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.
Progressive reps build in intensity over the duration of each rep. This builds your ability to change gears and speed within a race or event, as well as developing your threshold swimming ability. This session is great for open-water swimmers and triathletes of all distances.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Progressive 300’s
Sustained speed is essential for endurance success – without it you’ll only swim at the one speed. Sessions like this one, challenge your ability to swim at a sustained speed. The short rest allows you to swim at a faster pace than you would otherwise sustain. This session will benefit triathletes of all distances, as well as other open-water swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Tour de Cure Session 8
This session is used to assess your current swimming ability and set a benchmark time for future workouts. There are other methods for setting benchmark times and assessing ability but I use these workouts as an alternative for athletes that haven’t done much swimming lately.
View More Saturday Swim Session: T-Times for Beginners
This session develops your ability to both judge pace and also manage that pace with a range of various speeds incorporated within the session. As a result of this variety of pace you will improve both your Threshold speed and also your VO2 max. This session will benefit triathletes of all distances, as well as other open-water swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Tour de Cure Session 7
Building your ability to sustain your threshold pace in a swim is an important capability for triathletes and open-water swimmers. These sessions further develop that ability by progressing your fitness by completing reps at a fast pace that you can sustain. This session will benefit triathletes of all distances, as well as other open-water swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Triathlon Plus Race Pace Swim #2
This session develops your ability to both judge pace and also manage that pace with a range of various speeds incorporated within the session. As a result fo this variety of pace you will improve both your Threshold speed and also your VO2 max. This session will benefit triathletes of all distances, as well as other open-water swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Tour de Cure Session 6
Building your ability to sustain your threshold pace in a swim is an important capability for triathletes and open-water swimmers. These sessions further develop that ability by progressing your fitness by completing reps at a fast pace that you can sustain. This session will benefit triathletes of all distances, as well as other open-water swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Triathlon Plus Race Pace Swim #1
Build your top end speed with some shorter, faster reps pays dividends, not just with your speed but also your overall fitness. This session will benefit triathletes of all distances, as well as other open-water swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Tour de Cure Session 5
Take Your Swimming to New Heights: Swim Fitness Improver for Intermediate Swimmers.
Attention, intermediate swimmers! If you’re logging 2,000m to 3,000m per session and are determined to enhance your performance, our Swim Fitness Improver training plan is tailor-made for you.
The opening leg of an Ironman 70.3 is an important part of the event. If you swim well you can set yourself up for a good bike and run. Being able to swim efficiently and smoothly will enable you to stay fresh and get onto the bike in a good position. This series of workouts will set you up for success.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Ironman 70.3 Swim Success – Taper Week