 1:00, 4x Full desc from 45)
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Specifics – WK 4/8 Thursday

6am Collingwood Team

Rattle: 300m

  • 6 x 50 on 1:00 dive from blocks

Warm Up:  800m

  • mix FS, BK, BR

Set 1: 800m

  • 8 x 100 Fin kick on 1:50
    seniors meant to kick with Pull buoy not board
    (I did mostly BK)

Set 2:  1800m

  • 2 x (3 x 300 on 5:00)
    First 3 Pull, with HR for 6 sec 16
    Second 3 Neg Split Swim with HR 20

Swim Down:  150m

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Specifics – WK 4/8 Wednesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  500m

Kick/Swim:

  • 100 FS Kick
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 4 x 50 FS Pull
  • 100 BK Kick
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 4 x 50 BK
  • 50 Easy

Challenge:

  • 50’s of FS on 1:01, continue until swim can’t be completed by 1:00
    22 completed, failed on #23
  • 100 Easy

LAP:

  • 3 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  50

 

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Specifics – WK 4/8 Tuesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  500m

Set 1:

  • 3 x (50 Fin Kick, 100 FS on 1:45)

Set 2:

  • 4 x ( 100 Fin Kick fast, 3 x 100 FS on 1:45, 50 easy)
    – FS #1 Full, #2 Pull, 3# Full, #4 Fins
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Specifics – WK 4/8 Monday

Borden Noon + Weights

Warm Up:  500m

Kick Swim: 400 Kick, 400 swim

  • 25 FS Kick Strong, 25 FS Kick easy on 15 sec
  • 25 FS Strong, 25 FS easy on 15
  • 25 FS Kick Strong, 50 FS Kick easy on 20 sec
  • 25 FS Strong, 50 FS easy on 15 sec
  • 50 FS Kick easy, 25 FS Kick Strong on 20
  • 50 FS easy, 25 FS Strong on 15 sec
  • repeat with BK

LA Tol: 200m

  • 4 x (50 BK Sprint, 100 Easy) on 3:30
  • 4 x 50 FS Recovery on 1:00

LAP:

  • 4 x (25 FS Build, 25 Easy) on 1:15
  • 4 x (25 BK Build, 25 Easy) on 1:15

Swim Down:  50m

 

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Specifics – WK 3/8 Saturday

Collingwood 7:30am

Warm Up:

  • 4 x 200

Set 1:

  • 3 x (3 x 100) as
    – 50 Kick 50 Swim on 2:10
    – 50 Drill, 50 Swim on 2:00
    – 50 Swim, 50 Swim 5 sec faster on 2:00

Set 2:

  • 8 x 50 on 60 sec targeting:
    – 2 x 50 swim 40
    – 2 x 50 swim 39
    – 2 x 50 swim 38
    – 2 x 50 swim 37
  • 8 x 50 on 70 sec as follows
    – 2 x 50 Build
    – 2 x 50 as 25 easy, 25 fast
    – 2 x 50 as 25 fast, 25 easy
    – 2 x 50 as Blast 25, 25 easy

Set 3:

  • 6 x 75 Kick on 2:10

Swim Down

 

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Specifics – WK 3/8 Friday

Borden Noon – no weights (too tired)

Warm Up:

  • 100 FS Pull
  • 500 BK Fins
  • 100 drills

Kick:

  • 8 x 50 Fin kick on 60 sec
    twice through FL, BK, Dolphin on BK, FS
  • 2 x 50 BR on 70 sec
  • 25 FS Kick Fast, 25 FS Kick easy – 30, 1:08
  • 50 FS Kick easy, 25 FS Kick Fast –
  • 25 FS Kick Fast, 25 FS Kick easy – 28, 1:03
  • 25 BK Kick Fast, 25 BK Kick easy – 23, 55
  • 25 BK Kick Fast, 50 BK Kick easy – 25, 60, 1:35

Sprint:

  • 2 x [
    25 FS perfect stroke on 60
    25 FS Fast on 60 (14, 15) ]
  • 2 x [
    25 BK Perfect Stroke on 60
    25 BK Fast on 60 (19, 20) ]

Swim Down:  300m

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Specifics – WK 3/8 Thursday

Collingwood 6am

Warm Up:

  • 4 x 200 Choice
    (swim, pull, kick, FS/BK)

Set 1:

  • 12 x 50 on 60 sec
    1-4 IM Drill
    5-8 IM Seq
    9-12 50 of IM

Set 2:

  • 8 x 100 IM Kick on 2:10
    Ha ha … I got 7 in by taking 10 sec rest

Set 3:

  • 6 x 200 on 4:00
    each 200 was different with a mix of IM strokes, pull and kick
    really hard – had to skip a couple 50’s
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Specifics – WK 3/8 Wednesday

Borden Noon + weights

Warm Up:  400m

EN-1 Kick/Swim: 600

  • 4 x (25 FS Kick, 50 FS on 5 sec rest per segment)
  • 4 x (25 BK Kick, 50 BK on 5 sec)

Quality: 500

  • 10 x 25 FS on 45 sec (1x Perfect 1x Fast & Perfect)
  • 10 x 25 BK on 50 sec (1x Perfect 1x Fast & Perfect)

LA Tol: 200 (400 recov)

  • 4 x (50 BK Sprint, 100 Easy on 3:30)
    Act 35, 37, 38, 39

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 3/8 Tuesday

Borden recovery session

Warm Up:  300m

Set 1:

  • 4 x [
    -50 kick on 1:45
    – 2 x 100 Swim/Pull/Fins/Swim on 1:45
    – 50 Easy ]

Set 2:

  • 2 x [
    – 4 x (25 Kick, 50 swim) ]
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Specifics – WK 3/8 Monday

Borden Noon + weights  – shortened session due to base closure until noon due to snow

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1 / Kick:  1200m

  • 12 x (50 Fins Kick on 60, 50 Fin Swim on 60)
    Alternate BK and FS

Pacing: 800

  • 4 x [
    – 100 BK Strong on 2:00, swim 1:35
    – 50 BK Fast on 50, swim 45 sec
    – 50 BK Fast, swim 45
    – 50 easy ]
    Go on 5:00
    act – Last one 1:33, 44, 44

LAP: 100

  • 4 x (25 FS on 30 sec)
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Specifics – WK 2/8 Saturday

Collingwood 7:30 am

Warm Up:

  • 400 Swim
  • 300 Pull
  • 200 Kick
  • 100 Build

Set 1: 500m

  • 10 x 50 on 60
    Alt kick & swim with fins

Set 2: 1200m

  • 6 x (100 FS strong on 1:45
    50 FS on 45
    50 FS)
    Add both 50’s and be 5sec faster than 100
    (tough to dial in  – trying for 1:25 and 40, 40
    Last 3 were 1:20-1:22 and 38, 39-40)

Set 3: 100

  • 4 x (25 IM sprint, 25 easy)

Swim Down: 200

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Specifics – WK 2/8 Friday

Collingwood Noon – Borden is closed today

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 12 x 25 IM kick on 45 sec

EN-1:

  • 4 x 50 FS Pull on 1:00
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Build, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 50 Easy

LA Tol:  300m

  • 100 BK for Time – act:  1:24
  • 200 RECOV
  • 2 x (50 BK Sprint, 100 easy) act:  39, 39
  • 100 RECOV

LA Tol Kick: 100m

  • 1 x (25m BK Sprint Kick, easy kick rest of 50, 50 easy)
  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint Kick, easy Kick back)

Swim Down:  300m

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Specifics – WK 2/8 Wednesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  500m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 2 x 100 fin kick – 1x FS, 1x BK

Quality:

  • 16 x 25 FS on 45 sec (1 easy, 1 fast)
  • 4 x 25 FS on 1:00 (1 easy, 1 fast)
    most were 15 to 16, one @ 14
  • 50 easy
  • 10 x 25 BK on 1:00 (1 easy, 1 fast)
    most were 20

Kick:

  • 4 x 25 Underwater BK Dolphin with Fins fast
  • 2 x 25 Underwater Front Dolphin with Fins fast

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 2/8 Monday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1 / Aerobic Kick:  300/200m

  • 100 BK Kick on 2:30
  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 100 BK Kick on 2:30

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Build, 25 BK easy) on 1:15

LA Tol:  300m

  • 4 x (50 BK Sprint, 100 Easy) on 3:30
    – actual 36, 36, 39, 41
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00 easy
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint on 45)
    – actual 17, 18, 20, 21
  • 100 RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  75m

  • 2 x (25m BK Kick Sprint, 50 BK, 25 BK Kick Sprint)

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 1/8 Saturday

Collingwood 7:30am

Warm Up:

24 x 50m as

  • 6 x 50 FS on 50 sec
  • 6 x 50 FS / BK on 60 sec
  • 6 x 50 FS on 50 sec
  • 6 x 50 FS / BK on 60 sec

Main Set:

9 x 200m swum as three times through:

  • 50 Kick – 100 FS – 50 Kick on 4:00
  • 50 Kick – 100 FS – 50 Kick on 4:00
  • 200 FS on 4:00
    – try to dial in stroke count for 100’s then hold in 200
    – last 200 went well at about 2:49

Kick Set:

  • 6 x 75 Kick on 2:00
    – 25 easy, 25 build, 25 fast

Swim Down:  200

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Specifics – WK 1/8 Thursday

6am Collingwood Clippers

Warm Up:

  • 4 x (200 swim, 100 Kick)

Set 1:

3 times through:

  • 200 as 150 FS + 50 BK on 3:30
  • 2 x 100 as 75 FS Pull, 25 BK Pull on 1:45
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00 (mix FS and BK)
    No extra rest – just pace time

Set 2:

  • 6 x 50m on 50 sec @ PB + 7
  • 6 x 50m on 60 sec @ PB + 5
  • 6 x 50m on 70 sec @ PB +3
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Specifics – WK 1/8 Wednesday

Borden Noon + Weights

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1 / Kick:  700 / 300

  • 6 x (25 Kick, 50 swim, 25 Kick) on 15 sec
    3 x BK, 3 x FS
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45

LA Tol: 250m

  • 2 x [
    – 4 x 25 sprint on 45
    – 100 Easy ]
    1x BK, 1x FS
  • 4 x (max dolphin, easy back)

LAP: 200m

  • 4 x (50 Fast, 50 easy) on 2:00

Power:

  • Dive breakout easy rest of 25
  • underwater breakout, easy rest of 25

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 1/8 Monday

Borden Noon + Weights

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1 / Kick: 500 / 300

  • 2 x 50 BK fins, 50 BK Kick
  • 2 x 50 BK, 50 BK Kick
  • 50 BK Pull, 50 BK Kick
  • 2 x 50 FS Pull, 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 50 FS, 50 FS Kick
  • 50 FS, 50 FS Kick

LA Tol:  200m

  • 4 x (50 Fast, 100 easy) on 3:30
    2 x BK (38, 40), 2 x FS (32, 33)
  • 2 x (25 max Kick, 75 easy)
    1 x BK (19), 1 x FS (22)
  • 100 easy

LAP:  200

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30
    2 x BK, 2 x FS
  • 2 x (25 Fast Kick, 25 easy)
    1 x BK, 1 x FS

Power:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5 Max dolphin, easy rest of 25

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK 6/6 Sunday

U of T Master’s Splash Meet – lactic training session

W.U. 700m + 3 drives

  • 100 FS:  1:09
    – smooth first 50
    – good to 75m
  • 50 BK:  37.
    – nice smooth swim
  • 100 BK:  1:23
    – smooth but very slow
    – tried to pick up in the last 30m
  • 50 FS:  30.95
    – no power
    – only minutes after 100 BK
  • 50 BR 42.
    – nothing left for speed
    – only minutes after 50 FS

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK 6/6 Thursday

Collingwood 0600 (Shoulder tolerable until BK in set 3)

Warm Up: 1200m

  • 3 x 100 Swim on 1:50
  • 3 x (50 Kick, 50 Swim) on 1:50
  • 3 x 100 Swim on 1:50
  • 3 x (50 Swim, 50 Kick) on 1:50

Set 1: 600m (100 Easy)

  • 6 x 50 on 1:00
    as (1x Fast, 1x Build)
  • 6 x (25 Fast, 25 Build)
  • 100 Easy

Set 2: 800m (400 Easy)

4 x Through:

  • 50 Kick on 1:05
  • 100 Swim on 1:45
  • 50 Kick on 1:05
  • 100 Easy
    * Add Kick/Swim/Kick time – aim for <3:00
    * #1/3 FS, #2/4 BK

Swim Down

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Gen Pre – WK 6/6 Wednesday

Borden Noon + Weights

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1 / Kick: 1200 / 400

  • 4 x 50 Kick on 1:30
  • 200 BK Fins
  • 2 x 100 BK
  • 4 x 50 BK
  • 4 x 50 Kick on 1:30

Ended Workout here with AC Joint pain

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 2 x 100 FS
  • 4 x 50 FS

EN-2: 250m

  • 25 BK Strong, 75 BK Easy on 2:15
  • 50 BK Strong, 50 BK Easy on 2:15
  • 75 BK Strong, 25 BK Easy on 2:15
  • 100 BK Strong, 100 easy

LAP: 150

  • 3 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 3 x (25 FS Dive Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  200

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Gen Prep – WK 6/6 Tuesday

Warm Up:  650m

Set 1: 1500m

  • 100 BK Kick
  • 4 x 100 BK on 2:00 (all <1:45)
  • 100 BK Dolphin / BK Kick (max underwater each length)
  • 4 x 100 IM on 2:00 (all <1:40)
  • 100 BK Dolphin / BK Kick (max underwater each length)
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45 (all <1;25)
  • 50 Easy

Set 2: 600m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:05, desc 1-4 (from 49 to 45)
  • 4 x 50 IM Seq on 1:05
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc 1-4 (40, 39, 37, 36)

Swim Down:  50m

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Gen Prep – WK 6/6 Monday

0600 Collingwood – pool temp only 70F … no way

1130 Borden + Weights

Warm Up:  500m

Set 1:

  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:30
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:05, desc 1-3
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 3 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc 1-3
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 BR kick on 1:30

Set 2:

  • FS: 75 Fast, 25 Hold = 1:11
    100 Easy
  • BK: 75 Fast, 25 Hold = 1:28
    100 Easy

Set 3:

  • 3 x (25 FS Kick, 50 BR/FS, 25 FS Kick)
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Gen Prep – WK 5/6 Saturday

0730 Collingwood

Warm Up: 1200m

  • 3x (50 Drill, 50 swim) FS
  • 3x (50 Drill, 50 swim) BR
  • 3x (50 Drill, 50 swim) BK
  • 3x (50 Drill, 50 swim) FL

Set 1: 1200m

  • 6x (
    – 50 FL kick on 1:10
    – 50 BK 50 BR on 2:00
    – 50 FS Pull on 1:00)
  • 50 easy

Set 2: 400m

  • 4x 100IM on 2:00
    Desc 1-4
    (1:36, 1:35, 1:35, 1:30)
  • 50 Easy

Set 3: 600m

  • 3x 50 Build on 60
  • 3x 50 work walls on 60
  • 3x 50 Strong on 60
  • 3x 50 max effort on 1:10

Swim Down: 200

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Gen Prep – WK 5/6 Thursday

Collingwood 6am

Warm Up:

  • 400 Swim
  • 300 Pull
  • 200 Kick
  • 100 Drill

Main Set:

  • 8 x 100 FS on 1:40
  • 70 sec rest
  • 400 FS Pull on 7:00
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:35
  • 70 sec rest
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:30
    (missed the last one)
  • 60 sec rest
  • 8 x 50 FS on 45 sec
  • 100 easy

Kick:

  • 6 x 50 Kick on 1:15
    BK, BR, BK, BR, BK, FS

Swim Down:  300m

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Gen Prep – WK 5/6 Wednesday

Borden Noon + weights

Warm Up:  500m

Main Set: 1600m

  • 100 FS Kick
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45, cruise aerobic (~1:27)
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45, (~1:25)
  • 2 x 25 FS Kick strong (~25 sec)
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45 (~1:20)
  • 50 Easy
  • 100 BK Kick
  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:05, cruise (~49)
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:05, (~45)

Swim Down:  50 Easy

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Gen Prep – WK 5/6 Tuesday

6am Collingwood

Warm Up:  1000m

  • 4 x 250 (swim, kick, pull, drills)

Set 1: 1200m

  • 6 x (150 FS, 50 BK) on 3:40
    steady
    [OK on these]
  • 50 Easy

Set 2: 1000m

  • 10 x 50 Kick on 1:10
    1 steady, 1 build
    [Good for 6x alt BK, BR – then 3x FS Fins – 1x FS]
  • 50 Easy

Set 3: 1200m

  • 12 x 100 on 1:45
    Descend 1-4, 5-8, 9-12
    [1st 4x awful over 1:30, then reduced to 50, 100 combo with BK on 2:00]

Swim Down:  50

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Gen Prep – WK 5/6 Monday

Borden Noon + Weights

Warm Up:  400m

Set 1: 1500

3 times through (2x FS, 1x BK)

  • 50 Kick
  • 100 Pull
  • 50 Scull
  • 100 Swim
  • 100 Fin Kick
  • 100 Swim
  • 50 Easy

Set 2:  200m

  • 2 x (25 Kick, 50 Swim, 25 Kick)
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Gen Prep – WK 5/6 Monday

6am Collingwood

Warm Up: 900m

  • 600m mix
  • 200 kick
  • 100 IM drill

Set 1: 400m

  • 8 x 50 IM on 60 as 25 Drill, 25 Build

Set 2: 1000m

  • 5 x 100 IM Fins on 1:45
  • 50 Easy
  • 5 x 100 IM Fins on 1:45

Set 3: 400m

  • 4 x 50 FS Pull on 1:00
  • 4 x 50 BK Pull on 1:10

LAP: 100m

  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint Blocks, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint Blocks, 25 Easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK 4/6 Saturday

1hr Collingwood @ noon

Warm Up: 500m

Kick: 500

  • 8 x 50 Fins Kick on 1:00 (FL, BK, FS)
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

EN-1: 1000

  • 2 x 100 BK Fins/Paddles on 2:00
  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 100 FS Pull/Paddles on 1:45
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45

LAP:  100

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    2x BK, 2x FS

Swim Down:  150

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Gen Prep – WK 4/6 Tuesday

6am Clippers Practice

Warm Up: 800

  • 400 Reverse IM
  • 8 x 50 as 2x each in IM order on 60sec

Main Set: 3000

2 times through:

  • 100 BK on 2:00
  • 200 FS on 3:30
  • 300 FS Pull on 5:00
  • 400 FS Fins (every 4th BK) on 6:00
  • 5 x 100 Kick on 2:10

And then:  400

2 times thru

  • 100 FS on 1:50
  • 75 FS, 25 BK on 1:50
  • 50 FS, 25 BK on 1:50
  • 25 FS, 27 BK on 1:50

Sprint:

  • 50 FS from blocks – 29

Swim Down: 300m

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Gen Prep – WK 4/6 Monday

6am Collingwood didn’t work out … 40+ Clipper kids deserved the entire pool for getting up that early.

