Today’s practice is fairly simple (a warm up then a primary set) with a little bit of everything. For the primary, the main focus is the 4x50s. The 100s as 75/25 are more of a ‘preset’ for the 50s and an opportunity to get your mental state in a place to optimize the 50s. The…
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Build your distance and speed practice, 6/6
In today’s practice, we will be focusing on descending, while also increasing the repeat distances swum over the course of the primary set. Enjoy! WU-200 Fr/100 pull 4×100 Fr on rest :30-rotating drill; choose a drill that works best for our current needs, and swim each 100 as- 1st 100-75 Fr/25 drill 2nd-50 Fr/25 drill/25…
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Taylor’s Summer Safety Tips!
After a dismal and never-ending winter, it appears that Mother Nature has decided to give us warm weather once more. With the bonus that the ending of school is right around the corner as well, the promises of relaxing by the pool and soaking up the sun is at our fingertips. While hanging by the…
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Practice 5/30/18…alternating long/short with some drills
WU-400 Fr negative split 6×50 drill/swim by 25 on rest :20 2×200 Fr negative split on rest :30 12×25 Fr easy/medium/fast/drill by 25 on rest :15 **For the negative splits, only speed up the second half of each swim slightly. You should not be tired by the end of each negative split swim** Primary (2…
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Open water swim season is here!
This week begins the 2018 open water swim season here in the Capital Region. This Thursday, 5/31, the Bethlehem Tri Club will be having their first open water swim session of the year at Warner’s Lake, and one week from today, June 5th, the Capital District Tri Club will be having their first open water training…
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Super pull practice 5/16
With wetsuit season coming, today’s practice is an emphasis on pulling, and learning to focus on tempo when looking to increase speeds and change gears. WU-4×100 Fr on rest :30; every 4th 25 build 4×50 Fr as 25 kick/25 swim on rest :20 4×25 descend 1-4 rest :15 4×50 Fr as 25 drill/25 swim on…
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May 2018 Monthly Bellyflop!
May 2018 Excel families, With summer right around the corner, this is a very exciting time of year! We are very pleased to announce a great lineup of summer programs this year in order to accommodate a variety of schedules and needs, both during the week and on weekends. You will be able…
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4 tips for staying safe in the sun
With the weather becoming more and more beautiful each day after a LONG winter, it is easy to forget about the dangers of the ultraviolet rays (UV rays for short) produced by the sun. Since learning to swim outdoors is a great summer activity, here are 4 tips for staying safe while hanging out by…
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Efficiency by tracking stroke count and time
Today’s practice focuses on efficiency by tracking both stroke count and time in the primary set. WU-300 as 50 Fr/50 Kick/50 pull x2 Primary 100s efficiency challenge 3 sets of 3×100 Fr on rest :20 1-3: Count strokes, try and be within 1-2 strokes on each 100 4-6: Get time, try and be within 1-2…
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Tri Swim Practice 5/2
On this BEAUTIFUL Wednesday, here is a swim practice to help you push through the rest of the week! WU-50Fr/25 Kick/100 Fr/25 Kick/150 Fr/25 Kick/200 Fr/25 Kick Primary 100 Fr on rest :20+ 25 Fr (count strokes) uptempo on rest :10 100 Fr on rest :20+ 2×25 Fr (count strokes) uptempo on rest :10 100 Fr…
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