Practice + Pancakes: Columbia Swim Club Shows Innovative Take on Power Cords
Gary is known for his long aerobic (or anaerobic) free and IM sets, but on the day I came, the kids got a break and focused on power and speed.
Practice + Pancakes: UGA Postgrads Light Up Wednesday Pace Set
The main group, which included olympians Gunnar Bentz, Jay Litherland, Melanie Margalis, and Chase Kalisz, were all doing the same main set
Practice + Pancakes: Georgia Fly & Breast Groups Work Drills and Skills
On Wednesday morning, you can find UGA splitting into 4 different stroke groups and working seemingly almost every aspect of the stroke
Practice + Pancakes: Tennessee Men Rock Resisted Relay Starts & Tempo
The UT men were coming off of a weight workout, and applying what they were working in the gym to their skills in the pool
Practice + Pancakes: Tennessee Women Work Technique, Turns, and Tempo
The SwimSwam Southeast Pancake Tour of 2019 is completed, and now we sit back and reap the benefits. Namely, we get to see what these teams did over winter
Practice + Pancakes: Mizzou Builds Lactate with 20×50 @ 2:00
Being home for the holidays in Columbia, Missouri, I had to go see what the Mizzou tigers were up to. And this practice did not disappoint.
Practice + Pancakes: How to Turn Your Double into a Mini Meet
Coach Todd of Columbia Swim Club turned his double into a prelims/finals format test set that left the kids tired but kept them competitive.
Practice + Pancakes: Braden Holloway Goes Deep with NC State Underwater Group
When we were in Raleigh, we got to see multiple workouts at NC State. For this one… Welcome to Braden Holloway’s underwater world.
Practice + Pancakes: Texas A&M Women Conquer “Countdown” 50’s Pyramid
The Texas A&M women had a pretty normal Thursday afternoon practice. Which included a lot of things that might not be so normal if you aren’t an Aggie.
Practice + Pancakes: Marlins of Raleigh Recover with Weak Stroke Focus
Everyone got a recovery day. However, that didn’t mean just swimming easy for 2 hours. At MOR, recovery day means weak stroke focus day.
Practice + Pancakes: NC State Runs 500, 200 IM, 50 Free Groups
We’ve seen the videos, we’ve heard the legends, and we had to get a closer look for ourselves. Here’s the breakdown of an NC State practice
Practice + Pancakes: West Swim Club Plays Massive Game of Swimming “War”
Needless to say when there’s a possibility of racing a 50 IM, there were some great battles to be had. And boy, did we have some great battles.
Practice + Pancakes: Northwestern Runs 4 Different Workouts in 1 Morning
The wildcats were in the swing of things on this Tuesday morning, running a whopping 4 different workouts in the span of 6-9am.
Practice + Pancakes: Texas Women Throwdown Before Duals with Stanford, Cal
On your average Wednesday, you can find the Texas women doing pace work. Luckily for us, it was a typical Wednesday in Austin.
Practice + Pancakes: Texas A&M Men Crush 30×50’s Pace @ :50
At this point, it’s practically a halloween tradition that I drive down from my home in Austin and see what the Texas A&M men are up to in College Station