12 noon Collingwood

Warm Up: 600

Kick:

  • 4 x 50 FS Fins on 1:00
  • 4 x 50 BK Fins on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:15

EN-1:

  • 8 x 50 FS Pull/Paddles on 1:00
  • 8 x 50 BK Fins/Paddles on 1:00

EN-2:

  • 2 x (100 FS fast, 50 easy)
    (1:21, 1:17)
  • 100 BK Fast (1:35), 50 Easy
  • 50 BK Fast (41)

Swim Down:  300m

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Gen Prep – WK 3/6 Saturday

Collingwood Noon

Warm Up:  600

EN-1

  • 100 FS Kick
  • 3 x 100 FS
  • 100 BK Kick
  • 3 x 100 BK
  • 100 BR Kick
  • 3 x 100 IM
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 4 x 50 FS
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 4 x 50 BK
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick
  • 3 x 50 IM Seq
  • 2 x 25 FS Kick Fast
  • 2 x 25 FS Fast
  • 2 x 25 BK Kick Fast
  • 2 x 25 BK

Swim Down:  200

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Gen Prep – WK 3/6 Wednesday

Collingwood 6am

Light mix

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Gen Prep – WK 3/6 Tuesday

6am Collingwood Clippers

Streamline Dolphin focus

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Gen Prep – WK 3/6 Monday

6am Clippers Team Practice Collingwood

Warm Up:

  • 4 x 200 – Swim, Kick, Pull, Drill

Main Set 1

  • 16 x 50 on 1:15
    swum as 25 Underwater, 25 Kick
    and 25 Scull, 25 Build

Main Set 2:

2 x through the following:

  • 6 x 100 Steady on 1:40
  • 4 x 50 Kick on 1:15
  • 4 x 75  on 1:30 swum as
    – 1, 3 Decr Stroke Count by one each 25
    – 2, 5 Hold last Stroke Count
  • 4 x 25 Sprint on 45 sec
  • 200 Easy

Swim down:  300 easy

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Gen Prep – WK 2/6 Saturday

Collingwood Clippers Practice 7:30am – 9:00am

Warm Up: 800m

  • 4 x 150 reverse IM sequence
    with each 150 swum as 3 x (25 Drill, 25 Swim)
  • 200 Kick

EN-1:  1600m

  • mix of 8 x 200
    with each 200 a mix of swim /kick

Sprint:  300m

  • 8 x 25m IM sprint on 60 sec

Kick: 450m

  • 6 x 75m Kick swum as
    50 IM seq, 25 next IM seq pick-up

Swim Down:  300m

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Gen Prep – WK 2/6 Friday

Borden Noon + Weights

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1 / Kick:  1100/500

  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 4 x 25 FS Kick on 45
  • 8 x 50 FS on 1:00 (4x Pull, 4x Swim)
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:20
  • 4 x 25 BK Kick on 40
  • 8 x 50 BK on 1:05 (4 x Pull, 4x Swim)
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:20
  • 6 x 50 IM Seq on 1:00
  • 50 Easy

EN-2: 400

  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45 (1:17, 1:19)
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00 (1:36, 1:34)

LAP:  200

  • 6 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy) from dive
    3x FS (14 sec) 3x BK (19 sec)

Swim Down:  150m

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Gen Prep – WK 2/6 Wednesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  500m

Kick:  400m

  • 6 x 50 Fin Kick on 1:00
    2 x (FL, BK, FS)
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

EN-1: 800m

  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 3 x 100 BK o 2:00
  • 2 x 100 IM on 2:00
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  400m

  • 4 x (50 BK Sprint, 50 Easy)
  • 200 Easy
  • 4 x (50 FS Sprint, 50 Easy)

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK 2/6 Monday

Borden Noon + Weights

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1 / Kick Mix: 1800 / 300m

  • 100 IM Kick
  • 400 FS Fins with every 4th BK
  • 50 Scull
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 50 Easy
  • 100 BK Kick
  • 200 BK Fins
  • 50 Scull
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 5 x 100 BK on 1:45
  • 50 Easy

EN-2:

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:05, desc 1-4
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc 1-4

Sprint

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK 1/6 Saturday

Collingwood Masters – workout provided – nobody swimming

Warm Up:

  • 200 Swim
  • 200 Kick
  • 200 Pull
  • 200 Drills

Main Set:

  • 8 x 50 as Drill / Swim on 1:10
  • 8 x 50 as IM seq (FL-BK, BK-BR, BR-FS, FS-FL) on 1:00
  • 4 x 100 IM on 2:00
  • 4 x (25 Sprint FS, 25 easy) on 1:30
  • 100 Easy
  • 4 x (25 Sprint BK, 25 easy) on 1:30
  • 100 Easy
  • 2 x (25 Sprint BR, 25 Easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  400m

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Gen Prep – WK 1/6 Wednesday

Borden Noon + Weights

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1 / Kick:  1600m/300m

  • 50 FS Kick
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 8 x 50 FS on 1:00 (4x Pull, 4x Swim)
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 50 Easy
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 4 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 8 x 50 BK on 1:05 (4x Paddles, 4x Swim)
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 50 Easy

LAP: 200m

  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 2 x (25 BR sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  50m

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Gen Prep – WK 1/6 Tuesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  450m

Main Set: 1600 / 300 Kick

  • 200 FS on 3:30
  • 200 BK Fins/Paddles
  • 100 FS Fins Kick
  • 50 Easy
  • 200 FS on 3:30
  • 200 BK Fins
  • 100 BK Fins Kick
  • 50 Easy
  • 200 FS on 3:30
  • 200 BK Fins/Paddles
  • 100 FS Fins Kick
  • 50 Easy
  • 200 FS on 3:30
  • 200 BK Fins

Swim Down:  50m

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Gen Prep – WK 1/6 Monday

Borden Noon + Weights

Warm Up:  500m

EN-1/Kick:  900m / 450m

  • 3 times through: #1 FS, #2 BK, #3 IM – approx. 15+sec rest
    – 100 Swim
    – 50 Kick
    – 2x 50 Swim
    – 50 Kick
    – 4x 25 Swim
    – 50 Kick
    – 50 Easy

EN-2: 450m

  • 3 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc 1-3 by 1 sec
  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:05, desc 1-3 by 1 sec
  • 3 x 50 IM Seq on 1:10
  • 50 Easy

Swim Down:  50m

 

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Between seasons WK 4 saturday

Collingwood Clippers Sat 7:30am session

Warm Up

  • 4x 200
    swim, kick, pull, drill

10x 50 as Odd-drill/swim and Even-build

Quality:

2x

  • 200 @ 400 race pace on 4:00
  • 2x 100 @ 200 race pace on 2:15
  • 4x 50 @ 100 race pace on 2:00
  • 100 easy

Swim Down

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Between Seasons – WK 4 Wednesday

Borden noon, no weights feeling off

Warmup: 600m

Main set:

  • 50 FS Kick on 1:45
  • 200 FS Pull on 3:30
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 200 FS Fins on 3:30
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 200 FS on 3:30
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 50 Easy
  • 50 BK Kick on 1:45
  • 200 BK Pull on 4:00
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 200 BK Fins on 3:30
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 200 BK on 4:00
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim <40
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:10, swim <50
  • 3 x 50 IM on 1:10

Swim Down:  100m

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Between Seasons – WK 4 Monday

Borden Noon session …. pool re-opened after pump failure

Warm Up:  600m

Main Set: 1200m, 400m Kick

  • 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 100 FS Pull with paddles
  • 50 Kick
  • 2 x 100 FS Fins
  • 50 Kick
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 50 Kick
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 2 x 100 BK Pull, 1x with Paddles
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:10
  • 50 BK Kick

Sprints: 50m

  • 25 FS Sprint, 25 easy
  • 25 BK Sprint, 25 easy

Swim Down:  100m

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Between Seasons – WK 3 Saturday

Collingwood Clippers 7:30am practice

Warm Up:  600m

Main Set:

3 times through:

  • 200 on 3:45 SC
  • 2 x 100 on 1:45 Pull
  • 4 x 50 on 1:00 Desc 1-4

#1 FS, #2 BK, #3 FS

100 Easy

Sprints:

  • 12 x 25 on 30 sec
    1-4 Fast, 5-8 Medium, 9-12 Easy

Swim Down:  200

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Between Seasons – WK 3 Thursday

Borden Closed

Collingwood Clippers – 6am practice

Warm Up:

  • 200 FS on 3:30
  • 4 x 50 FS on 50 sec
  • 200 Kick
  • 4 x 50 Kick on 1:10
  • 200 BR
  • 4 x 50 BR Kick

Main Set: Breaststroke

  • 10 x 50 BR Drill
    25 BR 3-2-1 count, 25 BR 2-Breathing, 2-Not Breathing
  • 10 x 25 BR with Paddles and Dolphin kick
  • 4 x 100 BR
    #1 reduce stroke count by 1 on last 25
    #2 reduce SC 1 on last 2 25’s
    #3 reduce SC 1 on last 3 25’s
    #4 reduce SC 1 on full 100
  • 4 x 100 BR with fins and Dolphin Kick on 2:15

Swim Down:  200m

 

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Between Seasons – WK 3 Tuesday

Borden Closed – pump problem

Collingwood Noon swim

Warm Up:  700m

Main:

  • 2 x 50 FS kick
  • 2 x 25 FS Kick
  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 10 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 2 x 25 BK Kick
  • 5 x 100 FS on 2:00
  • 10 x 50 FS on 1:05

Swim Down:  200m

 

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Between Seasons – WK 3 Monday

Borden Closed – off to Collingwood for the noon swim

Warm Up: 700m

EN-1:

  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 2 x 25 FS Kick fast on 1:00
  • 50 Easy
  • 200 FS Pull on 3:30
  • 200 FS on 3:30
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 4 x 50 FS Pull on 1:00
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 50 Easy
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:30
  • 2 x 25 BK Kick Fast on 1:00
  • 200 BK Fins on 3:30
  • 4 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 4 x 50 BK Fins on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:00

Swim Down:  100m

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Between Seasons – WK 2 Saturday

Collingwood – no Masters – lane swim

Warm Up:

  • 2 x (100 FS Pull, 100 BK)
  • 2 x (25 FS, 25 BK)
  • 4 x (100 IM Drill)

Kick:

  • 3 x (Fin Kick on 1:00 – 50 FL, 50 BK, 50 FS)
  • 50 BR

Main:

  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45 (2x Pull, 3x Swim)
  • 50 Easy
  • 5 x 100 BK on 2:00 (2x Fin/Paddles, 3x Swim)
  • 50 Easy
  • 5 x 50 FS on 1:00 (2x Pull, 3x Swim)
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:05 (2x Fin/Paddles, 3x Swim)
  • 50 Easy

Sprint:

  • 2 x (25 Block start FS Sprint, 25 Easy)
  • 25 Block start BK Sprint, 25 Easy

Swim Down:  200m

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Between Seasons – WK 2 Friday

Borden Noon – perfect water temp!! (for actually training)

Warm Up:

  • 2 x (100 FS Pull, 100 BK)
  • 2 x (25 FS, 25 BK)
  • 4 x (50 IM drill)

Main:

  • 100 FS Fins Kick
  • 100 BK Fins Kick
  • 3 x (4 x 25 IMseq) on 45
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 3 x (50 FL-BK fins) on 1:00
  • 3 x (50 BK-BR) on 1:05
  • 3 x (50 BR-FS) on 1:00
  • 50 Easy
  • 2 x 100 IM on 2:00

LAP:

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy)
    dive start – 2x FS, 2x BK

Swim Down:  300m

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Between Seasons – WK 2 Wednesday

Warm Up:

  • 2 x (100 FS Pull, 100 BK)
  • 200 IM Drill
  • 50 FS BK mix

Main Set:

2 x Through (1x FS, 1x BK):

  • 2 x 25 Head-Up Scull with FS Kick
  • 50 FS Pull
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 25 FS Kick Fast
  • 100 FS
  • 3 x 50 FS Desc
  • 50 Easy

LAP:

  • 3 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy) FL, FS, BK

Swim Down:  150 Easy

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Between Seasons – WK 2 Monday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  500m

Main Set:

  • 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 25 FS Kick fast
  • 2 x 50 FS
  • 2 x 100 FS
  • 200 FS

Repeat the above on BK

LAP:

  • 3 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy)

Swim Down:  100

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Noosa Unwind – WK 1 Saturday

Warm Up:  700m

Kick: 250m

  • 2 x (25 FS Kick scull, 25 easy, 50 BK Kick)
  • 50 BR kick, 50 BK Kick

EN-1: 1600m

  • 2 x 200 FS Pull
  • 2 x 200 BK Pull
  • 4 x 100 FS on 2:00, desc (to 1:23)
  • 4 x 100 BK on 2:15, desc (10 1:40)
  • 100 easy

LAP:  100

  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy)
  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy)

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa Unwind – WK1 Friday

Maroochydore Cotton Tree 50m

Warm Up: 700m

  • 2 x (100 FS Pull, 100 BK)
  • 100 FS
  • 4 x (50 IM seq Drill)

Kick:  300m

  • 3 x (25 Head Up Scull FS Kick, 25 easy 50 BK Kick)

EN-1: 1200m

  • 6 x 50 FS Pull on 1:00
  • 6 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 6 x 50 BK Pull on 1:15
  • 6 x 50 BK on 1:15

LAP:  200m

  • 2 x (50 FS Fast, 50 Easy)
  • 2 x (50 BK Fast, 50 Easy)

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa Unwind – WK 1 Wednesday

Maroochydore Cotton Tree 50m

Warm Up: 700m

  • 2 x (100 FS Pull, 100 BK)
  • 100 FS
  • 4 x (50 IM seq Drill)

Kick:  200m

  • 2 x (25 Head Up Scull FS Kick, 25 easy 50 BK Kick)

EN-1: 1000m

  • 6 x 50 FS Pull on 1:00
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 4 x 50 BK Pull on 1:15
  • 6 x 50 BK on 1:15

LAP:  150m

  • 2 x (50 FS Fast, 50 Easy)
  • (50 BK Fast, 50 Easy)

Swim Down:  200m

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2014 Noosa Triathlon

Men's Masters 5th Place finishers

Men’s Masters 5th Place finishers

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Noosa Prep – WK 9/9 Thursday

1 Day Out – Noosa Beach Session

Easy swim South to North

Easy return with 2x entries and 2x exits

Felt good. (partly due to it being very calm no doubt)

 

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Noosa Prep – WK 9/9 Wednesday

2 Days Out – Cotton Tree 50m pool session

Warm Up:  600m

Main Set:

  • 10 x 50m FS on 1:00
    (6x Pull, 4x Swim)
  • 100 BK
  • 5 x 100 FS on 2:00
    (3x Pull, 2x Swim)
  • 100 BK
  • 300 FS Pull on 5:00
  • 200 FS

Swim Down:  100 easy

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Noosa Prep – WK 9/9 Tuesday

3 Days Out – Noosa Beach Session – stormy to the north

Easy swim to Hidden Beach and Back (brushed one large jelly fish – brought in my Mondays conditions)

Full pace Entry – Swim – Exit … 2x through

Easy swim recovery

Stormy afternoon training session

Stormy afternoon training session

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Noosa Prep – WK 9/9 Monday

4 Days Out – Noosa Beach – Ocean session

Rough and messy

Swim from North to South and back

Full Pace Entry – Swim – Exit at north end (2x)

Easy recovery

Late afternoon workout

Late afternoon workout

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Noosa Prep – WK 8/9 Saturday

Brisbane Aquatic Centre

Indoor 10-lane 50m pool

Warm Up:  700m

Main Set:  1500m FS, 300 BK

  • 10 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 100 BK
  • 5 x 100 FS on 2:00
  • 100 BK
  • 300 FS
  • 100 BK
  • 200 FS

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa Prep – WK 8/9 Friday

Brisbane Aquatic Centre – Sleeman Centre – ’82 Commonwealth Games complex

Outdoor 14-lane 50m pool

Warm Up:  600m

Main Set: 1400m FS, 800m BK

  • 2 x through [
    – 2 x 50 FS on 1:00
    – 2 x 50 BK on 1:15
    – 100 FS on 2:00
    – 2 x 50 BK
    – 200 FS on 3:30
    – 2 x 50 BK
    – 300 FS on 5:00
    – 2 x 50 BK
    ]

Swim Down:  100m

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Noosa Prep – WK 8/9 Thursday

Ocean Swim at Maroochydore Beach

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Noosa Prep – WK 8/9 Wednesday

Cotton Tree Pool (50m)

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  (FS-1200m, BK-600m)

  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:15
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 2 x 50 BK
  • 200 FS (act 3:10)
  • 2 x 50 BK
  • 200 FS (act 3:15)
  • 2 x 50 BK
  • 2 x 100 FS
  • 2 x 50 BK
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 BK
  • 2 x 50 FS Pull
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Noosa Prep – WK 6/9 Friday

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick: 1900m / 500m

  • 8 x 50 on 1:00, mix FS/BK
  • 2 x 100 Fin Kick
  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 3 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 200 FS on 3:45
  • 300 FS
  • 3 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 50 Easy
  • 300 FS on 5:15
  • 200 FS

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa Prep – WK 6/9 Wednesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick: 1900m / 500m

  • 8 x 50 on 1:00, mix FS/BK
  • 2 x 100 Fin Kick
  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 3 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 200 FS on 3:45, act 3:05
  • 300 FS
  • 3 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 50 Easy
  • 300 FS on 5:15, act 4:45 🙁
  • 200 FS act 2:55 🙂

 

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Noosa Prep – WK 6/9 Monday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick:  1800m / 500m

  • 8 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 42
  • 4 x 50 Fin Kick on 1:05
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:29
  • 3 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:45, swim 3:00
  • 3 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 2 x 300 FS
  • 50 Easy

LAP:

  • 4 x 25 FS Sprint on 45 sec

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa Prep – WK 5/9 Saturday

Collingwood Masters Group

Warm Up: 800m

  • 600 mix
  • 200 kick

Set 1: 600m

  • 12 x (25 Drill, 25 Stream Line  Stroke Count)

Set 2: 1300m

  • 2 x [
    – 6 x 25 SC on 60
    – 4 x 100 Steady on 1:50
    – 50 SC smooth on 60
    – 50 Fast on 3:00 ]

Total 2700m

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Noosa Prep – WK 5/9 Wednesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick:  1700m / 450m

  • 6 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 42
  • 4 x 25 FS Kick on 45
  • 1 x 50 FS Kick
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:29
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 1 x 50 FS Kick
  • 50 Easy
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:45, swim 3:00
  • 3 x 50 FS Fin Kick on 1:00, kick under 45
  • 300 FS Pull
  • 50 Easy

LAP:

  • 3 x 25 FS Sprint on 45 sec

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa Prep – WK 5/9 Monday

Borden Noon … 300’s week

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick: 1600m / 300m

  • 3 x 50 FS Fin Kick on 1:05
  • 50 Easy
  • 50 FS on 1:00, swim 43
  • 100 FS on 2:00, swim 1:29
  • 200 FS on 3:45, swim 3:00
  • 300 FS, swim 4:30
  • 50 Easy
  • 3 x 50 Kick on 1:30 (FS, BK, FS)
  • 200 FS on 3:45
  • 100 FS on 2:00
  • 50 FS, swim 43
  • 3 x 50 Fin Kick on 1:00, kick under 45sec (BK, FS, FS)
  • 2 x (3 x 50 IM Seq on 1:15)
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Strong, 25 easy) on 1:30 desc

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa Prep – WK 4/9 Thursday

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick: 1500m / 300m

  • 3 x 200 FS, on 3:30 swim 3:00
  • 50 Easy
  • 100 FS Kick
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 4 x 25 IM Kick on 45
  • 50 Easy
  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim <1:30
  • 8 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 42
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Strong, 25 easy)

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa Prep WK 4/9 Wednesday

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick: 1500m / 300m

  • 200 FS Pull on 3:30, swim 3:00
  • 200 FS, swim 3:00
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 50 Easy
  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim <1:30
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:20
  • 50 Easy
  • 8 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 42
  • 4 x 25 IM kick on 45
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00

