SwimSwam wants to give you an inside look at what a normal day-in-the-life looks like for any given swimmer, and how that differs from team to team or city to city. We send our head of production, Coleman Hodges, to be a fly on the wall at practice, then relay what he discovered back to you over pancakes. Or at least breakfast.
Returning to the Bay Area for the Pro Swim in Santa Clara, SwimSwam took full advantage and payed a visit to the Cal men in Berkeley. The Cal men have been in the top 2 at the NCAA championships the last 8 years, all under the direction of Dave Durden. Dave was extremely welcoming, and we followed the men into the weight room as well as the pool. The guys were getting ready for the meet when we visited, so there wasn’t anything crazy in the weight room, but it was still very exciting to see the explosiveness with their lifts.
In the pool, new assistant Chase Kreitler led the sprint and mid groups through a resistance set of 25’s, which was as follows:
2x
2×25 w/ Socks @ :40 90%
3×25 swim @ :40 90% Fly/Back: 6 kicks, 4 cycles, Breast: 4 Cycles
2x
4×25 w/ Socks @ :40 O: Stroke 95% E: Free, Technique
4×25 Swim @ :40 O: Stroke 95% Same Kick/Stroke Count E: Free, Technique
2x (Choice Equipment)
4×25 w/ Socks @ :40 O: Stroke 95% E: Free, Technique
4×25 Swim @ :40 O: Stroke 95% Same Kick/Stroke Count E: Free, Technique
Zheng got looks set to better Joseph Schooling 200m fly national record at next month Asian games
What’s the song playing when Hoffer dives in?
Hoffer has springs
Awesome work SwimSwam thank you! Love these videos. If there’s room in the budget I’d love to see Germantown or Mission Viejo’s distance group.
Who’s letting these guys get away with this poor clean form, fast reps yeah but terrible catch and low elbows. Pulling on the front of their shoulders, I don’t know how they let Folker go
Durden -Folker- Meehan was OP
I get that they want to have fast quick reps in the weight room to build their fast twitch muscles but it looks like they did not develop technique prior to going up in weight. Hopefully these guys don’t develop back injuries in the near future.
Goodness gracious. I’ve wanted this for too long.
Having that much lane space looks awesome.
Man, Hoffer has some short arms.
“All the dinosaurs feared the T-Rex”
– Deadpool
Yeah, but the T-Rex could break 50 in the 100 LCM free.