At the end of a Monday afternoon workout, the Sarasota Sharks concluded things with 5×200 backstroke, aka “The Duck Set”. The set included a variety of equipment along with it, meant to be a kind of descend into good, technically sound backstroke. It was the first time Coach Brent had done this particular progression before and the group had mixed feelings.
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I showed this to my 8-year old swimmer and she really wants to try this at practice soon. But maybe 5x50s!
5x200s backstroke? Are you sure it’s the duck set or was this autocorrect? 😂
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My duck always be falling off
Duck you Liam
Me too