LAP:  100m

  • 2 x (25 FS Strong, 25 easy)

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa Prep – WK 4/9 Monday

Borden Noon session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick: 1400m / 200m

  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 42
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim <1:30
  • 200 FS, swim ~3:00
  • 4 x 25 Kick IM on 45
  • 50 Easy
  • 200 FS, on 3:30
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy
  • 2 x 100 IM on 2:00

LAP: 100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa Prep – WK 3/9 Sunday

8 Days out of the water – NOT GOOD

Borden 3pm

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick: 1200 / 200

  • 5 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 42
  • 4 x 25 Kick IM on 45
  • 50 Easy
  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim <1:30
  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:14
  • 50 Easy
  • 5 x 50 FS Pull on 1:00, swim 42
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:15, swim 52
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  50m

  • 2 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy)
    1x FS, 1x BK

Swim Down:  100m

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Noosa Prep – WK 2/9 Friday

Borden noon – only 1hr session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick: 1200m / 300m

  • 5 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 42
  • 4 x 25 IM kick on 40 sec
  • 50 easy
  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:29
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:10
  • 50 easy
  • 5 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 42
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 2 x 100 IM on 2:00
  • 50 easy
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Noosa Prep – WK 2/9 Wednesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick: 1200m / 300m

  • 5 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 42
  • 4 x 25 IM kick on 40 sec
  • 50 easy
  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:29
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:10
  • 50 easy
  • 5 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 42
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 2 x 100 IM on 2:00
  • 50 easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint FS, 25 easy) on 1:15

Swim Down:  200m

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Noosa Prep – WK 2/9 Tuesday

Wasaga Open Water swim – 30 min (cold)

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Noosa Prep – WK 1/9 Friday

Borden noon

Warm Up:  400m

Main Set: 1325m

  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 3 x 50 Kick on 1:10 (BK, BR, BK)
  • 3 x 100 FS Pull on 1:45
  • 3 x 50 Kick on 1:15 (BK, BR, FS)
  • 3 x 100 on 2:00 (IM, BK, FS)
  • 5 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:15
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Noosa Prep – WK 1/9 – Wednesday

Return to Borden 11:30am

Warm Up:  800m

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 200 BK
  • 200 IM Drill
  • 200 Kick-Swim

EN-1: 1100m, Kick 300m

  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim <1:30
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 50 easy
  • 8 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim <45
  • 4 x (2 x 25 IM Kick on 45)
  • 50 easy
  • 6 x 50 IM Seq on 1:00
  • 50 easy

Swim Down:  200m

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Easy Return – session 3 – Sunday

East Bayfield – 10am

Warm Up: 800m

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 200 BK
  • 200 IM Drills
  • 4 x (2 x 25 IM Kick on 45)

Main: 800m

  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim <1:30
  • 50 easy
  • 3 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim <45
  • 3 x 50 FS Pull on 1:00
  • 50 easy
  • 4 x 50 IM seq on 1:00

Swim Down:  200 easy

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Easy Return – session 2 – Thursday

Collingwood – 8:15am to 9:00

Warm Up:  1000m

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 200 BK
  • 200 FS
  • 200 IM Drills
  • 200 IM Kick

Main Set: 950m

  • 2 x 25 FS on 30 sec
  • 2 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 200 FS
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:00
  • 25 FS build, 50 easy
  • 25 BK Build, 50 Easy
  • 2 x 50 IM seq
  • 50 easy
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Easy Return – Session 1 Tuesday

Collingwood 8am

Warm Up:  800m

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 200 BK
  • 200 IM Drills
  • 4 x (2 x 25 Kick) IM seq

Main Set:  600m

  • 4 x 50 FS Pull
  • 4 x 50 FS
  • 4 x 50 BK
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Taper – WK 3/3 Sunday 1 Day Out

Montreal – Warm-Up Pool – easy session

Warm Up:  800m

a few additional lengths of BK – counting for 50 LC

Swim Down:  600m

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Taper – WK 3/3 Saturday 2 Days Out

Collingwood 10am – Easy plus Pace session

Warm Up:  800m

EN-1:  100m

  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:00 (act: 45, 43)

Pace:  50m

  • 25 BK for 200m, swim 20 sec
    act:  17 – swimming nice an easy
  • 100 easy
  • 25 BK for 100, swim 18 sec
    act:  swam as 200m, easier, 17.5

Swim Down:  600m

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Taper – WK 3/3 Friday 3 Days Out

Collingwood Noon – Easy + Pace session

Warm Up:  800m+

EN-1:  150m

  • 3 x 50 BK

Pace:  75m

  • 25 BK for 200m, swim 20
  • 25 BK for 100, swim 18
  • 25 BK for 50, swim 16

Recovery 150m

Starts

Swim Down:  600m

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Taper – WK 3/3 Thursday – 4 Days Out

Rest Day … ha ha again … nice plan – horrid outcome

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Taper – WK 3/3 Wednesday – 5 Days Out

Collingwood Noon – Easy + Pace session

Warm Up:  800m

EN-1:  200m

  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:10
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:00

Pace: 100m

  • 25 BK for 50 Race, swim 16 or under
  • 25 BK for 100 Race, swim 18
  • 200 Recovery Mix
  • 25 FS for 50 Race, swim 13
  • 25 BR for 50 Race, swim 18 or under

Starts:

  • 1 each of BK, FS, BR (repeat if poor)

Swim Down:  600m

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Taper – WK 3/3 Tuesday – 6 Days Out

Collingwood Pool – Noon  – Last Sprint Session

Warm Up:  1000m

EN-1:  300m

  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 50 BR Kick
  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:00
  • 50 easy

LAP + Power:  175m

  • 6 x (25 Block Sprint, 25 easy) on 2:00
    2 x BK, 2 x FS, 2 x BR
    100 Recovery between each pair
  • 1 x BK Max start/breakout
  • 1x BK Max Flags In/Out

Swim Down:  600m

 

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Taper – WK 3/3 Monday 7 Days Out

Last week of preparation for Montreal
Very light week at about 30% of pre-taper Volume

East Bayfield Pool – 11 to 1pm – Race Pace Session

Warm Up:  1000m

Race Pace Total:  250m

Race Pace for 100 BK:  100m

  • 25 BK on 30, swim 17 (act:  16)
  • 50 BK on 50, swim 36 (act:  37)
  • 25 BK, swim 18 (act:  18)
  • 200 easy

Race Pace for 50 BK:  50m

  • 25 BK on 30, swim 15 (act:  16)
  • 25 BK,swim 16  (act:  16)
  • 150 easy

Race Pace for 50 FS:  50m

  • 25 FS on 25, swim 13
  • 25 FS, swim 14
    (had to be push)

Race Pace for 50 BR  50m

  • 25 BR on 30, swim 17
  • 25 BR, swim 18
    (had to be push)

Recovery:  300 Mix

LAP + Power:  100m

  • 2 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy) on 2:00
    1x FS, 1x BK
  • 2 x BK Max flags In/Out
  • 2x BK Max Finish

Swim Down:  600m

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Taper – WK 2/3 Sunday 8 Days Out

Collingwood – noon – Sprint session

Warm Up:  800m

EN-1:  200m

  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00

LAP + Power:  200m

  • 6 x (25 Block Sprint, 25 easy on 2:00)
    2 x BK, 2 x FS, 2 x BR
    (act:  BK – 15.5, 16  FS – 13, 14  BR 18, 18)
  • 250 Recovery Mix
  • 4 x BK Max Flags In/Out

Swim Down:  600m

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Taper – WK 2/3 Saturday 9 Days Out

Collingwood Noon – Easy plus Pace session

Warm Up:  1000m

EN-1:  400m

  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00
  • 50 easy

Recovery:  200m Mix

LAP + Power:  100m

  • 2 x (25 BK Block Start Sprint, 25 Easy) on 2:00
    act:  15sec, 16 sec
  • 2 x BK Dive/Breakout
  • 2 x BK Max Finish

Starts:

  • 1x FS Start to breakout
  • 1x BR Start to breakout

Swim Down:  600m

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Taper – WK 2/3 Friday 10 Days Out

East Bayfield – 11:00-1:00pm – Race Pace session

Warm Up:  1000m

Race Pace for 200 BK:  200m

  • 50 BK on 55, swim 39 (act:  39)
  • 100 BK on 1:35, swim 1:20 (act:  1:25 … disappointing … but understandable given the last 3 days)
  • 50 BK, swim 40 (act:  41)

Recovery:  400m

Race Pace for 50 FS:  50m

  • 25 FS on 25 sec, swim 13
  • 25 FS, swim 14
  • 150 easy

Race Pace for 50 BR:  50m

  • 25 BR on 35, swim 18 (act:  17)
  • 25 BR, swim 19

Swim Down:  600m

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Taper – WK 2/3 Thursday

Rest Day

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Taper – WK 2/3 Wednesday – 12 Days Out

Bracebridge 6:30 to 8:30am – Sprint Session

Warm Up:  800m

EN-1:  200m

  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45
  • 50 easy

LAP + Power:  250m

  • 8 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy) on 2:00
    Alternate Block (if allowed), Push Start
    4 x BK, 2 x FS, 2 x Br
  • 250 Recovery Mix
  • 2 x BK Max Flags In/Out
  • 2 x BK Blast 12.5m Finish

Swim Down:  600m

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Taper – WK 2/3 Tuesday – 13 Days Out

Collingwood 7am – Easy + Pace session

Warm Up:  800m

EN-1:  450m

  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 25 FS Kick on 45 sec
  • 50 easy
  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45
  • 2 x 50 FS on 55 sec, swim 38
  • 50 easy

Recovery:  200m Mix

LAP + Power: 100m

  • 25 Blocks BK as 1st of 100, swim 17 – 25 easy
  • 25 Blocks FS as 1st of 50, swim 13 – 25 easy
  • 25 Blocks BR as 1st of 50, swim 18 – 25 easy
  • 2 x Max BK Start + Breakout

Swim Down:  600m

 

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Taper – WK 2/3 Monday – 14 Days Out

Week 2 of the Taper – 50% of Pre-Taper Volume, a little less Endurance, more Recovery

Race Pace Session – East Bayfield 11am – very busy for the first hour (had to juggle sets)
total time ~1.5 hrs

Warm-Up:  1000m

Race Pace Total:  350m

Race Pace for 100 BK:  100m  – 35-36 SCM, 36.5-37.4 LCM

  • 50 Block Start BK on 50, swim <37 (act:  37)
  • 50 Push Start BK on 50,  swim <38 (act: 39)
  • 200 easy

Race Pace for 50 BK:  50m

  • 25 Block Start BK on 30, swim 16 (act:  16)
  • 25 Push Start BK, swim 17 (act:  16)
    – 150 easy ]

Race Pace for 50 FS:  50m

  • 25 Block Start FS on 25, swim 13 (act:  13)
  • 25 Push Start FS, swim 14 (act:  14)
  • 150 easy

Race Pace for 50 BR:  50m

  • 25 Block Start BR on 35, swim 18 (act:  17)
  • 25 Push Start BR, swim 19 (act:  19)
  • 150 easy

Recovery:  400m Mix

Race Pace for 100 BK 100m  – 35-36 SCM, 36.5-37.4 LCM

  • 25 Block Start BK on 30, swim 17 (act:  16)
  • 50 Push Start BK on 50, swim <38 (act:  38)
  • 25 Push Start BK, swim 18 (act:  19)

Swim Down: 600m

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Taper – WK 1/3 Sunday

Collingwood Noon – Sprint session
Unfortunately the 2 lanes after 1pm were not available today – missed swim down!

Warm Up:  800m

EN-1:  350m

  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45
  • 2 x 50 FS on 55 sec, swim 38
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05, swim 50
  • 50 easy

LAP + Power:  250m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 2:00
    Block start all, aim for 16
  • Recovery 200 Mix
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 2:00
    Block Start all, aim for 13
  • Recovery 150 Mix
  • 4 x 2 x BK Max Flags In/Out, easy rest of 50

Swim Down:  600m

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Taper – WK 1/3 Saturday

Collingwood 12 noon  – Easy + Pace session

Warm Up:  800m

En-1:  800m

  • 100 BK Kick on 2:30
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 4 x 25 FS Kick on 45
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 38
  • 50 Easy

Recovery:  300m Mix

LAP + Power:  150m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint with turn, 25 easy) on 2:00
    Alt Block swim 17, Push swim 18 (100BK pacing)
  • 4 x Dive/Breakout
    2x BK, 2x FS

Swim Down:  600m

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Taper – WK 1/3 Friday

East Bayfield – 11am-1pm

Warm Up:  800m

EN-1:  200m

  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 50 easy

Race Pace:  500m total

Race Pace for 200BK:  400m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 55 sec, swim 40
    act: 38, 40, 41, 42
  • 200 easy
  • 4 x 50 BK on 55 sec, swim 40
    act: 39, 41, 45, 45
    very poor – due to poor quality rest day and high stress
  • 200 easy

Recovery:  200m Mix

Race Pace for 50 FS:  100m

  • 25 Block Start FS on 30, swim 13
  • 25 Push Start FS, swim 14
  • 150 easy

Race Pace for 50 BR:  100m

  • 25 Block Start BR on 35, swim 18
  • 25 Push Start BR, swim 20
  • 150 easy

Recovery:  200m Mix

LAP:  150m

  • 6 x (25m Sprint, 25 easy) on 2:00
    2x BK, 2x FS, 2x BR
    use blocks if possible

Power:  50m

  • 2 x BK Blast flags In/Out
  • 2 x BK Blast 12.5m Finish

Swim Down:  600m

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Taper – WK 1/3 Thursday

Rest Day … ha ha

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Taper – Plan

The plan is a 21 day Taper starting Mon 14-Jul.

This is specific to a 50 ‘drop-dead’ sprinter (male) that historically has had good results with a three week taper. And the workouts are oriented primarily to Backstroke (in order of importance – 50, 100, 200m) with secondary focus on 50’s of FS and BR.

Week 1 and 2 are generally 30-40% of Total Volume going to each of EN-1 (Aerobic) and Recovery … and then a split of the remainder going to Race Pace and LAP (Lactic Acid Production) and Power work. Week 1 volume is set to 80% of the last Week of Race Prep … Week 2 is 50%. Week 3 drops a lot.

See details in the following file:

2014_WorldsTaperPlan_I

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Taper – WK 1/3 Wednesday

Collingwood early morning session: 7-8:15
(full 1.25hr session – too busy to use blocks in the LAP – ok for Power)

Warm Up:  800m (25 min)

EN-1:  350m (8min)

  • 100 BK on 2:00
  • 50 BK on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05

LAP / Power:  250m  (20min)

  • 8 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy on 2:00)
    2x BK, 4x FS, 2x BR
    Alternate Block / Push Start
    act:  1st BK 25 had really good speed – push start
  • 300m Recovery
  • 4 x 12.5m Power Start
    2x FS, 2x BR

Swim Down:  600m 400m

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Taper – WK 1/3 Tuesday

Collingwood early morning – 7-9am
This session too 1.5 hrs

Warm Up:  800m

EN-1:  850m

  • 5 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 50 easy
  • 8 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 46
  • 50 easy

Recovery:  300m Mix

LAP / Power:  150m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy) on 2:00
    alternate block and push start
    act:  decent speed in 16/17 range
  • 2 x 12.5m BK Dive/Breakout
  • 2 x 12.5m BK Blast finish

Swim Down:  600m

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Taper – WK 1/3 Monday – 21 Days Out

East Bayfield 11am-1pm – First day of 21 Day Taper after a day and a half rest.
This session too 2hr

Warm Up:  1000m

EN-1:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45

Race Pace: 500m Total

Race Pace for 100 BK:  200m

  • 2 x [
    – 25 Block Start BK on 30, swim 17
    –  50Push Start BK on 50,  swim 36
    –  25 Push Start BK, swim 18
    – 200 easy ] act:  #1  17, 37, 20,  #2  16, 38, 18

Race Pace for 50 BK:  100m

  •  2 x [
    – 25 Block Start BK on 30, swim 16
    –  25 Push Start BK, swim 17
    – 150 easy ] act:  #1  16, 18  #2  17, 18

Recovery:  200m Mix

Race Pace for 50 FS:  100m

  • 2 x [
    – 25 Block Start FS on 30, swim 13
    –  25 Push Start FS, swim 14
    – 150 easy ] act:  #1  13, 14  #2  13, 15

Race Pace for 50 BR:  100m

  • 2 x [
    – 25 Block Start BR on 35, swim 18
    –  25 Push Start BR, swim 19
    – 150 easy ] act:  #1 18, 20  #2  18, 20

Recovery:  200m Mix

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Block Start Sprint, 25 easy) on 2:00
    2 x FS (act:  13, 13), 2 x BR (act:  18, 19)

Swim Down:  600m  (Total Work: 1200, WU/SD 1400, easy 1100)

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Race Prep – WK 8/8 Saturday

Collingwood Noon – makeup for yesterdays disaster

Unfortunately the session was only 1hr, the 2nd hour was cancelled due to a birthday party!

