Each week I will load three Saturday Swim Session options up for you to do. Option A is for swimmers who are after a workout less than 2,000 metres. Option B is for swimmers who are after a workout between 2,000 and 3,000m and Option C will be greater than 3,000m.
This session is a great combination of focusing on speed and physiological development. As well as technique and neurological development to enhance your swimming. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer Ocean Swims.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Dierdre Kearney’s Tri Simulation Set
Tapering leading into an event refers to reducing your training load by minimising the volume of training. it doesn’t mean do nothing and it’s important to still maintain the intensity of your training, just not doing so much and including more rest. This session provides that for you nicely. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer Ocean Swims.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Sara McLarty’s Race-Week Reps
Within this workout you’ll find a range of distances to give your body a great training stimulus. I’ll warn you in advance this IS a tough session. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer Ocean Swims.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Emma-Kate Lidbury’s Swim Pyramids
Rachel Joyce often is the first out of the water at events she races. She ahs finished runner up at Kona twice and also won the ITU World Long Distance Champs. This is an epic set she has used successfully in her Kona build ups and is great for developing race speed and stamina. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer Ocean Swims.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Rachel Joyce’s Pre-Kona Swim Set
With a series of 50’s done with minimal rest, you get a great aerobic training stimulus. As you work through this session you get more rest and can apply more speed to the reps and your 50m times should get faster. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer Ocean Swims.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Matt Chrabot’s 40x 50m
100’s are such a great swim distance especially if you keep the Rest Interval short and sweet. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer Ocean Swims.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Death By 100’s
This session is named because it has EVERYTHING in it. A big mix of intensity and the inclusion of other strokes. Triathletes need the benefit of mixing in various intensities and other strokes to develop their allround swimming skills. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer Ocean Swims.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Swiss Army Set
Within this session I’ve included some longer reps for stamina and some shorter reps to build your sprint speed. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer Ocean Swims.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Sprints & Stamina
The Pull Buoy is a great training tool, as it allows you to focus on your stroke whilst minimising the propulsive forces delivered by the legs. This workout includes some Pull Buoy work, between sets of 100m repetitions. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer Ocean Swims.
View More Saturday Swim Session: 100’s With Pull Buoy
Regular sprint sessions can help build and develop your speed and the ability to sustain that speed. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer Ocean Swims.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Sprints