Practice + Pancakes

Practice + Pancakes: Louisville Cardinals Crush Monster Kick Set

When I came to a cardinal practice, the team was right in the middle of their finals, but they were grinding as hard in the pool as they were outside of it

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Practice + Pancakes: Paige Madden WUG Set

This workout was written for Paige Madden, who in preparation for World University Games this summer, didn’t take significant time off after NCAA’s.

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Practice + Pancakes: Behind the Scenes of the TYR Derby Pro Swim

The TYR Derby Pro Swim isn’t just a swim meet – it’s a swimming experience. Now you get to relive the entire event, but with pancakes.

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Practice + Pancakes: Jack Conger Topples Todd DeSorbo Power Set

I think most swim fans have wanted to see what the Conger/DeSorbo duo looks like from a training perspective. And it did not disappoint.

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Practice + Pancakes: Tyler Fenwick Runs Through UVA Distance Workout

On the Monday after the Pro Swim, UVA was getting right back to work. Or in some cases, getting back to work for the first time in 2 weeks.

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Practice + Pancakes: Behind The Scenes of the Speedo International Photo Shoot

Speedo flew in 9 of their top Athletes from around the world, including Caeleb Dressel, Kathleen Baker, Ryan Murphy, and Joe Schooling

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Practice + Pancakes: Power + Partner Pulls with Nashville Aquatic Club

Even though the Southeast Pancakes tour is over… we’re in denial. So we’re keeping the party going! We also paid a visit to the Nashville Aquatic Club

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Practice + Pancakes: Bama Mid Group Get’s Race Reps with Pace 50’s

At the last practice of our 2019 Southeastern Pancake Tour, we followed 2 groups in Tuscaloosa. Namely, Mid group was getting in some quality pace 50’s

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Practice + Pancakes: Alabama Uses Sponges, “Doritos” for Resistance

We dropped in on a Friday morning in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to the University of Alabama. On Monday/Wednesday/Friday mornings, the tide go long course.

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Practice + Pancakes: Auburn Swimming keeps it “Unorthodox”

The third stop on the SwimSwam Southeast Pancake tour 2019 was in Auburn, Alabama, where head coach Gary Taylor and his staff were keeping things interesting

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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