Warm Up:  1100m

Race Pace for 50 BK:  150m

  • 2 x [
    – 2 x (25 BK Sprint on 30), swim 16
    – 150 easy ]
  • 2 x 25 BK Sprint on 1:00
  • 150 easy

Race Pace for 50 FS: 100m 

  • 50 FS for time (act:  29)
  • 200 easy
  • 2 x (25 FS on 30 sec, swim 13-14) (act 13, 14)
  • 150 easy

Race Pace for 50 BR: 100m

  • 50 BR for time
  • 200 easy
  •  2 x (25 BR on 35 sec, swim 18-19)

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 8/8 Friday

 

East Bayfield 11am-1pm – Last session before Taper!

really bad session – tired, cramps in legs and feet – cut short

Warm-Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  500m

  • 100 BK Kick on 2:30
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 4 x 25 BK Kick on 45
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 50 easy

EN-1: 200m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 46 sec

EN-1/2: 150m

  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:00, desc from 45 sec

Race Pace for 50 BK:  400m

  • 50 BK for time (act:  34)
  • 200 easy
  • 4 x [  only 3x [ due to cramping
    – 2 x 25 BK Sprint on 30 sec, swim 16
    – 150 easy ]
  • 4 x 3 x (25 BK Sprint on 1:00)
  • 150 easy
  • 4 x (12.5m BK Sprint on 45)

Recovery: 300m

Race Pace for 50 FS: 100m  (broken 50’s on 10 sec)

  • 50 FS for time
  • 200 easy
  • 2 x (25 FS on 30 sec, swim 13-14)
    – 150 Easy ]

Race Pace for 50 BR: 150m  (broken 50’s on 10 sec)

  • 50 BR for time
  • 200 easy
  • 2 x [
    – 2 x (25 BR on 35 sec, swim 18-19)
    – 150 easy ]

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 8/8 Thursday

East Bayfield – early morning session

Warm Up:  800m

EN-1:  800m

  • 4 x 100 BK on 2:00, swim 1:38
  • 4 x 50 FS on 55 sec, swim 39
  • 4 x 50 BR on 1:05, swim 50
  • 50 easy

LAP:  300m

  • 6 x (50m Sprint, 200 easy) on 5:00
    2x BK swim ~37 (act: 36, 37)
    2x FS swim ~32 (act: 32, 31)
    2x BR swim ~40 (act: 40, 41)

Recovery:  400m mix

Power:  100m

  • 4 x 12.5m BK Blast start
  • 4 x 12.5m BK Blast finish

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 8/8 Wednesday

East Bayfield – 11am-1pm session – a little quieter than Mon

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  500m

  • 100 BK Kick on 2:30
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 4 x 25 BK Kick on 45
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 50 easy

EN-1:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 46

EN-1/2:  100m

  • 4 x 25 BK on 45 sec, desc from 23
  • 50 easy

Race Pace for 200BK:  400m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 40
    act:  39, 41, 40, 39
  • 200 easy
  • 4 x 50 BK on 55 sec, swim 40
  • act:  40, 40, 40, 38
  • 200 easy

Recovery:  300m mix

LAP:  150m

  • 6 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy) on 2:00
    4 x FS, 2 x BR (act:  FS strong @ 14sec)

Power: 100m

  • 4 x 12.5m Power Push start
  • 4 x 12.5m Blast Finish

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 8/8 Tuesday

Early Morning Collingwood 7am – 2hr session

Warm Up:  800m

EN-1:  800m

  •  8 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45-46
  • 4 x 50 FS on 55 sec, swim 39-40
  • 4 x 50 BR on 1:05, swim 50-51
  • 50 easy

LAP:  300m (alternate Block/Push Starts)

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy) on 2:00
  • 100 Easy
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy) on 2:00
  • 100 Easy
  • 4 x (25 BR Sprint, 25 easy) on 2:00
  • 100 Easy

Recovery:  300m mix

Power:  100m

  • 4 x BK Dive/Breakout Max
  • 4 x 50 BK
    2x Flags In/Out Max, 2x Max Finish

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 8/8 Monday

East Bayfield – 11am-1pm session – tough for training – lots of slow swimmers
Did managed to get in all but 300m of Swim Down

Last week of Race Prep before Taper – Shift to Broken Swim Race Pace
No block starts due to left ankle issue

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  500m

  • 2 x 100 BK Kick on 2:30
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  200m

  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00, swim 1:38-1:40

EN-1/2:  150m

  • 6 x 25 BK on 45, desc from 23 sec
  • 50 Easy

Race Pace for 100 BK:  400m

  • 4 x [
    – 4 x (25 BK on 30 sec, swim 17-18)
    (18,18,19,20), (18, 19, 19, 20), (17, 19, 20, 21), (19, 19, 19, 18)
    – 200 easy ]

Recovery:  300m

Race Pace for 50 FS:  150m

  • 3 x [
    – 2 x (25 FS on 30 sec, swim 13-14)
    – 150 Easy ]

Race Pace for 50 BR:  100m

  • 2 x [
    – 2 x (25 BR on 35 sec, swim 18-19)
    – 150 easy ]

Swim Down:  300m

 

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Race Prep – WK 8/8 Plan

Here’s the plan for the last week of the Race Prep Phase:

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Race Prep – WK 7/8 Sunday

Collingwood Noon session
(Left Ankle quite sore)

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 100 BK Kick on 2:30
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 4 x 25 BK Kick on 45 sec
  • 2 x 25 BR Kick on 45 sec
  • 2 x 25 FS Kick on 45 sec
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  700m

  • 200 BK on 3:45
  • 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:00
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  225m

  • 9 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy) on 2:00
    4 x BK, 3 x FS, 2 x BR

Power:  100m

  • 4 x BK Dive/Breakout Max
  • 4 x 50 BK Flags In/Out Max

Recovery:  300m

Swim Down:  up to 600m 300m

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Race Prep – WK 7/8 Friday

East Bayfield 11am – 1pm
(this would be a good session for Collingwood blocks – but they don’t have more than 1hr 15min today)
Actually ran out of time in this 2hr session!

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick: 450

  • 100 BK Kick on 2:45
  • 3 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 4 x 25 BK Kick on 45
  • 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 25 FS Kick on 45
  • 50 Easy

EN 1/2:  150

  • 6 x 25 BK on 45, desc 1-6 from 23
  • 50 easy

Race Pace for 50 BK:  450m  Alternate Block/Push

  • 3 x [
    – 4 x (25 BK Sprint) on 1:10, swim 16
    – 150 Easy ]
  • 2 x [
    – 6 x (12.5 BK Sprint, 12.5 easy) on 35
    – 150 Easy ]

Recovery:  300m BK Fins

Race Pace for 50 FS:  100m  Alternate Block/Push

  • 4 x 25 FS Sprint on 1:10, swim 14

Race Pace for 50 BR:  100m  Alternate Block/Push

  • 4 x 25 BR Sprint on 1:15, swim 19

Swim Down:  600m 350m

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Race Prep – WK 7/8 Thursday

East Bayfield – early morning

Warm Up: 800m

EN-1:  700m

  • 8 x 50 BK on 1:00
  • 4 x 50 FS on 55 sec
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  225m

  • 8 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy) on 2:00
    4 x Bk, 3 x FS, 2 x BR

Recovery: 200m

Power:  100m

  • 4 x dive / break (2 x FS, 2 x BR)
  • 4 x BK Flags IN/OUT max

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 7/8 Wednesday

East Bayfield early morning

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:15
  • 4 x 25 BK on 45
  • 2 x 25 BR on 45
  • 2 x 25 FS on 45
  • 50 easy

EN 1/2:  100

  • 4 x 25 BK on 45, desc from 23sec

Race Pace for 200BK:  450m

  • 5 x 50 BK on 1:05, swim 40
    act:  41, 41, 41, 40, 39
  • 200 easy (5min)
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 40
    act:  41, 40, 39, 39.5
  • 200 easy

Recovery:  300m mix

LAP:  150

  • 6 x (25 Block Sprint, 25 Easy) on 2:00
    4 x FS, 2 x BR

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 7/8 Tuesday

Happy Canada Day!

Collingwood Noon-1pm – one hour only (used 1:05)

Warm Up:  400m

EN-1:  700m

  • 200 BK on 3:45
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 100 FS on 1:45
  • 2 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05
  • 50 easy

LAP:  225m

  • 8 x (25 Blocks Sprint, 25 easy) on 2:00
    4 x BK, 3 x FS, 2 x BR

Recovery:  200 BK Fins

Power:  100m

  • 8 x Dive / Breakout
    3 x BK, 3 x FS, 2 x BR

Swim Down:  450m

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Race Prep – WK 7/8 Monday

East Bayfield early morning – Race Pace session for 100 BK

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 6 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15 (act: poor – all over 60sec)
  • 2 x 25 FS Kick on 45sec
  • 2 x 25 BR Kick on 45sec
  • 50 Easy

EN-1/2:  150

  • 6 x 25 BK on 45sec, desc 1-6 from 23
  • 50 Easy

Race Pace for 100 BK: 450m

  • 2 x [
    – 9 x (25 BK on 45 sec) Swim:  18 sec
    act:  18-19
    – 200 easy (5min) ]

Recovery:  300m

  • 300 BK Fins

Race Pace for 50 FS:  100m – alternate Block/Push starts

  • 4 x (25 FS on 1:15) Swim: 14 sec
  • 150 easy (3 min)

Race Pace for 50 BR:  100m – alternate Block/Push starts

  • 4 x (25 BR on 1:20) Swim:  19 sec

Starts practice

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 6/8 Sunday

Warm-Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 4 x 50 BK fin kick on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 FS fin kick on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BR kick on 1:20
  • 50 easy

EN-1: 700m

  • 4 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

Race Pace for 50 BK:  100m  Alternate Block/Push

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, walk-back) on 1:15, swim 16
  • 150 Easy

Race Pace for 50 FS:  100m  Alternate Block/Push

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, walk-back) on 1:15, swim 14
  • 150 Easy

Recovery:  300m BK Fins

LAP: 200m Alternate Block/Push

  • 8 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy) on 2:00
    4x BK, 2x FS, 2x BR

Power: 100m

  • 4 x BK Dive/Breakout
  • 4 x BK Flags In/Out

Swim Down: 600m

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Race Prep – WK 6/8 Friday

Collingwood – noon

** Still no back stroke flags – and the clock is now on the back wall pretty much out of view **

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  450m

  • 100 BK Kick on 2:30
  • 3 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 50 Easy

EN 1/2:  150

  • 6 x 25 BK on 45, desc 1-6 from 23sec
  • 50 Easy

Race Pace for 50 BK:  350m  Alternate Block/Push

  • 2 x [
    – 4 x (25 BK Sprint, walk-back) on 1:15, swim 16
    – 150 Easy ]
  • 2 x [
    – 6 x (12.5 BK Sprint, 12.5 easy) on 40
    – 150 Easy ]

Recovery:  300m BK Fins

Race Pace for 50 FS:  100m  Alternate Block/Push

  • 4 x 25 FS Sprint on 1:15, swim 14

Race Pace for 50 BR:  100m  Alternate Block/Push

  • 4 x 25 BR Sprint on 1:20, swim 19

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 6/7 Thursday

East Bayfield – early morning:

Warm Up:  800m

EN-1:  700m

  • 4 x 100 BK on 2:00 (struggled to hit 1:40)
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00 (struggled to hit 40)
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  200m

  • 8 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy) on 2:00
    4x  BK, 2x FS, 2x BR
    Alternate Block/Push start

Recovery:  200m BK Fins

Power:  100m

  • 4 x BK Dive & Breakout
  • 4 x BK flags In/Out

Swim Down:  450m

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Race Prep – WK 6/8 Wednesday

Collingwood Noon – race pace focus for 200m BK

*** Unbelievably, the deep end Backstroke Flags were removed without notice ***
*** Hopefully repair of one of the pole standard’s concrete insert will be completed asap ***

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 12 x 25 BK Kick on 40
  • 4 x 25 FS Kick on 45
  • 50 Easy

EN-1/2:  100m

  • 4 x 25 BK on 1:00, desc 1-4 from 23sec
  • 50 Easy

Race Pace for 200BK:  400m

  • 2 x [
    – 4 x 50 BK on 1:10, swim 40
    – 200 easy – 5min ]
    act:  #1 38, 40, 40, 39
             #2 40, 40, 40 , 39

Recovery:  300m

  • 300 BK Fins

LAP for FS:  150m

  • 6 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 2:00, swim 14-15 sec
    alternate Block / Push starts

Swim Down:  600m

 

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Race Prep – WK 6/8 Tuesday

Collingwood Noon – 2hr session … making the most of them – they end soon!
This ‘short’ workout took 1:45hrs

Warm Up:  1000m

EN-1:  700m

  • 2 x 200 BK on 3:45
  • 6 x 50 FS on 55 sec
  • 50 Easy

LAP for BK:  200m

  • 8 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy) on 2:00, swim 16-17
    alternate Dive / Push start act:  all in about the right range
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV

Power:  100m

  • 8 x (12.5m Dive/Breakout)
    4x BK, 4x FS

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 6/8 Monday

2nd Cycle of 3 weeks in the Race Prep Phase
Shift to Race Pace sets from LA Tol this week … then to more Broken Swims

Collingwood Noon

Warm Up: 800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 6 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 25 FS Kick on 45sec
  • 2 x 25 BR Kick on 45sec
  • 50 Easy

EN-1/2:  150m

  • 6 x 25 BK on 45 sec, Desc 1-6 from 23 sec
  • 50 Easy

Race Pace for 100 BK: 400m

  • 2 x [
    – 8 x (25 BK on 45 sec) Swim:  18 sec
    act:  all 17-19 (most @ 18)
    – 200 easy (5min) ]

Race Pace for 50 FS:  100m

  • 4 x (25 FS on 1:15) Swim: 14 sec
  • 150 easy (3 min)

Race Pace for 50 BR:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BR on 1:20) Swim:  19 sec
    act: 20 – and pulled an adductor tendon

Recovery:  300m

  • 300 BK Fins

Starts practice

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 5/8 Sunday

Collingwood Noon session – (Sunday is down to 2-lanes for swimming in Collingwood!!!)

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  350m

  • 5 x 50 BK Fin Kick on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 FS Fin Kick on 1:00
  • 1 x 50 BR Kick
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  950m

  • 4 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 5 x 50 BK on 1:00
  • 4 x 50 FS on 55
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  150m

  • 3 x (25 BK Block Sprint, 25 Easy) on 2:00
    act:  16-17 sec range
  • 2 x (25 FS Block Sprint, 25 Easy) on 2:00
    act:  low 13 range
  • 1 x (25 BR Block Sprint, 25 Easy)

Recov:  300m

  • 300 BK Fins

LAP Kick:  60m

  • 3 x (20m BK Sprint kick, rest of 50 easy)
    act: good and strong

Starts practice

Swim Down:  500m

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Race Prep – WK 5/8 Friday

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 50 Easy

EN-1/2:  100m

  • 4 x 25 BK on 45sec, desc 1-4 from 23

LA Tol:  150m

  • 3 x (50 BK Block Sprint, 100 Easy) on 4:00
    act:  35, 37, 38
  • 200 BK Fins Recovery

Race Pace:  100m

  • 25 FS Block Sprint on 35, swim <14
  • 25 FS Push Sprint, swim <15
  • 100 easy
  • 25 BR Block Sprint on 40, swim <18
  • 25 BR Push Sprint, swim <20
  • 100 Recov

Power:  50m

  • 4 x 50 BK, blast flags in/out

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x BK Dive Breakout Max

Starts Practice for FS / BR

Swim Down:  500m

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Race Prep – WK 5/8 Thursday

East Bayfield – early morning session

Warm Up:  800m

EN-1:  1050m

  • 200 BK on 3:45
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 5 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 38
  • 4 x 50 BR on 1:05, swim 50
  • 200 BK Fins Recov

LAP:  150m

  • 3 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:45
  • 50 easy
  • 3 x (25 BR Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:45
  • 100 Recov

LAP Kick:  60m

  • 3 x 20m BK Sprint Kick, easy rest of 50

Swim Down:  500m

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Race Prep – WK 5/8 Wednesday

Collingwood Noon

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 16 x 25 Kick on 45 sec
    8x BK, 4x BR, 4x FS
  • 200 Recov

EN-1/2:  50

  • 2 x (25 BK on 45 sec) Desc from 22

Race Pace:  200m

  • 4 x (50 BK on 1:05, swim 40)
    act:  40, 41, 40, 39
  • 200 Recov

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m BK Dolphin blast (block start)

Starts – FS and BR

Swim Down:  500m

 

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Race Prep – WK 5/8 Tuesday

Extra Rest Day

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Race Prep – WK 5/8 Monday

Adaptation / Recovery Week

Collingwood Noon – 2 hr session

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 100 BK Kick on 2:30
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 50 Easy

EN-1/2:  100m

  • 4 x 25 BK on 45sec, desc 1-4 from 23

LA Tol:  150m

  • 3 x (50 BK Block Sprint, 100 Easy) on 4:00
    act:  36, 37, 37 … not so great!
  • 200 BK Fins Recovery

Race Pace:  100m

  • 25 FS Block Sprint on 35, swim <14
  • 25 FS Push Sprint, swim <15
  • 100 easy
  • 25 BR Block Sprint on 40, swim <18
  • 25 BR Push Sprint, swim <20

Starts or Turns practice

Swim Down:  500m

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Race Prep – WK 4/8 Sunday

East Bayfield 12:30pm – 1:30pm – only 1 hr. But extended an hour with one double lane open
(Collingwood Closed for swim meet)

Warm Up:  400m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 4 x 50 BK Fin Kick on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 FS Fin Kick on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  600m

  • 2 x 200 BK on 3:45
  • 2 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  125m

  • 5 x (25 Sprint BK with turn, 25 easy) on 1:30
  • 100 Recov

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 5 x (20m BK Sprint kick, easy rest of 50) on 2:00
  • 100 Recov

Race Pace:  100m

  • 25 FS Block Sprint on 30, swim <14
  • 25 FS Push Sprint, swim <15
  • 100 Recov
  • 25 BR Block Sprint on 35, swim <18
  • 25 BR Push Sprint, swim <20

Swim Down:  300m

Extended Workout – with TOMS swimmer Carly

  • 400 FS Pull (EN-1 for me)
  • repeats of timed 50 Block Sprint, 50 Easy
    50 FS for me (29 low), 50 BK (34 low)
    3 x 50 FS for Carly (30’s)
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Race Prep – WK 4/8 Friday

Collingwood Noon – LA Tol – peak intensity session for 3-week build

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 8 x 25 BK kick on 40
  • 4 x 25 BR Kick on 40
  • 4 x 50 FS Kick on 40
  • 50 easy

EN-1/2:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 60, desc 1-4 from 47 sec
  • 50 easy

LA Tol:  325m

  • 200m BK Block Sprint for time – target 2:40 Act: 2:56
  • 200 easy
  • 100m BK Block Sprint for time, target <1:18 Act:  1:24
  • 15 sec rest
  • 25m BK push Max effort
  • 200 easy

Recovery:  300m

  • 150 BK Fins
  • 150 BK

Race Pace:  100m

  • 25 FS Block Sprint on 30, aim 13
  • 25 FS Sprint, aim <15
  • 100 easy
  • 25 BR Block Sprint on 35, aim 17.5 Act: 18
  • 25 BR Sprint, aim 19 Act: 20
  • 100 easy

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m max BK Dolphin, easy rest of 50

Power:  100m

  • 8 x Power Dive/Breakout
    4x BK, 2x FS, 2x BK

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 4/8 Thursday

East Bayfield – early morning

Warm Up:  1000m

EN-1:  700m

  • 8 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 40-
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05, swim 50
  • 50 easy

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x (25 FS Dive Sprint, 25 Easy) on 2:00
  • 100 Easy
  • 4 x (25 BR Dive Sprint, 25 Easy) on 2:00

RECOV:  300m

  • 150 BK Fins
  • 150 BK

Power: 100

  • 4 x BK Dive/Breakout
  • 2 x FS Dive/Breakout
  • 2 x BR Dive/Breakout

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 4/8 Wednesday

Collingwood Noon – Lactic session

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick: 400m

  • 4 x 50 BK kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

EN-1/2:  100

  • 4 x 25 BK on 45, desc 1-4 from 23sec
  • 50 Easy

Race Pace:  325m

  • 6 x 50 BK @ 200 race speed on 1:00, swim 40
    act: 40, 42, 42, 42, 41, 40 – last 2 had better rhythm
  • 15 sec rest
  • 25m BK Max effort
  • 300 BK Fins Recovery

LA Tol Kick:  90m

  • 2 x (45m BK Max Kick, 50 Easy)
    act:  44, 45 sec
  • 100 Easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Block Sprint FS, 25 Easy) on 2:00
  • 100 Easy

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m Dive BK Underwater Kick, easy rest of 50

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 4/8 Tuesday

Collingwood Noon – Aerobic / recovery

Warm Up:  1000m

Recov:  400m

  • 200 BK Fins
  • 200 BK

EN-1:  700m

  • 4 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:45
    (2x push, 2x Block)
  • 100 Easy

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 5 x (20m Kick Sprint, rest of 50 easy) 3 x FS, 2 x BR

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 4/8 Monday

Collingwood Noon session – LA Tol

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 100 BK Kick on 2:30
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

EN-1/2:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK desc on 1:00, swim 47 down
  • 50 Easy

LA Tol:  300m

  • 3 x (100 BK Block Sprint, 200 easy) on 5:00
    Max effort on all 3 repeats
    Act: 1:20, 1:24, 1:26
  • 300 Recov

Race Pace:  100m

  • 25 Dive Sprint FS on 30, aim for <14
  • 25 Push Sprint FS, aim for <15 act: 14, 15
  • 100 Easy
  • 25 Dive Sprint BR on 35, aim for <18
  • 25 Push Sprint BR, aim for <20 act: 19, 20

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 3/8 Sunday

Collingwood 9am – only 1 hr – squeezed it in

Warm Up:  400m

Aerobic Kick:  350m

  • 4 x 50 BK Fin Kick on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 FS Fin Kick on 1:00
  • 1 x 50 BR Kick
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  600m

