Coming into the B1G Championships, Indiana’s Josh Bey was seeded at 3:42.61. Through prelims, he dropped a 3:36.92 PB. Then in finals, he cut another 2 seconds to touch at 3:34.90, touching .3 ahead of Michigan’s Lorne Wigginton for the win.
When SwimSwam sat down with Bey to discuss his monumental drop, he revealed an interesting development that occurred this season. At the beginning of the season, the 400 IM group had been doing a lot of over-distance training.
When the group sat down with their coach, Luke Ryan, and asked to incorporate more race-specific work, Ryan agreed. This seemed to be a pivotal change, as Indiana had 5 scoring swimmers in the 400 IM, notably two freshmen in the A-final.
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In Bloomington’s pool, a legend rose,
A swimmer named “Workhorse,” with grit and might,
He conquered foes, as everyone knows,
And set the Big Ten record, shining bright.
Four hundred yards, the IM’s grueling test,
Where every stroke demands a perfect blend,
But breaststroke was the style he loved the best,
His power in the water knew no end.
He trained at IU, with purpose strong,
And vanquished Andrew, his aquatic foe,
Where Workhorse proved where he belonged,
His rival watched as Workhorse put on a show.
His name now echoes in the halls of fame,
A testament to passion and the game.
Guess Andrew wasn’t 100% wrong
I wonder if it would it have worked out if they only did ‘more’ race specific training. Building the base is pretty typical before more race specific training.