Stanford’s Tracy Slusser on Her Approach to Aerobic, Threshold, and Speed Work

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Swimswam chatted with Stanford Women’s Associate Head Coach, Tracy Slusser about a month after NCAAs to look back on the season and look forward to spring and summer ’22. In this discussion, Slusser talks specifics on training approaches and sets that worked this past season and some specifics that she’d like to change going forward. This includes her approach to aerobic, threshold, and speed work. She also opened up about some of the pressure and expectations that come as a Stanford swimmer and how she approaches that as a coach. A lot to learn from one of the best coaches and programs in the country!

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Bob
2 years ago

Thank you for coming back, Garrett! You are the best.

About Garrett McCaffrey

No one lives the sport of swimming like Garrett McCaffrey. A Division I swimmer who spent 4 years covering the sport as a journalist, now coaches club swimming and competes as a masters swimmer, Garrett truly lives the sport of swimming. After graduating from University of Missouri’s award winning journalism program …

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