Practice + Pancakes

World Champ Medalist Leah Hayes Highlights Fox Valley IM Workout | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

Coming off of the Westmont Pro Swim Series, SwimSwam drove 30 minutes east over to Aurora, Illinois, where the Fox Valley Riptides were getting after it

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Practice + Pancakes: Summer McIntosh Highlights Sarasota Sharks Tuesday Morning Workout

After the Ft Lauderdale Pro Swim, SwimSwam took a drive to Sarasota, home to newly-minted 2x world record holder Summer McIntosh and the Sarasota sharks

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Sarasota Sharks End Practice with “The Duck Set”

At the end of a Monday afternoon workout, the Sarasota Sharks concluded things with 5×200 backstroke, aka “The Duck Set”.

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Tennessee Works Tuesday AM Power + Speed | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

There were two main workouts, the distance-oriented and the sprint-oriented athletes, but both groups were doing some form of resistance and power.

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LSU Takes on Tuesday AM Sprint Stations | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

Highlighted by Olympic champs Maggie MacNeil and Brooks Curry, this session includes drill work and specified exercises used to hone in on pure speed

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Pitt Hits the Pool, Weight Room, and Diving Boards | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

SwimSwam took a visit to the University of Pittsburgh, where head coach Chase Kreitler is in his first season at the helm for the panthers.

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Sprint Training with Loofahs and Relay Starts | LSU SWIMMING WORKOUT VIDEO

The men and women would switch from relay exchanges to speed work, using a shower loofah (instead of a typical swim parachute) for resistance.

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Ohio State Suits Up for Mid-Season SPEED | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

SwimSwam took a visit to Columbus, Ohio to see how the Ohio State Buckeyes were preparing for their mid-season invite.

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WATCH: Ohio State’s Ruslan Gaziev Swims 39.9 Broken 100 Free in Practice

During SwimSwam’s recent visit to the Ohio State University, the buckeyes suited up in anticipation of their mid-season invite

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Shackell Siblings Sizzle at Carmel Swim Club Butterfly Workout | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

On this Tuesday morning workout, head coach Chris Plumb had his top group split into stroke groups of fly, back, and breast.

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Cody Miller Takes Us Through Monday Morning Indiana Workout | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

On a Monday morning, the Indiana mid-group (majority of the pros and college team) has a variety of focuses while building into the practice.

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Ray Looze Guides PM Blue Set for Indiana Breaststroke Group | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

On this particular Monday, Ray had IU working through a blue practice, with the target heart rate being 170-180 for the fast efforts

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Practice + Pancakes: Olympic Champion Ahmed Hafnaoui Crushes 22×75 @ Mile Pace

While filming at Indiana University, SwimSwam got to see 2020 Olympic Champion in the 400 free Ahmed Hafnaoui in action during a Monday afternoon Mile set.

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Nitro Swimming Combines Nat’l Groups For Super Swim Practice | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

SwimSwam took a drive down the road from Austin, TX to Bee Caves, where Nitro Swimming had a combined practice of their 2 top groups

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Stanford Men Power Kick on Aloha Friday | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

We visited Palo Alto on a Friday morning, where the Stanford men were welcoming in an Aloha Friday. This meant power kick for Dan Schemmel and his squad

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