  • 200 BK on 3:45
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint BK with turn, 25 easy) on 1:30
  • 100 Recov

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 5 x (20m BK Sprint kick, easy rest of 50) on 2:00
  • 100 Recov

Race Pace:  100m

  • 25 FS Block Sprint on 35, swim <14
  • 25 FS Push Sprint, swim <15
  • 100 Recov
  • 25 BR Block Sprint on 35, swim <18
  • 25 BR Push Sprint, swim <20

Swim Down:  300m

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Race Prep – WK 3/8 Friday

Collingwood Noon – Lactic Session

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 4 x 50 BK kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 50 easy

EN-1/2:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 60, desc 1-4 from 47 sec
  • 50 easy

LA Tol:  300m

  • 150m BK Block Sprint for time – target 2:00 Act:  2:05
  • 200 Recovery
  • 75 BK Block Sprint for time, target <1:00 Act:  59
  • 175 Recovery
  • 50 BK Block Sprint for time, target <37 Act:  36
  • 15 sec rest
  • 25 BK push Max effort
  • 200 Recovery

Race Pace:  100m

  • 25 FS Block Sprint on 35, aim 13
  • 25 FS Sprint, aim <15
  • 100 Recovery
  • 25 BR Block Sprint on 35, aim 17.5
  • 25 BR Sprint, aim 19
  • 100 Recovery

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m max BK Dolphin, easy rest of 50

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 3/8 Thursday

East Bayfield – Early morning

Warm Up:  1000m

EN-1:  600m

  • 6 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 40-
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05, swim 50
  • 50 easy

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x (25 FS Dive Sprint, 25 Easy) on 2:00
    act:  all pretty good
  • 100 Recov
  • 4 x (25 BR Dive Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:45+

RECOV:  300m

  • 150 BK Fins
  • 150 BK

Power: 100

  • 4 x BK Dive/Breakout
  • 2 x FS Dive/Breakout
  • 2 x BR Dive/Breakout

Swim Down:  300m

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Race Prep – WK 3/8 Wednesday

Collingwood Noon – Lactic session

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick: 400m

  • 4 x 50 BK kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

EN-1/2:  100

  • 4 x 25 BK on 45, desc 1-4 from 23sec
  • 50 Easy

Race Pace:  300m

  • 6 x 50 BK @ 200 race speed on 1:05, swim 40
    act:  40, 41, 41, 42, 42, 40
    3x from Blocks, 3x push
  • 100 BK Fins Recovery

LA Tol Kick:  60m

  • 2 x (30 BK Max Kick, 50 Easy) (progress to 45m)
  • 100 BK Fins Recovery

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Block Sprint FS, 25 Easy) on 2:00
  • 100 Recov

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m Dive FS Kick, easy rest of 50

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 3/8 Tuesday

Collingwood – noon – Aerobic / recovery

Warm Up:  1000m

Recov:  400m

  • 200 BK Fins
  • 200 BK

EN-1:  600m

  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint with turn, 25 Easy) on 1:45
    (3x push, 1x Block)
  • 100 Recov

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 5 x (20m Kick Sprint, rest of 50 easy)
    3 x FS, 2 x BR

Swim Down:  600m

 

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Race Prep – WK 3/8 Monday

Collingwood – noon session – LA Tol for BK

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 100 BK Kick on 2:30
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

EN-1/2:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK desc on 1:00, swim 47 down
  • 50 Easy

LA Tol:  300m

  • 2 x (100 BK Block Sprint, 200 easy) on 5:00, aim for 18+19+19+19=1:15
    act: #1  1:20, #2  1:25 – very hot pool made these hard
  • 2 x (50 BK Block Sprint, 150 easy) on 4:00, aim for 17+18=35
    act:  37, 36
  • 200 Recov

Race Pace:  100m

  • 25 Dive Sprint FS on 40, aim for <14
  • 25 Push Sprint FS, aim for <15
    act: 14, 15
  • 100 Easy
  • 25 Dive Sprint BR on 40, aim for <18
  • 25 Push Sprint BR, aim for <20
    act: 19, 20

Swim Down:  600m

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Race Prep – WK 2/8 Sunday

Collingwood Noon

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  300m

  • 3 x 50 BK Fin Kick on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 FS Fin Kick on 1:00
  • 1 x 50 BR Kick
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  600m

  • 200 BK on 3:45
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint BK with turn, 25 easy) on 1:45
  • 100 Recov

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 5 x (20m BK Sprint kick, easy rest of 50) on 2:00
  • 100 Recov

Race Pace:  100m

  • 25 FS Block Sprint on 40, swim <14
  • 25 FS Push Sprint, swim <15
  • 100 Recov
  • 25 BR Block Sprint on 40, swim <18
  • 25 BR Push Sprint, swim <20
  • 100 Easy

LA Tol Kick:  50

  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint Kick, 50 Easy)

Swim Down:  300m+

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Race Prep – WK 2/8 Friday

*** Borden Pool Closed Friday 30-May-2014 for Fitness Day ***

*** Borden Pool Closed Sunday 1-June-2015 due to planned power interruption ***

*** Borden Indoor Pool Closed 2-June through to 2-Sept for Maintenance ***

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Race Prep – WK 2/8 Friday

Collingwood noon session – Borden closed until Sept

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  300m

  • 6 x 50 BK kick on 1:15
    act:  all under 60
  • 50 easy

EN-1/2:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 60, desc 1-4 from 47 sec
  • 50 easy

LA Tol:  300m

  • 100m BK Sprint for time with block start – act 1:18
  • 200 Recovery
  • 2 x (75 BK Sprint, 175 easy) – act:  #1 60, #2 58
  • 50 BK Sprint for time – act:  36.5
  • 200 Recovery

Race Pace:  100m

  • 25 FS Block Sprint on 40, aim 13
  • 25 FS Sprint, aim <15
  • 100 Recovery
  • 25 BR Block Sprint on 40, aim 17.5
  • 25 BR Sprint, aim 19
  • 100 Recovery

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m max BK Dolphin, easy rest of 50

Swim Down:  300m+

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Race Prep – WK 2/8 Thursday

East Bayfield – Early morning

Warm Up:  800m

EN-1:  600m

  • 5 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 47
  • 5 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 40
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05, swim 50
  • 50 easy

LAP:  150m

  • 3 x (25 FS Dive Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30+
  • 50 Easy
  • 3 x (25 BR Dive Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30+
  • 50 Easy

RECOV:  300m

  • 150 BK Fins
  • 150 BK

Power: 100

  • 4 x BK Dive/Breakout
  • 2 x FS Dive/Breakout
  • 2 x BR Dive/Breakout

Swim Down:  300m

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Race Prep – WK 2/8 Wednesday

Borden Noon – Lactic Session + Weights

Warm Up: 800m

Aerobic Kick: 400m

  • 100 BK kick on 2:30
  • 2 x 50 BK kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

Race Pace:  300m

  • 6 x 50 BK @ 200 race speed on 1:10, swim 40
    act:  41, 42, 42, 41, 41, 40
  • 100 BK Fins Recovery

LA Tol Kick:  50m

  • 2 x (25 BK Max Kick, 50 Easy)
  • 100 BK Fins Recovery

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint FS, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    Dive, push, Dive, push
    act – tough, no snap
  • 50 Easy

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m Dive FS Kick, easy rest of 50

Swim Down:  200m++

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Race Prep – WK 2/8 Tuesday

Borden Noon – Aerobic recovery day from Lactic Monday

Warm Up:  800m

RECOV:  400m

  • 200 BK Fins
  • 200 BK

EN-1:  600m

  • 50 Scull
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 50 Scull
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 2 x 50 BR 0n 1:05
  • 2 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  100

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint with turn, 25 Easy) on 1:30+
  • 50 Easy

LAP Kick:  100

  • 5 x (20m Sprint Kick, easy rest of 50)
    2x FS, 2xBR, 1x BK

Swim Down:  350m

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Race Prep – WK 2/8 Monday

Last week at Borden pool before 3 month shut-down!!!

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 100 BK Kick on 2:30 (act <2:00)
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

EN-1/2:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK desc on 1:00, swim 47 down
  • 50 Easy

LA Tol:  300m

  • 4 x (75 BK Sprint, 175 easy) on 5:00
    aim for 17+18+18=53 sec
    (act:  57, 60, 62.5, 62)
  • 200 Recov

LAP:  100m

  • 25 Dive Sprint FS on 40, aim for 13.5
  • 25 Push Sprint FS, aim for 14
  • 50 Easy
  • 25 Dive Sprint BR on 40, aim for 17.5
  • 25 Push Sprint BR, aim for 19
  • 50 Easy

Power:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m BK Dolphin Blast, easy rest of 25

Swim Down:  200m

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Race Prep – WK 1/8 Sunday

Aerobic Session – Collingwood Noon

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  450m

  • 5 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:

  • 100 BK Fins
  • 100 BK paddles
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 4 x 50 BK desc on 1:00
  • 50 Easy
  • 100 FS Pull
  • 100 FS paddles
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 4 x 50 FS desc on 1:00
  • 50 Easy
  • 2 x 50 BR
  • 4 x 25 BR desc

RECOV:  100m

  • 100 BK Fins

LAP: 200m

  • 8 x (25 Block Sprint with turn, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    3x BK, 3x FS, 2x BR (extra 50 Easy @ stroke change)

RECOV:  100m

  • 100 BK Fins

Power:  25

  • 2 x BK power turn at middle of 50

Swim Down:  250m

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Race Prep – WK 1/8 Friday

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  300m

  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

Aerobic:  1250

  • 200 BK fins
  • 2 x 100 BK (one with paddles)
  • 4 x 50 BK desc (to 47 to 41)
  • 50 Easy
  • 50 Scull
  • 200 FS Pull
  • 2 x 100 FS (one with paddles)
  • 4 x 50 FS desc
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  150

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    2x BK, 2x FS
  • 2 x (25 BK Sprint kick, 25 easy)

Swim Down:  200m+

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Race Prep – WK 1/8 Thursday

REST DAY!

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Race Prep – WK 1 / 8 Wednesday

Borden Noon – Recovery session

Warm Up:  600m

RECOV:  1400m

  • 50 Scull, 100 FS, 50 Scull, 100 FS
  • 100 BK Kick, 100 FS, 100 BK Fin kick, 100 FS
  • 50 Easy
  • 50 Scull, 100 FS, 50 Scull, 100 FS
  • 100 FS Fin Kick, 100 BK Fins, 100 FS Fin kick, 100 BK Fins
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    2 x BK, 2 x FS

Swim Down:  300m+

 

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Race Prep – WK 1 / 8 – Tuesday

Borden Noon – Nationals Recovery session

Warm Up:  600m

Recovery: 2050m

  • 3 x (
    – 100 Fin Kick
    – 50 Scull
    – 200 FS Pull
    – 2 x 100 FS Pull )
    #1 Pull, #2 Swim, #3 Fins
  • 200 BK
  • 2 x 100 BK
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Specifics – WK 10 / 10 Thursday

East Bayfield early morning

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  150m

  • 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 4 x (25 IM Kick on 45)
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  350m

  • 100 BK on 2:00
  • 50 BK on 1:00
  • 50 FS on 1:00
  • 3 x 50 IM Seq on 1:10
  • 50 Easy

Pacing: 100m

  • 25 FL Dive @ 100 IM pace, swim 17
  • 75 RECOV
  • 25 BK @ 100 BK pace, swim 18
  • 75 RECOV
  • 25 BR Dive @ 50 BR pace, swim 19
  • 75 RECOV
  • 25 FS Dive @ 100 FS pace, swim <15
  • 75 RECOV

Turns practice

Swim Down:  300m

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Specifics – WK 10 / 10 Wednesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  150m

  • 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 4 x (25 IM Kick on 45)
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  350m

  • 100 BK on 2:00
  • 50 BK on 1:00
  • 50 FS on 1:00
  • 3 x 50 IM Seq on 1:10
  • 50 Easy

Pacing: 100m

  • 25 FL Dive @ 100 IM pace, swim 17
  • 75 RECOV
  • 25 BK @ 100 BK pace, swim 18
  • 75 RECOV
  • 25 BR Dive @ 50 BR pace, swim 19
  • 75 RECOV
  • 25 FS Dive @ 100 FS pace, swim <15
  • 75 RECOV

Turns practice

Swim Down:  300m

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Specifics – WK 10 / 10 Tuesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  150m

  • 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 4 x (25 IM Kick on 45)
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  450m

  • 100 BK on 2:00
  • 50 BK on 1:00
  • 100 FS on 1:45
  • 50 FS on 1:00
  • 3 x 50 IM Seq on 1:10
  • 50 Easy

Pacing: 150m

  • 50 BK @ 200 pace, swim 40
  • 100 RECOV
  • 25 FL Dive @ 100 IM pace, swim 17
  • 75 RECOV
  • 25 BK @ 100 BK pace, swim 18
  • 75 RECOV
  • 25 BR Dive @ 50 BR pace, swim 19
  • 75 RECOV
  • 25 FS Dive @ 100 FS pace, swim <15
  • 75 RECOV

Turns practice

Swim Down:  300m

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Specifics – WK 10/10 Monday

Borden Noon – Recovery week for Nationals starting Friday

Warm Up:  1000m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 25 FS Kick on 45
  • 25 FL Kick on 45
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  500m

  • 100 BK on 2:00, swim <1:40
  • 50 BK on 1:00, swim 47
  • 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:27
  • 50 FS on 1:00, swim 38
  • 50 BR on 1:15, swim 50
  • 3 x 50 IM Seq on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

Pacing:  125m

  • 50 BK @ 200 Pace, swim 40
    act:  40
  • 100 RECOV
  • 25 BK @ 50 Pace, swim <17
    act:  15
  • 100 RECOV
  • 25 BK @ 100 Pace, swim 18
    act:  17
  • 100 RECOV
  • 25 FS Dive @ 100 Pace, swim <15
    act:  14
  • 100 RECOV

Starts / Turns

  • Dive / Breakout for FL, BR, FS (2x each)
  • BK-BR Turn practice
    touch on side, looking for wall, rotate to back

Swim Down:  300m

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Specifics – WK 9/10 Sunday

Collingwood Noon – continuing recovery period into Nationals
Super hot pool – really hard to train in – really feel for the Clippers team

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  250m

  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:15
  • 25 FS on 45
  • 25 FL on 45
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  650m

  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:00
  • 100 FS on 1:45
  • 2 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 3 x 50 IM Seq on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

Pacing:

  • 50 BK Blocks for 200, swim 40
    (act:  too fast 37)
  • 100 RECOV
  • 25 BK Blocks for 50, swim 16
    (act: hard to check with only one clock – close to 17)
  • 100 RECOV
  • 25 BK Push start for 100, swim 18
  • 100 RECOV
  • 25 FS Blocks for 100, swim 14.5
  • 100 RECOV

Starts / Turns:

  • 2 Block Starts of each stroke
  • BR-BR turns
  • BK-BR turns

Swim Down:  300m

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Specifics – WK 9/10 Friday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 6 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 4 x 25 IM Kick on 45
  • 50 Easy

EN-1: 900m

  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 3 x 100 IM on 2:00
  • 50 Easy

LA Tol:  200m

  • 4 x (50 BK Sprint, 100 Easy) on 3:30
    (Act:  35, 35, 36, 36) – good progress
  • 100 RECOV

Swim Down:  200m+

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Specifics – WK 9/10 Wednesday

Borden Noon – RECOVERY Session III

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  500m

  • 6 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15, kick ~60+
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  1300m

  • 4 x 100 BK on 2:00, swim ~1:40
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 3 x 100 IM on 2:00
  • 50 Easy
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  200m

  • 3 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    (act:  17, 17, 16.5)
  • 3 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    (act:  14, 14, 13.5)

Swim Down:  300m

 

 

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Specifics – WK 9/10 Tuesday

Borden Noon

Additional Recovery Swim Day

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m
Ease off from usual Aerobic kick speed

  • 6 x 50 BK Kick on 1:30
  • 4 x 25 IM Kick on 1:00
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 or below: 1200m

  • 2 x 50 Scull
  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:15
  • 2 x 50 Scull
  • 3 x 100 BK Pull
  • 2 x 50 Scull
  • 3 x 100 BK Fins

EN-1 or Below: 450m

  • 3 x 50 FL-BK
  • 3 x 50 BK-BR
  • 3 x 50 BR-FS

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 9/10 Monday

Borden Noon – Recovery session post Thornhill meet and current over-trained status

Warm Up:  700m

RECOVERY Kick: 400m

  • 8 x 50m Fin Kick on 1:05

RECOVERY Mix: 1200m

  • 2 x 50 Scull on 15 sec rest
  • 3 x 100 FS Swim on 1:50
  • 2 x 50 Scull
  • 3 x 100 FS Pull on 1:45
  • 2 x 50 Scull
  • 3 x 100 FS Fins on 1:40

RECOVERY Mix: 400m

  • 8 x 50 BK-BR on 1:05
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Long Course Practice Meets – Close to Ontario

For practice after Nationals and before Worlds in Montreal:

London Sunset Outdoor Long Course Meet

  • 12-July-2014, 5:00pm Warm Up
  • Meet Info
  • 8-lane outdoor 50m pool
  • London, Ontario
  • Driving time from Wasaga Beach – 3hr 5min

3rd Ithaca Masters Long Course Swim Meet

  • 12-July-2014,  8:30am Warm Up
  • entries close July 8th
  • Meet Info
  • 9-lane 50m pool
  • Ithaca, New York
  • Driving time from Wasaga Beach – 5 hr 24 min
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Specifics – WK 8/10 Sunday

Thornhill Swim Meet

50 BK:  16.79 + 17.68 = 34.23  (up from 32.96 Windsor +3.8%)

100 BK: 16.94 + 18.82 (36.76) + 21.36 + 19.1 (40.4) = 1:16.06 (up from 1:12.38 Windsor +5.1%)

200 BK: …. = 2:57.99  (up from 2:43.80 Windsor +8.7%)

50 FS29.18  (down from 29.47 ‘cruise’ Windsor)

100 IM:  17.12 + 21.98 (39.10) + 25.34 + 19.38 (44.7) = 1:23.82 (up from 1:15.14 Windsor +11.5%)

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Specifics – WK 8/10 Friday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 6 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 4 x 25 IM Kick on 45
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 / 1/2:  500m / 400

  • 9 x 50 BK on 1:00
    1-5 swim 48, 6-9 desc
  • 9 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 1-5 swim 42, 6-9 desc
  • 50 Easy

EN-2:   200m

  • 2 x 50 FS on 1:00, swim 35
  • 100 RECOV
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 40
  • 100 RECOV

Race Pace:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint on 40) Swim 18
  • 100 RECOV

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

Lap Kick:  100

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint Kick on 1:00)

Swim Down:  200m

 

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Specifics – WK 8/10 Thursday

Extra Rest Day

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Specifics – WK 8/10 Wednesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 6 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 4 x 25 IM Kick on 45sec

EN-1:  500m

  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 6 x 50 IM Seq on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

LA Tol:  200m

  • 4 x (50 FS Sprint, 100 Easy) on 3:00

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV
  • 4 x (25 BR Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 4 x 25 FS Sprint Kick on 1:00

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 8/10 Tuesday

Borden Noon – Aerobic

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  300m

  • 100 BK on 2:30
  • 2 x (4 x (25 IM Kick on 45))
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 / EN1/2:  1100 / 400

  • 200 FS on 3:30
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc 1-4
  • 3 x 100 IM on 2:00
  • 4 x 50 IM on 1:05
  • 200 BK on 3:45
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 100 RECOV

