Tag: Fitness Swimming

Saturday Swim Session: Mixed Intensity 2

In the swim leg of a triathlon (or open water swim) there is often some variation in swim intensity. The start of the race will often start at a hectic pace, as people try and jostle for a good position or to get to the first turn buoy in a good position before settling into a more sustainable pace. the pace then picks up again towards the end of the swim. This set builds on that top-end speed you have to enhance your overall performance. This session is great for open-water swimmers and triathletes of all distances.

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Saturday Swim Session: Swim Tempo

Swimming at a sustained pace with short rest intervals will enhance your swimming fitness. This session is great for open-water swimmers and triathletes of all distances.

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100's for Threshold Speed

Saturday Swim Session: 100’s for Threshold Speed

Building your ability to hold a sustained pace for the duration of your triathlon or open-water swim will enhance your performance. By including these faster 100’s will build your ability to repeat the intensity and hold your threshold pace in the event. There is also immense benefit to incorporating the other strokes into your training. By practising and developing the other strokes you will enhance both your feel for the water and the catch phase of you stroke. These are important skills to enhance as you advance your capabilities. This session is great for open-water swimmers and triathletes of all distances.

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Saturday Swim Session: Mixing Up The Intensity

In the swim leg of a triathlon (or open water swim) there is often some variation in swim intensity. The start of the race will often start at a hectic pace, as people try and jostle for a good position or to get to the first turn buoy in a good position before settling into a more sustainable pace. the pace then picks up again towards the end of the swim. Within this session there is some variety of paced efforts – including some max sprints to start the main sets off, before some sustained longer efforts and then finishing with some sprints with less rest. This session is great for open-water swimmers and triathletes of all distances.

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Saturday Swim Session: Tour de Cure Session 8

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.

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Saturday Swim Session: Tour de Cure Session 7

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.

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Saturday Swim Session: Tour de Cure Session 6

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.

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Saturday Swim Session: Tour de Cure Session 5

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.

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Saturday Swim Session: Tour de Cure Session 4

Building your ability to sustain your endurance 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 solid pace. This session will benefit triathletes of all distances, as well as other open-water swimmers.

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