Ohio State Ends Circuit with Tug-of-War Before 34×50 on Saturday AM | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

On Football Saturdays, you can catch the Ohio State swim team in the weight room (a DIY gym inside an old basketball arena) at 7am for their weekly full-body circuit. How do they finish the circuit? With a few rounds of good ol’ fashioned Tug-of-War.

After their lift, the Buckeyes got into the pool for a quick warmup before their main set, 34×50. The pattern was as follows:

  • 4 Smooth, 1 Fast
  • 3 Smooth, 2 Fast
  • 2 Smooth, 3 Fast
  • 1 Smooth, 4 Fast
  • 4 Smooth, 1 Fast
  • 3 Smooth, 1 Fast
  • 2 Smooth, 1 Fast
  • 1 Smooth, 1 Fast

For most of the athletes, “fast” meant 200 pace today. There were a few athletes who did variations on this set. Amy Fulmer, who is going to Pan American Games later this month, swam all of the fast 50s as FAST. Charlie Clark, a distance swimmer and member of the US National team, swam 4 descend and 30 at mile pace.

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Mick
6 months ago

Where is the video interview with the coach? I’m not finding it. Thanks,

Monty Hopkins
6 months ago

Erin Fentress – Congratulations on the hard fought Tug-of-War win over a very tough opponent.

Viking Steve
6 months ago

Why don’t any swimmers join Coleman for pancakes anymore?!

Last edited 6 months ago by Viking Steve
EaglesFan
6 months ago

Great energy! Go Bucks!

buckeye
6 months ago

PANCAKE PANCAKE PANCAKE

The Original Tim
6 months ago

What were the 50s on? 1:00? Something else?

Kabes
6 months ago

What a fun set

Andrew
6 months ago

Maybe Ohio state should practice diving at the end of their practices as a tribute to the god tier diving squads that have largely spared Ohio State from the embarrassment of their inevitable annual NCAA collapse

RealSlimThomas
Reply to  Andrew
6 months ago

Jesus Christ. Some of you commenters pretend as if having a talented diving team is an unfair advantage. Nothing is preventing {insert school you like} from building their diving program along side their swimming program.

I’m surprised you’re not a larger Cal fan if success at NCAAs despite poor diving performances is something that interests you.

B1Guy!
Reply to  Andrew
6 months ago

Andrew never swam nor dove. He was the creeper in open swim with floaties watching all the athletes

Meeeee
Reply to  B1Guy!
6 months ago

Nah. He’s just a Michigan guy.

Andrew
Reply to  B1Guy!
6 months ago

i swam at SMU. i’ve made this clear and have cited this in the past. “Andrew” is obviously an alias since no one in their right mind would use their real name in this forum

Admin
Reply to  Andrew
6 months ago

Yeah. Nobody.

Hey did you ever swim for any other colleges besides SMU?

Andrew
Reply to  Braden Keith
6 months ago

No. Unfortunately I finished before the covid years and never got a 5th year of eligibility. I’m also not fast enough where I can pull a Hugo Gonzalez or Grant House and spend 8 years in the NCAA system

Steve Nolan
Reply to  Andrew
6 months ago

Andrew” is obviously an alias since no one in their right mind would use their real name in this forum

Checks out.

Tyson Huynh
Reply to  Andrew
6 months ago

you’re very funny lowkey top tier troll i am trying to get like you

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Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on …

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