Saturday Swim Session descending swim and Pull Buoy ladder workout

Saturday Swim Session: Descending Swim & Pull Ladder

Build freestyle endurance and technique with this descending Swim & Pull ladder workout. Alternate freestyle with Pull Buoy repetitions as the distances progressively decrease, before finishing with kick work. Choose from three options—1,800m, 2,700m or 3,700m—and focus on consistent swimming, a strong catch and maintaining quality as fatigue builds.

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Saturday Swim Session: Drill Into Better Freestyle

Improve your freestyle technique with this drill-focused Saturday Swim Session. Alternate between purposeful drills and normal swimming to immediately transfer better movement into your stroke. Choose from three workout distances and use drills such as KOS, 6/1/6, 6/3/6, Popov and Broken Arrow to develop more effective freestyle swimming.

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Learn to Stay Calm in Open Water: Build Confidence for Your Triathlon Swim

Open-water swimming can feel very different from the pool. Learn how to stay calm, control your breathing and build confidence when conditions become challenging. With specific open-water practice, smart positioning and better race-day skills, you can manage anxiety, find your rhythm and enjoy a stronger, more confident triathlon swim.

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swim speed workout

Saturday Swim Session: 100s Into Fast 50s

Build consistency and speed with this Saturday Swim Session. Start with repeatable 100m freestyle efforts before changing gears for faster 50m repetitions. Choose from three distances—1,700m, 2,400m or 3,200m—and challenge yourself to maintain strong technique and consistent pacing as the intensity and fatigue increase throughout the workout.

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build swim workout

Saturday Swim Session: Build 1–3 × 100m

Develop better pace control with this Build 1–3 swim workout. Progress from steady to hard to maximum effort across repeated 100m intervals, then reset and go again. Choose from three distances designed to develop speed, pacing awareness and the ability to change gears while maintaining good freestyle technique.

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Stop Swimming Every Session at the Same Pace

Swimming every session at the same pace can limit your progress. Discover why triathletes benefit from purposeful variety in the pool, including endurance, technique, tempo, threshold and speed work. Learn how developing different swimming gears can improve your fitness, efficiency and confidence while preparing you for the demands of race day.

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swim endurance workout

Saturday Swim Session: Alternate Swim & Pull 200s

Build aerobic endurance and freestyle efficiency with this simple but effective swim workout. Alternate between freestyle and Pull Buoy 200m repetitions, focusing on a strong catch, consistent pacing and good technique. Choose from three distances—1,700m, 2,300m or 3,400m—to match your current swimming fitness and training volume.

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Saturday Swim Session: CAC Beginner Workout

Build endurance and speed with this week’s CAC Beginner Workout. Choose from three distances combining consistent 100m repetitions with fast 25m sprints. The session challenges you to maintain sustainable pacing, good technique and repeatable speed, helping swimmers and triathletes develop aerobic fitness while still producing quality speed under fatigue.

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Saturday Swim Session: Natasha Van Der Merwe’s Beginner Form Focus Session

Improve your freestyle technique with this week’s Saturday Swim Session. Using Catch Up, Finger Drag and One Arm drills, you’ll isolate key parts of your stroke before transferring them into normal swimming. Choose from three workout distances designed to improve body position, coordination, stroke efficiency and overall freestyle technique.

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Saturday Swim Session: Jeanne’s Form Workout

Improve your freestyle efficiency with this week’s Saturday Swim Session. Combining technique drills, fast 50m repetitions and Distance Per Stroke swimming, this workout helps develop better body position, propulsion and stroke control. Choose from three distances designed to challenge recreational swimmers, masters swimmers and age-group triathletes in the pool.

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