EN-2:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 40sec
    Act:  40, 41, 40, 39
  • 100 RECOV

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 4 x 25 FS Kick on 1:00

Swim down

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Specifics – WK 8/10 Monday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  500m

  • 2 x 100 BK Kick on 3:45
  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  400m

  • 200 BK Fins
  • 200 BK

LA Tol:  400m

  • 5 x (75 BK Sprint, 125 easy) on 4:30 or 5:00
    extra 25 BK Sprint 15 sec after last 75
    (Act:  63, 62, 59, 61, 65 … and 20 sec for last 25m)
  • 200 BK Fins Recov

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 2 x (50 BK Sprint kick, 50 easy)

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 7/10 Sunday

Collingwood 12-2pm

Warm Up: 600m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK kick on 1:15

EN-1/2:  1200m

  • 12 x 50 BK on 1:05
    1-8 swim 47, 9-12 desc 1 sec each
  • 12 x 50 FS on 1:00
    1-8 swim 42, 9-12 desc 1 sec each
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x (25 BK Block Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV
  • 4 x (25 FS Block Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV

Power:  100m

  • 8 x Block Start / Breakout mix
  • 100 RECOV

Power Kick:  50

  • 4 x Max SDK

Swim Down:  200m+

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Specifics – WK 7/10 Friday

Borden

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  450m

  • 6 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 6 x 25 FS Kick on 45sec
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  300m

  • 100 BK Pull on 2:00
  • 2 x 100 BK Swim on 2:00

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

LA Tol:  325m

  • 6 x (50 BK Sprint, 100 Easy) on 4:00
    (act:  35, 36, 37, 38, 38, 38)
  • 25 BK MAX 15-20 sec after last 50
    (act:  BRUTAL)
  • 200 RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 2 x (50 BK Sprint Kick, 100 Easy)
    (act:  48, 55 – BRUTAL)

Swim Down:  200m+

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Specifics – WK 7/10 Wednesday

Borden Noon + weights

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  300m

  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20 1:30
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  400m

  • 4 x 100 IM on 2:00 2:15
  • 100 RECOV

LA Tol:  325m

  • 6 x (50 FS Sprint, 100 Easy) on 3:30
  • 25 FS Sprint 20 sec after 6th 50
  • 200 RECOV
  • 3 x (50 FS ‘strong’, 50 FS ‘moderate’, 50 other stroke)

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Build FL Dive Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  200m

 

 

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Specifics – WK 7/10 Tuesday

Borden Noon – Aerobic

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK Kick (alt side to side) on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  1000m

  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45
    (act: 1:23 down to 1:19 last)
  • 50 Easy
  • 5 x 100 BK on 2:00
    (act 1:40 down to 1:32 last)
  • 50 Easy

EN-2:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 40sec
    (act 38, 40, 41, 39.5)
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    (act 13, 14, 14, 15)
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x (25 BR Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    (act: 18, 19, 18, 18)
  • 50 Easy

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint Kick, 25 Easy)
    (act: 24, 23, 23, 23)

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 7/10 Monday

Collingwood – 2hr session

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  450m

  • 6 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 6 x 25 FS Kick on 45sec
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  350m

  • 100 BK Fins
  • 100 BK Pull
  • 100 BK Swim
  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:00

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

LA Tol:  320m

  • 6 x (50 BK Sprint, 100 Easy) on 4:30
  • 25 BK MAX 15-20 sec after last 50
  • 200 RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 2 x (50 BK Sprint Kick, 100 Easy)
  • 100 RECOV

Power:  100m

  • 8 x Block Dive + Breakout (2 per stroke)

Swim Down:  300m+

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Specifics – WK 6/10 Sat

Collingwood 1-hr session

Warm Up:  400m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 6 x 50 Fin Kick on 1:00
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 / EN-2:  1200 / 200

  • 3 x 100 BK on 1:55
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 3 x 100 IM on 2:00
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00 desc
  • 3 x 50 FS on 1:00 desc
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:05
  • 2 x 50 FL on 45
  • 100 RECOV

LAP:  150m

  • 3 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:15
  • 3 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:15

Power:  100m

  • 8 x Block start/breakout
  • 4 x mid-pool to wall finish

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 6/10 Friday

Good Friday practice at Collingwood! 2hr 12:30-2:30pm
(pool quite hot)

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  350m

  • 5 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 50 Easy

LA Tol:  300m

  • 100 BK for time (1:19 … poor)
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV
  • 75 BK for time (1:00)
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV
  • 2 x (50 BK Max, 100 easy) (37, 36)
  • 100 BK Fins RECOV
  • 25 BK for time (17)
  • 100 recov

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 3 x (33m BK Max Kick, easy kick rest of 50, 50 easy)
  • 100 recov

LAP Kick:  100

  • 3 x 20m FS Sprint kick
  • 2 x 20m BR Sprint kick
  • 50 easy

Power:  100m

  • 8 x Block Start – Breakout (2x each stroke)

Power Kick: 50m

  • 4 x max BK SDK

Swim Down:  200

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Specifics – WK 6/10 Thursday

Early morning East Bayfield

Warm Up:  800m

LAP Kick:  100

  • 5 x (20m FS Sprint kick, easy rest of 50) on 1:15
  • 50 easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint from Blocks, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 50 Easy

USRPT:  ~500m for 100 FS

  • repeats of 25 FS RP on 40, swim 16sec, fail @ 17sec
    (aim for better than 7/15)
    act:  18 / 24
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV

LAP:  250m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint from blocks, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 easy
  • 3 x (25 FL Sprint from blocks, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 easy
  • 3 x (25 BR Sprint from blocks, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 Easy

Power/Kick:  150m

  • 8 x IM dive breakout (2 for each stroke)
  • 4 x max SDK on BK

Swim Down:  200m

 

 

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Specifics – WK 6/10 Wednesday

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  300m

  • 6 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  400m

  • 8 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim 45sec
  • 50 Easy

USRPT:  BK for 100 race

  • repeats of 25 BK on 40sec, swim 18 (fail @ 20)
    act:  first fail @ 14, final fail 18
  • 200 BK Fins Recov

LAP:  150m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:15
  • 100 Easy
  • 2 x (25 BR Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 Easy

LAP Kick: 100m

  • 5 x (20m FS Sprint Kick, easy rest of 50) on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x max SDK on BK

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 6/10 Tuesday

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 8 x (25 Kick IM on 45)
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 / EN-2:  1200 / 200

  • 200 BK on 3:45
  • 2 x 100 BK on 1:55
  • 6 x 50 BK on 1:00
    1-4 swim ~45, 5,6 desc
  • 50 Easy
  • 200 FS Pull on 3:15
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 6 x 50 FS on 1:00
    1-4 swim ~40, 5, 6 desc
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:15
  • 100 Easy

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 5 x 20m FS Sprint Kick

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 6/10 Monday

Borden Noon + Weights – Start of 2 weeks of sprint focus

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 6 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  150m

  • 6 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:15
    2 x FS, 4 x BK
  • 100 BK Fins

LA Tol:  300m

  • 6 x (50 BK Sprint,  50 BK Cruise, 50 Easy)
  • 200 BK Fins

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 2 x (33m BK Sprint Kick, easy kick rest of 50, 50 easy)

Swim Down:  400m

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Specifics – WK 5/10 Friday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 5 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 3 x 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 50 Easy

USRPT:  25’s of BK for 100m race

  • 25BK Sprint on 40 sec, swim 18
    max repeats = 30
    Act:  Fail on 14, two fails ending on 20
    based on 18-20sec success band
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV

LAP:  150m

  • 3 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 easy
  • 3 x (25 BR Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 easy

LA Tol Kick: 100m

  • 2 x (33m BK Sprint Kick, easy rest of 50)

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 5 / 10 Wednesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:   600m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 8 x (25 IM Kick on 45)
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  400m

  • 4 x 100 IM on 2:00
    act:  ~1:35

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

USRPT:  50’s of 200 BK

  • repeats of 50 BK, swim 40-41, repeat on 1:00
    act:  1:00 too tight … needs 1:05 – only 4 repeats

LAP Kick:  100

  • 5 x 20 FS Kick Sprint on 45sec

Power Kick:

  • 4 x 12.5m Max Dolphin
    act: done with nose plug – really good

Swim Down:  200m

 

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Specifics – WK 5/10 Tuesday

Borden – Aerobic

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 100 BK Kick
  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 4 x 25 IM Kick on 45sec
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 / EN-2:  1200 / 550m

  • 2 x 100 BK Pull on 2:00
  • 4 x 100 BK on 1:55
  • 6 x 50 BK on 1:00, swim < 45
  • 100 BK Fins RECOV
  • 200 FS Pull on 3:15
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 5 x 50 FS on 55sec, swim <40
  • 100 BK Fins RECOV

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 5 x 20m BK kick on 20 sec
  • 100 RECOV

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m Max dolphin

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 5/10 Monday

Recovery Week – Borden Noon – weights

Warm Up:  900m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 5 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 3 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  150m

  • 6 x (25 BK Sprint with turn, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV

LA Tol:  250m

  • 2 x (75 BK Sprint, 125 easy)
  • 2 x (50 BK Sprint, 100 easy)
  • 200 RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 3 x (33m BK Max kick, easy kick rest of 50, easy 50)

Swim Down:  200m+

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Specifics – WK 4/10 Sunday

Collingwood Session

Warm Up:  800m

Kick:  350m

  • 4 x 50 BK kick on 1:20
  • 3 x (2 x [25 IM Kick] on 45

LAP / Power:  150/100

  • 6 x (25 Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30
  • 100 Easy

USRPT:  25’s for 100BK

  • 30 x (25BK on 40, swim 18)
    (act:  fail @ 11, two fail @ 20 & 21)
    1-6 used to dial-in
    7-? rest one cycle after first fail
    stop after 2 subsequent successive failures
  • 300 RECOV

USRPT: 25’s for 100FS

  • 30 x (25 FS on 40, swim 16)
    (act:  fail @ 7, two fail @ 14 & 15)
  • 300 RECOV

Power:  100m

  • 8 x Dive/Breakout – IM Mix

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 4/10 Friday

Borden Noon – LA Tol session

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 100 BK Kick
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick

EN-1:  200m

  • 100 FS Pull
  • 100 FS

Test Set – 25’s of 100 FS Race (1:06):
target time per 25:  16.5
Rest per repeat:  (20-30)
Repeat Interval:  45 sec
1-6:  Dial in speed
continue until missed time (<17)
Skip 1 repeat
continue until 2 fails in a row – (act: finished 30 … cut to 40 sec)
200 BK Fins

Test Set – 25 of 100 BK Race (1:12)
target time per 25:  18 sec
Rest per repeat (20-30)
Repeat Interval:  45 sec
1-6 Dial in, continue until <18, Skip 1, Continue to 2fail
200 BK Fins

Power / Power Kick if time
Swim Down

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Specifics – WK 4/10 Thursday

East Bayfield early

Warm Up: 800m

Aerobic Kick: 200m

  • 8 x (25 IM Kick on 45)

EN-1: 200m

  • 4 x 50 IM Stroke on 1:05

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint Kick, 25 easy back)
  • 100 Easy

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m max dolphin, easy rest of 25

Power:  50m

  • 4 x Dive/Breakout, easy back – 2x BR, 2xFL

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 4/10 Wednesday

Lactic Tolerance Session + weights

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 2 x 75 BK Kick on 15 sec
  • 50 BK Kick

EN-1:  200m

  • 100 BK Pull
  • 100 BK Swim

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 50 easy

LA Tol:  350m

  • 100 BK Max, 150 Easy
  • 2 x (75 BK Max, 125 Easy)
  • 2 x (50 BK Max, 100 Easy)
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 3 x (33m BK Max Kick, easy rest of 50, 50 easy)
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV

LAP Kick:  100

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint Kick, 25 easy)
  • 50 easy

Power:  50

  • 4 x (Max mid-pool to wall, easy rest of 25)

Swim down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 4/10 Tuesday

Borden Noon

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  350m

  • 100 BK Kick
  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:20
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  800m

  • 2 x 200 BK on 3:45
  • 4 x 100 BK on 1:55
  • 50 Easy

EN-2:  350m

  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, desc 1-4 from 45sec
  • 3 x 50 IM on 1:05, push first 25, easy second
    FL, BR, FS
  • 100 RECOV

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint with turn, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m Dolphin Blast, easy rest of 25

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 4/10 Monday

2nd Week of the first Endurance block in the Specifics Phase

Recovery Day from Ontario’s

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400

  • 8 x 50 Fin Kick on 1:05
  • 100 RECOV

EN-1 / EN-2:  1000 / 400

  • 200 BK Fins on 3:30
  • 100 BK Pull on 20 sec
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 4 x 50 BK Desc 1-4 on 1:00
  • 200 RECOV
  • 200 FS Fins on 3:15
  • 100 FS Pull on 1:45
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 4 x 50 FS Desc 1-4 on 1:00
  • 200 RECOV

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  200m+

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Specifics – WK 3/10 Sunday

Ontario Masters Swimming Championships – DAY 3

50 Breaststroke – 36.85 for 3rd

100 Individual Medley – 35.16 + 39.98 = 1:15.14 for 7th

200 Backstroke – 37.58 + 41.69 + 42.49 + 42.04 = 2:43.80 for 2nd (1st:  Todd Briggs (US) 2:35.57)

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Specifics – WK 3/20 Saturday

Ontario Masters Swimming Championships – DAY 2

50 Backstroke – 32.96 for 2nd (1st:  Dave Town 30.31)

50 Freestyle – 29.47 for 8th (just a cruise as 100 BK was 10 min later)

100 Backstroke – 35.40 + 37.42 = 1:12.38 for 3rd (1st:  Dave Town 1:04.56, 2nd Todd Briggs (US) 1:11.85)

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Specifics – WK 3/10 Friday

Short loosen-up swim at the Windsor International Aquatic Center on Day 1 of the Masters Swimming Ontario Provincial Championships.

2014 Ontario Masters Swimming Championships

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Specifics – WK 3/10 Thursday

East Bayfield – early morning

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  300m

  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:20
  • 4 x 25 IM Seq on 45
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 / EN-2:  800 / 400

  • 200 BK
  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00, desc
  • 200 FS Pull
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45, desc
  • 2 x 100 IM on 2:00

LAP:  150m

  • 6 x (25 Sprint from dive, 25 Easy) on 2:00
    4 x BK, 2x FS

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 4 x 20m Sprint kick, easy back

Power:  100m

  • 6x Dive + Breakout, 2 of each stroke except BK

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m max dolphin

Swim Down:  350m

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Specifics – WK 3/10 Wednesday

Mixed session – no weights

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 2 x (25 IM Kick on 45 sec)
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  300m

  • 2 x (3 x 50 IM seq on 1:05)

LAP:  200m

  • 8 x (25 IM Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

LA Tol Kick:  50m

  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint Kick, 25 easy kick, 50 easy)

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 4 x 20 IM Sprint Kick, easy back

Power:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m mid-pool to wall blast, easy back

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m Dolphin blast, easy rest of 25

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 3/10 Tuesday

Aerobic Focus

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 100 BK on 3:30
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:20
  • 2 x 50 FS on 1:30
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 / EN-2:  1300 / 500

  • 2 x 200 BK on 3:45
    act:  3:23, 3:17
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x 100 BK on 2:00, desc 1-4
    act:  1:34, 1:31, 1:28, 1:24
  • 50 Easy
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:00, desc
    act:  42, 44  (weak)
  • 100 RECOV
  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:30, 1 Pull, 1 Swim
    act:  2:55, 3:01 (tough – deltoids fried)
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45, desc 1-4
    act:  1:27, 1:22, 1:19, 1:17
  • 2 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc
  • 100 RECOV

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 50 Easy

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint Kick, easy kick back)

Swim Down:  200m as BK Fins

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Specifics – WK 3/10 Monday

Start of 2 week Endurance Focus – no weights

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:20

EN-1:  300m

  • 200 BK on 3:45
  • 100 BK on 2:00

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

LA Tol:  200m

  • 4 x (50 BK Sprint, 100 Easy) on 3:30
    act:  35, 35, 36.5, 37
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  100

  • 3 x (33m Sprint Kick, easy kick rest of 50, 50 Easy)

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 2/10 Sunday

Collingwood Closed! … 1hr session at Borden 3pm substitute … No Blocks!

Warm Up:  400m

Aerobic Kick:  500m

  • 10 x 50m Fin kick on 1:00
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV

EN-1 / EN-2:  900 / 250

  • 200 BK Fins on 3:30
  • 2 x 100 BK on 1:55
  • 4 x 50 BK, desc 1-4 on 1:00
  • 200 FS Pull on 3:15
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 3 x 50 FS, desc 1-3 on 1:00
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint BK with turn, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV
  • 4 x (25 Sprint FS with turn, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV

Power:  125m

  • 10 x (12.5m Power Start/Breakout

Swim Down:  200m

 

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Specifics – WK 2/10 Friday

LA Tol BK Session – plus weights

Warm Up:  900m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 8 x 25 IM kick on 45 sec
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 50 Easy

LA Tol:  300m

  • 100 BK for Time – act:  1:15
  • 200 RECOV
  • 4 x (50 BK Sprint, 100 easy)
    act:  38, 37, 39, 37
  • 100 RECOV

LA Tol Kick: 100m

  • 2 x (33m BK Sprint Kick, easy kick rest of 50, 50 easy)

LAP Kick:  75m

  • 3 x (25 FS Sprint Kick, easy Kick back)

Swim Down:  200m+

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Specifics – WK 2/10 Thursday

Sprint / Starts Focus – East Bayfield

Warm Up:  800m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 4 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

EN-1: 200m

  • 4 x 50 on 1:00, 2x FS, 2x BK

LAP: 200m

  • 4 x (25 Dive BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV
  • 4 x (25 Dive FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV

LAP Kick: 100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint Kick, easy kick back, easy 50)
  • 250 RECOV

Power:  100m

  • 2 x (12.5m max Dolphin, easy rest of 25), 2x BK 2x FL
  • 4 x Dive Breakout

Swim Down: 200m

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Specifics – WK 2/10 Wednesday

Mix LA Tol – Borden Noon – plus weights

Warm Up:  700m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 8 x 25 IM Kick on 15 sec
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  300m

  • 3 x 100 IM on 2:00

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV

LA Tol:  300m

  • 3 x (50 FS Sprint, 100 Easy) on 3:30
    act:  31, 32, 33
  • 100 RECOV
  • 3 x (50 IM Sprint, 100 Easy) on 4:00
    FL-BK, BK-BR, BR-FS
  • 100 RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 2 x ( 33m IM Sprint, easy kick rest of 50, 50 easy)
    FL, BR

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 2/10 Tuesday

Aerobic / recovery day

Warm Up:  600m

RECOV:  200 BK Fins

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:20   (FS on 1:30)
    act: #3, 4 – 60sec
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 / EN-2:  300 / 100

  • 200 BK on 3:45   (FS on 3:30)
    act:  3:13
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00, swim 1:38, < 1:35  (FS on 1:45)
    act: 1:35, 1:32

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    act: 19, 19, 18, 18

Repeat all of the above from RECOV, replace with FS

LAP Kick:   75m

  • 3 x (25 FS Sprint Kick, easy kick back, 50 Easy)

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m max dolphin kick, easy rest of 25

Swim Down:  200m

 

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Specifics – WK 2/10 Monday

LA Tol session + Weights – Borden

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 2 x 100 BK Kick on 2:30
    act 2:15, 2:14

