Coach’s Intel: ATOM’s Shaynah Jerrell Shares a Broken 200 Set

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In today’s Coach’s Intel, Shaynah Jerrell of North Carolina’s Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg (ATOM) shares a broken 200 set. Shaynah has been the head coach with ATOM since 2005.

Here is the set:

One of my favorite sprint sets to do with my swimmers is a series of broken 200’s.  In order to figure out the interval, add :20 to the interval you normally do repeat 200’s free on.  For example most of my senior swimmers do repeat 200’s free on 2:30, so they would do this set on 2:50

4×200 free @ base interval +:20

1. straight through

2. broken at 100 for :15 rest

3. broken at 50’s for :10 rest

4. broken at 25’s for :05 rest

REPEAT THE SET X2

I like this set a lot because it really forces the kids to descend the 200’s in order to make the interval but gives them a little rest on the hardest part of the set to get some quality sprinting out of them.

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Wonkabar23
9 years ago

Nice set. Thanks

About Olivier Poirier-Leroy

Olivier Poirier-Leroy

Olivier Poirier-Leroy is a former national-level swimmer, swim coach, and best-selling author. His writing has been featured on USA Swimming, US Masters Swimming, NBC Sports Universal, the Olympic Channel, and much more. He has been involved in competitive swimming for most of his life. Starting off at the age of 6 …

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