As you improve your swimming during your winter base building, you will have accomplished something very special.
Designed for INTERMEDIATE Triathletes who are looking to improve their swimming during their base building phase and/or have limited time to train, the primary goal of this training plan is to prepare you to further develop your efficiency.
These split 1,000’s carry the basic structure of a endurance drop set and add some intervals. You will be both mentally and physically challenged by this session. This is the second of a series of three progressions. Mark Newton recommends that you complete this session weekly in weeks three, four, five and six of a nine week programme. This session is good for triathletes, as well as open water swimmers. It can also be a great addition during the off season for pool swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Mark Newton’s Split 1,000s B
This session is designed for athletes with limited time to train and it adapts to the time available for you to train, as well as your own ability and is perfect to fit with in a lunch break. This session is great for triathletes, as well as open water swimmers with limited time to train. It can also be a great addition during the off season for pool swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Swim Session For Speed
This programme will build your swimming fitness and develop your confidence and speed in the water even more.
Designed for Beginner & Intermediate triathletes and swimmers who are looking to improve their swimming fitness.
These split 1,000’s carry the basic structure of a endurance drop set and add some intervals. You will be both mentally and physically challenged by this session. This is the first of a series of three progressions. Mark Newton recommends that you complete this session twice within the first fortnight of a nine week programme. This session is good for triathletes, as well as open water swimmers. It can also be a great addition during the off season for pool swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Mark Newton’s Split 1,000s A
Combining duration/distance of reps with a couple of different intensities of swimming can bring on some great fitness enhancements. This session is great for triathletes, as well as open water swimmers. It can also be a great addition during the off season for pool swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Paul Regensburg’s Aerobic Power Set
This programme will build your swimming fitness and develop your confidence and speed in the water even more.
Designed for Beginner & Intermediate triathletes and swimmers who are looking to improve their swimming fitness.
Including some threshold work can be of great benefit as it puts significant pressure on you to maintain your technique whilst challenging your cardiovascular system to improve. Scott Molina recommends a session similar to this once per week during your off season and perhaps two to three times per week during the session. This session is good for Olympic distance and Ironman 70.3 triathletes, as well as open water swimmers. It can also be a great addition during the off season for pool swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Scott Molina’s Technique & Tempo Session
Testing yourself with max efforts is a great way to develop your speed with an appropriate training stimulus. This is a great session for triathletes and open water swimmers to do to build their speed.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Colin Izzard’s Power Burst Workout
Want to get fitter 3and stronger for your swimming? This strength and conditioning programme requires standard gym equipment and can be done at almost any gym.
Designed for swimmers who are beginner/intermediate level of experience with strength and conditioning and who are looking to develop their strength as you prepare to COMPLETE YOUR event in 8 weeks’ time.