EN-1:  300m

  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 BK easy) on 1:30

LA Tol:  300m

  • 4 x (50 BK Sprint, 100 Easy) on 4:00
    act 35, 36, 37, 38
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint on 40)
    needed some recovery before these 4x 25 – they were flat
  • 100 RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 3 x (33m BK Kick Sprint,  easy kick rest of 50, 50 easy)

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 1/10 Sunday

Collingwood noon session

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  500m

  • 10 x (50m Fin kick on 1:00)
    FL-BK-FL-FS-FL-BK-FL-FS-BK-BK

EN-1 / EN-2:  1000 / 200

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc 1-4
  • 50 RECOV
  • 200 BK
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 4 x 50 BK on 1:00, desc 1-4
  • 50 RECOV

LAP:  300m   (add extra LAP set if time)

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV
  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30 – 2x BR, 2x FL
  • 100 RECOV

Power:  100m

  • 8 x Dive start Break-Out

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 1/10 Friday

Borden Noon session + weights

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 100 BK Kick on 15 sec
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15

EN-1:  300m

  • 100 BK Fins on 15 sec
  • 2 x 50 BK Pull on 15 sec
  • 100 BK

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

LA Tol:  300m

  • 3 x [4 x (25 BK Sprint on 35 sec), 100 easy]
  • 100 RECOV BK Fins

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 3 x (35 Sprint BK Kick, easy kick rest of 50, 50 easy)
    act for first 50:  60, 57, 57

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 1/10 Thursday

Took an extra rest day

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Specifics – WK 1/10 Wednesday

Lactic tolerance session – off BK – so FS Focus

Warm Up:  700m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 4 x (50 IM Kick on 15 sec)
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  300m

  • 3 x (100 FS on 1:45) #1 Pull, #2 Fins, #3 Swim

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

LA Tol:  300m

  • 3 x (50 FS Sprint, 100 Easy) on 3:00
    act:  32, 32, 34
  • 100 RECOV
  • 3 x (50 BR Sprint, 100 Easy) on 3:30
    act:  49, 46, 42
  • 100 RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  50m

  • 2 x (25 FS Sprint Kick, 25 easy FS Kick, 50 easy)
    act:  22, 22 !!
  • 100 RECOV

LAP Kick:  60m

  • 3 x (20m BK Sprint Kick, easy rest of 50)

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 1/10 Tuesday

Aerobic Focus

Warm Up:  700m

Aerobic Kick:  450m

  • 2 x 50 FS Kick (act 1:15)
  • 100 BK Kick
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick
  • 2 x 25 FL Kick
  • 100 RECOV

EN-1 / EN-2:  500m / 200m

  • 5 x 50 FS on 55 sec, Desc 1-5 from 42
  • 5 x 50 BK on 1:00, Desc 1-5 from 47
    act:  49, 48, 47, 46, 45
  • 2 x 50 BR on 1:10
  • 2 x 50 FL on 1:10
  • 100 RECOV

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 75 easy) on 2:00
  • 2 x (25 FL Sprint, 75 easy) on 2:00
  • 2 x (25 BR Sprint, 75 easy) on 2:00
  • 200 RECOV

LAP Kick:  60m

  • 3 x 20m FS Sprint, easy back

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m Blast, easy rest of 25

Swim Down:  200m

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Specifics – WK 1/10 – Monday

Start of 10 week Specifics Phase
The first two weeks are Sprint oriented and week 3 and 4 are Endurance oriented.
The four week pattern will be repeated twice, with a down week at the end..

Borden Noon session + weights

Warm Up:  700m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 100 BK Kick on 15 sec
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15

EN-1:  300m

  • 100 BK Fins on 15 sec
  • 2 x 50 BK Pull on 15 sec
  • 100 BK

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 easy) on 1:30

LA Tol:  300m

  • 3 x [4 x (25 BK Sprint on 35 sec), 100 easy]
  • 200 RECOV BK Fins

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 50 Sprint BK Kick, 100 easy
    act 47 sec
  • 1 x (25 Sprint BK Kick, 25 easy kick, 50 easy)

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK 9/9 Saturday

Collingwood Noon – only 1 hr

Warm Up:  use next set

EN-1:  400m

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 200 BK Fins

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:20
  • 50 easy

EN-1/2:  100m

  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:05, swim 48, 46

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

LA Tol:  250m

  • 5 x (50 BK Sprint, 100 Easy) on 3:30
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV
  • 4 x (25 BK Kick Sprint, 75 easy)

Swim Down:  200 or as much as possible

 

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Gen Prep – WK 9/9 Friday

Borden – Noon + weights

Warm Up:  700m

Aerobic Kick:  300m

  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick
  • 2 x 50 FL Kick

EN-1:  600m

  • 3 x 50 FL
  • 3 x 50 BK
  • 3 x 50 BR
  • 3 x 50 FS

EN-2:  300m

  • 3 x 100 IM on 2:00

LAP:  150m

  • 2 x [3 x (25 IM Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30)]

LAP Kick:  60m

  • 3 x 20m BK Kick Sprint, easy back

Power: 50m

  • 4 x Dive Breakout, IM seq

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK 9/9 Thursday

East Bayfield Session – busy until 6:45am – La Tol with blocks

Warm Up: 700m

Aerobic Kick: 200m

  • 100 BK Kick
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

EN-1: 500m

  • 200 BK on 4:00, act 3:21
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00, act 1:35
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:00, act 45

LA Tol: 200m

  • 4 x (50 BK Block Start Sprint, 100 Easy) on 3:30
    act ~37 to 38 sec
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV

LA Tol Kick: 100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Kick Sprint, 25 BK Kick Easy, 50 Swim Easy)
    act 21, 21, 20, 20
  • 100 BK Fins RECOV

LAP: 100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Block Start Sprint with turn, 25 Easy) on 2:00
  • 50 Easy

Power: 50m

  • 4 x (Block Start Breakout, easy back)
    mix strokes

Swim Down: 200m

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Gen Prep – WK 9/9 Wednesday

Borden Noon – Aerobic focus – weights

Warm Up: 700m

Aerobic Kick: 300m

  • 6 x 50 Kick on 15 sec
  • 50 Easy

EN-1: 600m

  • 200 FS Pull on 3:30
  • 200 BK on 4:00
  • 200 IM

EN-2: 300m

  • 3 x (100 FS on 1:45, swim <1:25)
    tough – 1:23, 1:24, 1:25
    much harder than same set in BK

LAP: 150m

  • 6 (25 IM Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 Recov

LAP Kick:  60m

  • 3 x (20m Kick Sprint, easy rest of 50)

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x (12.5m Push-off Dolphin Fin blast, easy rest of 25)
  • 100 RECOV

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK 9 of 9 Tuesday

LA Tol BK Focus

Warm Up:  700m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:20
    act:  all 60s
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 / EN-1/2:

  • 5 x 100 BK on 2:00, desc #5
    act: #1-4 1:41, #5 1:35

LA Tol:  250m

  • 5 x (50 BK Sprint, 100 Easy) on 3:00 **next time try 3:30 for max speed***
    act:  38, 39, 40, 40, 37
  • 100 RECOV

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 4 x (25m BK Sprint Kick, 25 easy BK Kick, 50 easy swim)
    act:  23, 23, 23, 21

Power:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m Dive Break-out, easy back

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK 8 Saturday

Collingwood – noon – only 1hr – chopped wo

Warm Up:  400m

EN-1:  900m

  • 200 FS Pull on 3:15
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 200 BK on 4:00
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 100 IM on 2:00

Aerobic Kick:

  • 8 x 50 Fin Kick Mix on 1:00

EN-2:  300m

  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00, swim 1:35

LAP:  300m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint Block Start, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint Block Start, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 4 x (25 IM Sprint Block Start, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 Easy

LAP Kick:

  • 3 x (20m BK Sprint kick, easy back)

Power:

  • 4 x (2 x [IM Block start/breakout, easy back])
  • 4 x (Block start 12.5m Kick, easy back)

Swim Down: 100m

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Gen Prep – WK 8 Friday

Borden – Noon – BK Lactic Tol focus – plus weights

Warm Up:  700m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:20
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 / EN-1/2:  400 / 100

  • 200 BK on 4:00, swim 3:30
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00, swim 1:40
  • 100 BK,  swim 1:35sec

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    act all 19 sec

LA Tol:  300m

  • 100 BK Sprint, 150 Easy on 5:00, aim for 1:20 act:  1:16
  • 2 x (75 BK Sprint, 125 Easy) on 4:30, aim for 60 act:  60, 62
  • 50 BK Sprint, 50 Easy, aim for <40 act:  37
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Kick Sprint, 75 Easy)
    act – all 22 sec

Swim Down:  200 Easy

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Gen Prep – WK 8 Wednesday

Borden – Noon – LA Tol (small) + weights

Warm Up:  700m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 8 x (25 IM Kick seq on 45)

EN-1 EN-1/2:  400 / 100m

  • 2 x [
    – 3 x (50 IM seq on 1:05)
    – 50 FS on 1:00, swim <40 ]

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Dive Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

LA Tol:  250

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint on 45 sec)
  • 100 RECOV
  • 3 x (25 IM Sprint on 45 sec)
  • 100 RECOV
  • 3 x (25 IM Sprint on 45 sec)
  • 100 RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint Kick, 50 Easy)

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK 8 Tuesday

Aerobic Focus

Warm Up:  700m

Aerobic Kick:  400m

  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 3 x 50 BK Kick on 1:20
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 25 FL Kick on 45 sec
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  800m

  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45 – (very tough!)
  • 4 x 100 IM on 2:00

EN-2:  300m

  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00, swim <1;35
    act:  1:35, 1:36, 1:36
  • 100 RECOV

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x (25 FS Dive Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 4 x (25 IM Sprint on 45)
  • 200 RECOV

LAP Kick:  80m

  • 4 x (20m BK Sprint Kick, easy rest of 50)

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK 8 Monday

Borden – Noon – BK Lactic Tol focus – plus weights

Warm Up:  700m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:20
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 / EN-1/2:  400 / 100

  • 200 BK on 4:00, swim 3:30
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00, swim 1:40
  • 100 BK,  swim 1:35sec

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

LA Tol:  300m

  • 100 BK Sprint, 150 Easy on 5:00, aim for 1:20
    act:  1:16
  • 2 x (75 BK Sprint, 125 Easy) on 4:30, aim for 60
    act:  62, 65
  • 50 BK Sprint, 50 Easy, aim for <40
    act:  39
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Kick Sprint, 75 Easy)

Swim Down:  200 Easy

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Gen Prep – WK 7 Saturday

Collingwood Pool – 12:00 to 1:00pm

Warm Up:  500m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 100 FS Kick on 15
  • 200 BK Kick
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 / EN-2:  600m / 300m

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 100 FS @ EN-2 (act 1:20)
  • 200 BK
  • 100 BK @ EN-2 (act 1:35)
  • 3 x 100 IM, desc last one
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x (25 IM sprint, 25 Easy)
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy)
  • 200 BK Fins RECOV

LAP Kick:  60m

  • 4 x (20m BK Sprint Kick, easy rest of 50)
  • 100 BK Fins RECOV

Power: 100m

  • 8 x (Block Start + breakout, easy back)
    2 of each IM seq

Swim Down:  200

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Gen Prep – WK 7 Friday

LA Tol + weights

Warm Up:  700m

Aerobic Kick:  350m

  • 100 BK on 15
  • 2 x 50 BK
  • 100 FS
  • 50 FS

EN-1:  300m

  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00
    act 1:41, 1:40, 1:39

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    with turn at 25

LA Tol:  300m

  • 4 x (75 BK Sprint, 125 Easy) on 4:30
    act:  61, 60, 63, 64
  • 200m BK Fins RECOV

LA Tol Kick:  75m

  • 3 x (25 BK Sprint Kick, 75 Easy)
  • 200m BK RECOV

Power:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m Blast, easy rest of 25

Swim Down:  200m

 

 

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Gen Prep – WK 7 Wednesday

LA Tol

Warm Up:  700m

Aerobic Kick:  350

  • 100 FS Kick on 15
  • 50 FS Kick on 15
  • 100 BK Kick on 15
  • 50 BK Kick on 15
  • 2 x 25 FL Kick on 15
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 / EN-1/2: 300 / 100

  • 200 BK on 20+sec
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00 desc act: 1:33, 1:29

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 IM sprint, 50 Easy) on 1:45

LA Tol: 200m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint on 45)
  • 200 FS Recov
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint on 45)
  • 200 FS Recov

LA Tol Kick:

  • 3 x (25 BK Sprint Kick, 50 Easy)
    act 22, 24, 23
  • 50 Easy

Power:  50

  • 4 x Power start, easy rest of 25

Swim Down:  200m

 

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Gen Prep – WK 7 Tuesday

Aerobic session

Warm Up: 700m

Aerobic Kick: 200m

  • 100 FS kick on 15sec
  • 100 BK Kick
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 / EN-2: 600m / 200m

  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45, desc #3 (1:23)
  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00, desc #3 (1:33)
  • 2 x 100 IM on 2:00

LAP: 200m

  • 4 x (25 IM Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 100 FS Recov
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30 (17)
  • 200 BK Fins

LAP Kick: 50m

  • 4 x (20m BK Sprint Kick, rest of 50 easy) on 2:00

Power: 100m

  • 4 x 12.5m Blast Sprint, easy rest of 25
    2x FS, 2x BK
  • 4 x 12.5m Blast underwater dolphin, easy rest of 25

Swim Down: 200m

 

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Gen Prep – WK 7 Monday

La Tol Session – Borden + weights

Warm Up:  700m

Aerobic Kick:  350m

  • 100 BK Kick
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick
  • 100 FS Kick
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 / EN-1/2:  300 / 100

  • 100 BK Pull
  • 2 x 100 BK
  • 2 x 50 BK Desc

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Sprint FS, 25 Easy) on 1:30

LA Tol:  300m

  • 4 x (75 BK Sprint, 125 Easy) on 4:30
    act:  58, 60, 62, 59 sec

Recov:  200 BK Fins

LA Tol Kick:

  • 3 x (25 Sprint BK Kick, 25 Easy) on 2:00

Recov: 200 FS

Power:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m Blast FS, easy rest of 25

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK 6 Friday

Lactic Tolerance Session

Warm Up:  700m

Aerobic Kick:  300m

  • 3 x 100 Kick Fins on 15 sec
    BK – FS – BK

EN-1:  300m

  • 150 FS Pull on 3:30
  • 150 FS

LAP:  100m – Recov:  200m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 200 BK Fins

LA Tol:  300m – Recov:  200m

  • 4 x (75 FS Sprint, 125 Easy) on 4:30
  • 200 FS @ Recovery speed

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint Kick, 25 Easy) on 2:00

Power: 50m

  • 12.5m Blast, easy rest of 25
    2x BK, 2x FS

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK 6 Wednesday

Lactic Production Focus

Warm Up:  700m

Aerobic Kick:  300m

  • 200 FS Fins kick on 15 sec
  • 100 BK Fins kick

EN-1 / EN-1/2:  500 / 200

  • 100 IM on 2:00
  • 200 FS on 3:30, swim 3:00 to 3:05
  • 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:25
  • 200 BK on 4:00, swim 3:30
  • 100 BK, swim <1:40

LAP BK:  200m

  • 4 x (50 BK Sprint, 50 Easy) on 2:30
    act 40, 41, 40, 39

Recov: 200m

  • 200 BK Fins

LAP FS:  200m

  • 4 x (50 FS Sprint, 50 Easy) on 2:30
    act 33, 33, 32.5, 32.5

Recov: 200m

  • 200 FS

LAP Kick: 50m

  • 2 x (25 BK Kick Sprint, 25 Easy) on 2:00

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK6 Tuesday

Exhausted – Took day off.

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Gen Prep – WK6 Monday

Noon Swim @ Borden + weights

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  300m

  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:20
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 EN-1/2:  500m / 200m

  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 3 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc 1-3 from 41 sec
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:05, desc 1-3 from 49 sec

LAP:  200m

  • 8 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    twice through IM seq

LA Tol:  300m

  • 4 x (75 BK Sprint, 125 Easy) on 4:00

Power / Power Kick:  50m/50m

  • 4 x mid-pool to wall blast, easy back
  • 4 x 12.5m blast kick, easy rest of 25

Swim Down: 200m

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Gen Prep – WK5 Friday

@ Borden + weights

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:20
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  400m

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45

EN-2:  250m

  • 5 x 50 FS on 1:00, Desc 1-5 from 42sec
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  200m

  • 4 x (50 BK Sprint, 50 Easy) on 2:30

Power:  50m

  • 4 x (12.5m BK Blast, easy rest of 25)

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK5 Wednesday

Borden @ noon

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 4 x 50 BK Kick on 1:20
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 / EN-2:  300m / 200m

  • 5 x 50 BK on 1:05, desc last two
  • 5 x 50 FS on 1:00, desc last two
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  150m

  • 6 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    3x FS, 3x BK

LAP Kick:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Kick Sprint, 25 Easy) on 2:00
    4x BK – act:  21, 22, 23, 24

Power:  50m

  • 4 x (25 Build with turn, 25 Easy)
    2 x FS, 2 x BK

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK5 Tuesday

Borden @ noon

*Tethered swim cords available at Borden!*

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  200m

  • 4 x 50 Kick IM Seq on 1:30

EN-1:  400m

  • 200 IM on 30 sec
  • 2 x 100 IM on 2:00

EN-2:  250m

  • 5 x 50 IM Seq on 1:00
    FL-BK, BK-BR, BR-FS, FL-BK, BK-BR

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 IM Sprint, 25 Easy)

Power:  50m

  • 4 x (10 sec Kick on tether)

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK5 Monday

Down Week for Recovery

Borden @ noon + weights

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  200

  • 8 x 25 Kick on 45 sec
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:/2  300/200

  • 100 BK Pull on ~20sec
  • 200 BK on ~20sec
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00, swim 1:35
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  200

  • 4 x (50 BK Sprint, 50 Easy) on 2:30
    act 38, 38, 38.5, 38 sec

Power Kick:  50

  • 4 x 12.5m BK Sprint Kick, easy rest of 25

Swim Down:  200

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Gen Prep – WK4 Friday

Borden @ Noon + weights

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  250m

  • 5 x 50 Kick on 15
    FL-BK-BR-FS-BK
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  550m

  • 3 x (3 x 50 IM seq on 1:05)
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

EN-2:  400m

  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim ~1:26
    act 1:22-1:23
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  300m

  • 3 x (50 FS Sprint, 50 Easy) on 2:30
    act 33-34
  • 3 x (50 BK Sprint, 50 Easy) on 2:30
    act: 39, 41, 36
  • 50 Easy

Power:  100m

  • 4 x blast start, easy rest of 25
  • 4 x easy start, blast finish

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m blast kick, easy rest of 25

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK4 Wednesday

Borden @ Noon + Weights

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  250m (50 Recov)

  • 10 x 25 Kick seq on 45 sec (~15 sec rest)
    3x FS, 3x BK, 2x BR, 2x FL
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 and EN-1/2: 650 / 300 (50 Recov)

  • 8 x 50 BK on 1:05
    1-4 swim ~50 sec, 5-8 desc to ~45sec
  • 8 x 50 FS on 1:00
    1-4 swim ~42 sec, 5-8 desc to ~39sec
  • 3 x 50 IM seq on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  200m (300 Recov)

  • 4 x (50 BK Sprint, 50 Easy) on 2:30
    act 39, 41, 40, 39.5
  • 100 Easy

LAP Kick:  150m (150 Recov)

  • 6 x (25 Kick Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30 2x BK, 2x FS
  • 50 Easy

