Practice + Pancakes: Tuesday’s Mean IM Set then Group Racing for Harvard Women
They had an IM set that everyone does, which was short, fast bursts with a lot of transitions, then separated into different groups to get quality racing in
Practice + Pancakes: Harvard Men Sprint Relays, 100/50s on Threshold Wednesday
Here is the full practice where the 75 free with fins started, which included fun 3-man relays as well as 100s and 50s threshold
Practice + Pancakes: Arkansas Women Taper for Tennessee Invite
We caught Arkansas right before the Tennessee Invite, their mid-season meet, so they were just starting everyone’s favorite – taper time
Practice + Pancakes: A Day in the Life at the W Hotel in Abu Dhabi
I take you through a day in the life of what staying here is like, from the extravagant 9th floor pool deck to the enormous breakfast buffet.
Practice + Pancakes: Princeton Women Hit an Hour of Pace + an Hour of Gym
On Thursdays, the women double, with their afternoon practice being an hour in the pool coupled with an hour in the gym.
Practice + Pancakes: Fastest Man in DII History Highlights Drury Taper Workout
This was highlighted by Karol Ostrowski (NCAA DII record-holder in the 50/100 free, 18.92/41.25), Kham Glass (19.6, 43.8) and Oleksii Khnykin (19.6, 42.8).
Practice + Pancakes: Mizzou Women Hit Tuesday Pace, Men Bellyflop into Power
I stopped by Mizzou for a Tuesday PM practice. The women got in first while the men lifted, then the men got in while the women hit the gym.
Practice + Pancakes: Badger Swim Club Takes on 24x50s Best Average in 50yd Pool
Jack Collins was running today’s main set, which included 3 rounds of 3×100 at 1:20 followed by 8×50 best average in Badger’s 50yd outdoor pool
Practice + Pancakes: Penn Breaststroke Group Goes SCM Pace 50s, Friday Power
University of Pennsylvania, the new home to national teamer (200 breast) and freshman Matt Fallon, is no stranger to elite breaststroke
Practice + Pancakes: Legendary Jim Ellis Takes Us Through a Workout with PDR
Ellis along with Tracy Freeland, a PDR alum who now coaches, ran this Thursday pm workout that had a heavy emphasis on body position and technique
Practice + Pancakes: Greater Somerset Y Gets Up for 6×400 SCM
Swimmer highlights within this group included Cal commit Rob Alexy and Anna Moesch, a Nat’l Jr Teamer who just moved to the GSY (this was her 3rd day).
Practice + Pancakes: Nat’l Jr Teamers Highlight Long Island Lactate Set
LIAC also boasts 2 newly appointed members of the national junior team in Tess Howley and Cavan Gormsen. You can see them going head-to-head
Practice + Pancakes: Columbia Men Tackle 30×50 IM, Drag Sprints, and Hoop Jumps
I took the train to the upper west side of Manhattan, where the Columbia men kicked things off on a Friday morning with the “Friday Morning Special”
Practice + Pancakes: 3 Workouts for 1 with Princeton Men on Tuesday Afternoon
Head coach Matt Crispino had 3 groups going: IM (200 IM anaerobic focus), middle-distance (200 pace), and sprint (25’s fast with gear).
Practice + Pancakes: Waterloo Swimming Gets Meet Ready w/ Tuesday AM Stations
Waterloo was getting ready for a meet that week and on this particular Tuesday morning had a few pretty dynamic resistance stations going.
