I recently got contacted by a friend who needed a plan to get back in the pool after some time off. So I came up with this 3 workouts plan where each workout has 3 options for the main set. This will allow to adapt your workout on how you feel and how you shape up on a daily basis. If you cycle through this once, it will add up to a 3 week plan (with 3 workouts a week). This should allow enough time to get back in swimming shape working on aerobic capacity, kicking and of course drills and technique. You can get the 3x3SwimPlan as a PDF file on ProSwimWorkouts.
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Michael Phelps – Push The Limit
Watch the trailer for the video game with Michael Phelps on Kinect for Xbox 360.
Swimcanoe – For Athletes, by Atheltes
Swimcanoe is a new idea by Christopher Clark, Luke Anthony’s, Jean Basson and Craig jordens of the University of Arizona Swim Team. It’s swimming in a different way but if you breath chlorine, you will like this blog. Check out their latest video with Olympic and NCAA Champion freestyler Simon Burnett. You can also follow …
Swim for Japan
Swiss National Team Member Dominik Meichtry‘s Swim for Japan video. Swim for japan was established to help raise money for the victims of the japan earthquake and tsunami. They sell swim caps and all of the money from the proceeds will go to help out the victims of the japan natural disasters.
Friday 13: Manatee Masters Lucky Swim Workout
The main part of the Manatee Masters swim workout consisted of 13×100’s on this Friday the 13th. Should be a lucky one. You can download the workout as PDF file at ProSwimWorkouts using the following link: FMM110513
Triathlon Swimming Workout
Last week one of the local Masters swimmer had a friend visiting who’s into Triathlon. He started out last year and I gave him a couple private lessons back then. So when he came back last week, he asked me if I could come up with a “triathlon” specific workout for him. There’s probably no such thing as a triathlon specific swimming workout other than actually being out in the open water. But I think this quick workout covers most of the important parts you would like to work on. You can download the workout as a PDF file on ProSwimWorkouts.
Ian Thorpe training in Tenero
Aussie super swimmer Ian Thorpe who recently announced his comeback to competitive swimming for the 2012 London Olympic Games will be training at the Swiss Swimming National Training Base in Tenero under coach Guennadi Touretski. Here’s the link to post on the Swiss Swimming website.
Get Better, Hasler – Princeton Swimming
Some of you might know that NCAA Swimming Championships are just around the corner over here in the United States. NCAA’s is one of the fastest and most competitive meet with a total team focus.
Just recently, Princeton University won at the men’s Ivy League conference championships, despite being one swimmer down. Freshman Daniel Hasler was unable to swim in the meet, spending the time the hospital. The result of this unfortunate situation is a lip-synching video of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” of the men’s swim team to show their support and team spirit.
Swim Workouts Manatee Masters Week #9
It’s been a busy two weeks and I was also on deck with the Fighting Manatee Masters again and have two weeks of workouts for you this time. Friday, March 11 the pool was closed but I did do some dryland/yoga for about 45 minutes with a small group (you won’t find this routine for …
Swim Workouts Manatee Masters Week #8
Another week of coaching with the Fighting Manatee Masters. Monday morning was more of a distance and freestyle focused workout where on Wednesday morning we got some serious leg work done. You can get the two workouts over at ProSwimWorkouts using the following links: FMM110221 – FMM110223