Power:  50m (50 Recov) – ran out of time

  • 4x 25 Build with Turn
    2x FS, 2x BK

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK4 Tues

Borden

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  400m

  • 200 FS Pull on 3:15
  • 200 FS

Aerobic Kick:  350m

  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 15 sec (1:30)
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 15 sec (1:20)
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 15 sec (1:15)
  • 2 x 25 FL Kick on 15 sec
  • 50 Easy

EN-2:  300m

  • 4 x 100 BK on 2:00, swim ~1:35
  • 100 Easy

LAP:  100m (100 Recov)

  • 4 x (25 IM Sprint with turn, 25 Easy) on 1:30

Power Kick:  50m (50 Recov)

  • 4 x 12.5m max underwater dolphin, easy rest of 25 2x BK, 2x FS

Power:  50m (50 Recov)

  • 4 x max flags in/flags out, easy rest of 50

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK5 Monday

Borden Noon swim + Weights

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  700m

  • 2 x 100 FS Pull on 1:45
  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 100 IM on 2:00

Aerobic Kick:  250m

  • 5 x 50 Kick Choice Fins on 1:00
  • 50 Easy

EN-1/2:  300m

  • 3 x 50 FS Desc 1-3 on 1:00 from 41sec
  • 3 x 50 BK Desc 1-3 on 1:05 from 50sec

LAP:  300m

  • 3 x (50 BK Sprint, 50 Easy) on 2:30
  • 3 x (50 FS Sprint, 50 Easy) on 2:30

Power:  50

  • 4 x mid-pool to wall sprint, easy back

Power Kick:  50

  • 4 x 12.5m max underwater dolphin easy rest of 25

Swim Down:  200

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Gen Prep – WK3 Wednesday

Borden

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  200m (50 Recov)

  • 8 x 25 IM Kick seq on 15 sec
  • 50 Easy

EN-1 and EN-1/2: 550 / 250 (50 Recov)

  • 7 x 50 BK on 1:05
    1-4 swim 50 sec, 5-7 desc to 45sec
  • 6 x 50 FS on 1:00
    1-4 swim 42, 5-6 desc to 39sec
  • 3 x 50 IM seq on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

LAP Kick:  100m (150 Recov)

  • 4 x (25 Kick Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    2x BK, 2x FS
  • 50 Easy

Power:  100m (100 Recov)

  • 8 x (Dive + Breakout, easy rest of 50)
  • 2x FS, 2x BR, 2x FL, 2x BK

Swim Down:  200m

Total:  Work 1200m + Recov 350 + WU/SD 800 = 2350m

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Gen Prep – WK3 Tuesday

Borden

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  300m

  • 2 x (3 x 50 IM seq on 1:05)
  • 50 Easy

Aerobic Kick:  300m

  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 15 sec (1:30)
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 15 sec (1:20)
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 15 sec (1:15)
  • 50 Easy

EN-2:  300m

  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00, swim <1:40
    1:35, 1:34, 1:34 … just about the right speed
  • 100 Easy

LAP:  100m (100 Recov)

  • 4 x (25 IM Sprint with turn, 25 Easy) on 1:30

Power Kick:  50m (50 Recov)

  • 4 x 12.5m max underwater dolphin, easy rest of 25
    2x BK, 2x FS

Swim Down:  200m

Total:  Work 1400 + Recov 350 + WU/SD 800 = 2200m

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Gen Prep – WK3 Monday

Back to Borden. Weights after session

Warm Up:  600m

Aerobic Kick:  200m (50 Recov)

  • 8 x 25 Kick IM seq on 15 sec rest
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  600m

  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 2 x 100 IM on 2:00

EN-1/2:  250m (50 Recov)

  • 5 x 50 on 1:00 Desc 1-5
    start at approx. 42sec
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  300m (300 Recov)

  • 3 x (50 BK Sprint, 50 Easy)
  • 3 x (50 FS Sprint, 50 Easy)

Power:  50m

  •  4 x 12.5m Blast start, easy rest of 25
    2x FS, 2x BK

Power Kick:  50m

  • 4 x 12.5m Blast Kick, easy rest of 25
    2x FS, 2x BK

Swim Down:  200m

Total Work 1450m + Recov 400m + WU/SD 800 = 2650m

 

 

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Gen Prep – WK2 Friday

Collingwood Pool

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  650m

  • 50 FS Kick on 1:20
  • 2 x 25 FS Kick on 45 sec
  • 3 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 50 BK Kick on 1:15
  • 2 x 25 BK Kick on 45 sec
  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:05
  • 3 x 50 IM Seq on 1:00
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  250m (400 Rec0v)

  • 3 x (50 FS Sprint, 50 Easy) on 2:30
  • 50 Easy
  • 2 x (50 BK Sprint, 50 Easy) on 2:30
  • 50 Easy

Power: 100m

  • 4 x (12.5m max kick, easy rest of 25)
  • 4 x (mid-pool to wall  blast, easy back)

Swim Down:  200

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Gen Prep – WK2 Wednesday

Collingwood Pool

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1:  600m (50 Recov)

  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  200m (300 Recov)

  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint with turn, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint with turn, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 50 Easy

Power:  100m (100 Recov)

  • 4 x (25 Build BK, 25 Easy)
  • 4 x (25 Build FS, 25 Easy)

Swim Down:  200m

Totals:  WU/SD 800m + Work 900m + Recov 450m = 2150m

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Gen Prep – WK2 Tuesday

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick:  600m (100 Recov)

  • 4 x (3 x 25m Kick on 45)
    IM Seq, +15 sec rest between each 3
  • 50 Easy
  • 2 x (3 x 50 IM seq on 1:00)
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  100m (150 Recov)

  • 4 x (25 IM Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 50 Easy

Power:  150m (Recov 350)

  • 4 x (12.5m Kick blast, easy rest of 25) on 1:00
  • 4 x (blast flags In/out, easy rest of 50)
  • 4 x (IM Dive+Breakout, easy rest of 50)

Swim Down:  200m

Total:  WU/SD 800m+ Work 850m + Recov 600 = 2250m

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Gen Prep – WK2 Monday

Collingwood Centennial Pool Session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick / Recov:  (500 / 150 / 100)

  • 100 FS on 1:45 (act 1:25 … a little too fast)
  • 2 x 50 FS on 1:00 (act ~40 … no faster for EN-1)
  • 3 x 25 FS Kick on 45 (act ~32)
  • 25 Easy
  • 100 BK on 2:00 (act 1:40)
  • 2 x 50 BK on 1:05 (act 50)
  • 3 x 25 BK Kick on 45 (act ~29)
  • 25 Easy
  • 2 x 25 FL on 45
  • 2 x 25 BR on 45
  • 50 Easy

LAP: (250m / 250 Recov)

  • 3 x (50 BK Sprint, 50 Easy) on 2:30
    (act 39, 41, 40)
  • 100 Easy
  • 2 x (50 FS Sprint, 50 Easy) on 2:30
    (act 34, 35)
  • 50 Easy

Power: (100 / 150 Recov)

  • 4 x (12.5m Kick blast, easy rest of 25) – mix FS BK
  • 5 x Blocks Start, Breakout, easy rest of 50
    FS, FL, BR, BK, BK

Swim Down:  200m

Total:  WU/SD 800 + Work 1000 + Recov 500 = 2300m

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News – Borden Pool Closure

Take note – the pool at CFB Borden is closed this week for maintenance.

Mon 13-Jan-2014 through Friday 17-Jan-2014

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Gen Prep – WK1 Friday

Swim session changed to an endurance x-country ski session and roof shoveling in Muskoka

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Gen Prep – WK1 Wednesday

Borden Noon Swim

Warm Up:  600m

  • 100 FS Pull
  • 100 BK Fins
  • 200 IM Drill
  • 4 x (25 FS, 25 BK)

EN-1:  500m (50 Recov)

  • 4 x 25 FS kick on 10 sec
  • 3 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 4 x 25 BK Kick on 10 sec
  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:05
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  200m (200 Recov)

  • 4 x 25 IM seq on 45sec
  • 100 Easy
  • 4 x 25 IM seq on 45
  • 100 Easy

Power:  100m

  • 4 x (25 Build IM seq, easy back)
  • 4 x (easy, blast flags In/Out, easy) mix FS, BK

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK1 Tuesday

Borden Pool

Warm Up:  600m

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 200 BK Fins
  • 4 x (25 IM Kick, 25 FS or BK)

EN-1 / Recov: 500m / 200m

  • 2 x (3 x 50 IM Seq) on 1:05
  • 2 x 100 IM on 2:00
  • 200 FS Pull

Extra:

  • 3 x 50 Kick Fins – FS, BK, Side
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:50
  • 3 x 50 Kick Fins
  • 2 x 100 BK Fins on 1:50

Power: 75m

  • 4 x (FS Dive + Breakout, easy rest of 25)
  • 50 Easy
  • 2 x (12.5m Max BK Kick, easy rest of 25)

Swim Down:  200m

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Gen Prep – WK1 – Monday

Collingwood Pool – Borden Closed due to snow

First workout of the 2014 Sprint season preparation leading to Worlds in Montreal.
With so much down time since November, this Season is starting off with a 9 week
General Aerobic Preparation Phase.

Weights after session

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick / Recov:  (500m)

  • 3 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 50 FS Kick
  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:05
  • 50 BK Kick
  • 100 IM
  • 50 Easy

LAP:  (200m, 200m Recov)

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Recov) on 1:30
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Recov) on 1:30
  • 50 Easy

Power: (50m, 50m Recov)

  • 4 x (12.5m Blast Kick, easy rest of 25)

Swim Down:  200m

Total Work:  1000 + 800 WU/SD

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Tech – WK 7 Saturday

Collingwood Pool – Noon to 2pm session
(Left shoulder sore – in BK recovery – too much too soon)

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1 / Kick / Recov: (700m / 650m / 250m = 1600m)

  • 100 FS Kick on 2:00
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x 50 FS Pull paddles on 1:00
  • 100 BK Kick on 1:45
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:30
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x 50 BK Pull paddles on 1:10
  • 3 x 50 BR Kick on 1:30
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x 50 BR on 1:10
  • 4 x 25 FL Kick on 1:00
  • 50 Easy
  • 4 x 25 FL on 45
  • 50 Easy

EN-1:  900m (100 Recov)

  • 3 x 100 IM on 2:00
  • 50 Easy
  • 3 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 50 Easy
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45

Swim Down:  200m

Total:  3500m

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Tech – WK 7 – Friday

Collingwood Pool – 1.5 hr time slot

Warm Up:  600m

EN-1/Kick/Recov Mix: ( 950m / 400m / 100m = 1450m)

  • 3 x 50 FS Kick Fins on 1:15
  • 5 x 50 FS Pull
  • 3 x 50 BK Kick Fins
  • 5 x 50 BK
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick
  • 50 Easy
  • 9 x 50 IM seq on 1:15
  • 50 Easy

LAP: (200m / 200 Recov)

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

Swim Down: 200m

Total:  2650m

 

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Tech – WK5 Wednesday

Warm Up:  450m

Main Set:

  • 50 Scull
  • 50 Kick fins
  • 100 FS Pull Catch-Up as 50 high elbow, 50 finish focus
  • 100 Kick fins
  • 100 FS
  • 50 Scull
  • 50 kick
  • 100 FS Pull Catch Up
  • 100 Kick
  • 100 FS
  • 200 BK

Speed:

  • 4 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    2x FS, 2x BK

Swim Down:  50

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Tech – WK5 Mon

Warm Up:  600m

Kick:

  • 8 x 25m underwater BK Dolphin with fins and nose plug
  • 4 x 25m underwater FS Dolphin with fins

EN-1 / Kick:

  • 100 FS Kick
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick
  • 2 x 100 FS Pull / Paddles
  • 2 x 100 FS
  • 2 x 50 FS Pull / Paddles
  • 2 x 50 FS
  • 100 BK Fins kick
  • 2 x 50 BK Fins
  • 100 BK Pull / Paddles
  • 100 BK Fins

Speed:

  • 5 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy)
    FL, BK, FS, BK, FS

Swim Down:  50 Easy

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Tech – WK4 Fri

12:00-1:40 @ Collingwood Centennial Pool
(Borden Pool closed over noon for the PSP Xmas party)

Warm Up:  600m

  • 200 FS Pull
  • 200 BK Fins
  • 200 IM Drill

Main EN-1 Set: (Kick 600, EN-1 1450)

  • 100 FS Kick on 2:00
  • 2 x 50 FS Kick on 1:30
  • 3 x 100 FS Pull Paddles on 1:45
  • 3 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 100 BK Kick on 2:00
  • 2 x 50 BK Kick on 1:30
  • 3 x 50 BK Fins + Paddles – hand entry focus with pause
  • 3 x 50 BK Pull + paddles
  • 3 x 50 BK on 1:05
  • 100 BR Kick on 2:00
  • 2 x 50 BR Kick on 1:30
  • 3 x 50 BR on 1:10
  • 3 x 50 IM Seq on 1:00

LAP: 200m (200 Recov)

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
  • 4 x (25 BK Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  200m

 

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Tech – WK4 Wed

Warm Up:  600m

Kick: 300m

  • 4 x 25m BK Dolphin with nose clip
  • 8 x 25 IM Kick on 15 sec rest

EN-1: 700m

  • 2 x (25 Scull, 25 FS) continuous
  • 4 x 25 FL on 45
  • 4 x 25 BR on 45
  • 2 x 25 FS Sprint Kick on 1:00
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00
  • 2 x 25 BK Kick on 1:00
  • 3 x (25 Sprint IM, 25 easy) FL, BK, FS

Swim Down:  100m

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Tech – WK4 Mon

Warm Up:  500m

FS:

  • 4 x (25 Focus,  25 Swim)
  • 2 x 100 FS Pull on 1:45
  • 2 x 100 FS on 1:45
  • 50 Scull
  • 4 x 50 FS on 1:00

BK:

  • 2 x 100 BK Pull on 2:15
  • 2 x 100 BK on 2:00
  • 50 Scull
  • 2 x 25 BK Sprint Kick
  • 2 x 25 BK Sprint
  • 2 x 25 FS Kick Sprint
  • 2 x 25 FS Sprint

Swim Down:  50

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North York Gators Pentathlon Swim Meet

FLY:  15.88 + 20.28 = 36.09

BACK:  17.89 + 17.99 = 35.88  (2nd)

BREAST:  18.21 + 21.48 = 39.69

FREE:  14.31 + 15.67 = 29.98

I.M.:  FL 16.55 + BK 20.66 + BR 22.87 + FS 19.14 = 1:19.14

Medley Relay BK:  18.42 + 18.71 = 37.13

Free Relay:  14.28 + 15.94 = 30.22

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Tech – WK3 Friday

Warm Up:  600m

FS:

  • 2 x 200 FS Pull
  • 3 x 50 Kick Fins
  • 2 x 200 FS
  • 3 x 50 Kick Fins
  • 2 x 200 FS Fins
  • 50 Scull

BK:

  • 2 x 100 BK Pull
  • 3 x 50 Kick Fins
  • 2 x 100 BK
  • 3 x 50 Kick Fins
  • 2 x 100 BK Fins
  • 50 Scull

Swim Down:  100

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Tech – WK3 Wed

Warm Up:  600m

Backstroke Technique – filled the entire session

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Tech – WK3 Monday

Warm Up:  600m

Backstroke Focus

Tech:

  • 25 BK R arm, 25 BK
  • 25 BK L arm, 25 BK
  • 25 BK R above, 25 BK
  • 25 BK L arm, 25 BK
  • 25 BK 3-3-3, 25 BK
  • 4 x (25 BK Focus on hand entry, 25 BK)
  • 3 x 50 BK Pull
  • 3 x 50 BK

Kick:

  • 2 x 50 BK Dolphin
  • 4 x 50 BK Kick

EN-1:

  • 3 x 100 FS
  • 3 x 100 IM

EN-2:

  • 6 x 50 IM seq

Swim Down:  200m

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Tech – WK2 – Friday

Collingwood Centennial Pool – due to CFB Borden pool being closed

Warm Up:  600m

En-1:  1500m

  • 2 x 100 FS Pull with timing/finish focus
  • 2 x 100 BK Pull with stroke focus
  • 2 x 100 FS with timing/finish focus
  • 2 x 100 BK with stroke focus
  • 2 x 100 FS Fins with timing/finish focus
  • 2 x 100 BK Fins with stroke focus
  • 3 x 100 IM on 2:00

Kick: 250

  • 6 x 50 Fins Kick

Speed:

  • 8 x (25 Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30
    as 2 x each of IM

Swim Down:  150m

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Tech – WK2 Wednesday

Warm Up:  600m

FS Mix: 1200m

  • 2 x (25 FS Focus, 25 FS)
  • 2 x 50 FS Focus
  • 2 x 50 Kick
  • 2 x 100 FS Pull
  • 50 Scull
  • 2 x 50 Kick
  • 2 x 100 FS Fins
  • 50 Scull
  • 2 x 50 Kick
  • 2 x 100 FS

IM:

  • 6 x 50 IM seq on 1:15

Sprints:

  • 25 Sprint, 25 easy … repeat with time

Swim down:  200m

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Tech – WK 2 – Monday

Late start

Warm Up:  600m

FS Tech:

  • 25 Drill/Focus, 25 Swim
    – Early Breath
    – High Elbow Right
    – High Elbow Left
    – Head Down
    – Finish Stroke
    – Stroke closer to Centerline
  • 100 Scull
  • 50’s of each focus above
  • 100 Scull
  • 2 x 100 FS Pull
  • 2 x 100 FS Fins
  • 2 x 100 FS

Kick:

  • 6 x 50’s Kick on 20 sec or so

IM:

  • 6 3 x 50 IM Seq on 1:15

Fast:

  • 4 1 x (25 FS Fast, 25 Easy)

Swim Down:  200m 50m

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Noosa Taper – WK 2/2 Wednesday

No swim – rest

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Noosa Taper – WK 2/2 Tuesday

Last ‘work’ session before Friday’s race – Race Pace Session

Warm Up:  900m

EN-1:  500m

  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45

Recov:  200m

Race Pace:  500m

  • 200 FS on 3:15, aim for <2:55
  • 300 FS, aim for <4:25

Recov:  200m

Power:  50m

  • 4 x (12.5m blast, 12.5m Easy) flat starts

Swim Down:  400m

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Noosa Taper – WK 2/2 Monday

Aerobic Session – Cotton Tree closed – 25m cross pool session at Kawana

Warm Up:  700m

EN-1:  500m

  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45

Recov:  200m

EN-1/2:  500m

  • 5 x 100 FS on 1:45, desc 1-5 from 1:29

Recov: 100m

LAP:  100m

  • 4 x (25 FS Sprint, 25 Easy) on 1:30

Swim Down:  400m

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Noosa Taper – WK 1/2 Sunday

Maroochydore Beach

Easy Ocean swim / body surfing

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Noosa Taper – WK 1/2 Saturday

Noosa Beach – Trent Grimsey Open Water Clinic

General discussion

Warm Up loop

3 x wade – dolphin in / out

high elbow loop

drafting loop

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Noosa Taper – WK 1/2 Friday

Maroochydore Cotton Tree – Race Pace Session – 50m tank

Warm Up:  1200m

EN-1:  400m

  • 4 x 100 FS on 1:45, swim 1:29-1:30

Recov:  200m

EN-2:  400m

  • 2 x 200 FS on 3:30
    actual both 2:55

Recov: 200m

Race Pace: 400m

  • 400 FS, act 5:58 (strong last 100)

Recov:  300m

Power:  50m

  • 4 x (12.5m blast, 12.5m easy)
    floating start

Swim Down:  500m

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