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Swimming Set of the Week - March 18, 2011

Posted by Barbara Hummel on Mar 18, 2011 12:46AM (2,936 views)

It's Amanda Beard week at Go Swim!  

Here's a set that Amanda reportedly did in college, with Frank Bush as coach.  The set was taken from Games Gimmicks Challenges for Swimming Coaches, by Bob Steele...a book that's a great source of ideas and sets for swimmers of all ages.   If you do the set, remember that you will need to adjust the sendoffs to get adequate rest.  

This was LCM.

3 X 200 on a go-when-you're-ready sendoff  [Amanda's times:  2:31...2:30...2:29]

10 X 50 Free on :50 sendoff (approx. 20 seconds rest)

10 X 50 Breast with Fly kick on :55 sendoff (approx. 20-25 seconds rest)

10 X 50 Breast on 1:00 (approx. 25 seconds rest)

2 to 4 times through:  
50 Breast kick on 1:00 sendoff
100 drill on 2:00 sendoff (alternate 3 kicks and 1 pull)
150 swim on 3:00 sendoff (approx. 1 minute rest) [Amanda's times: descend 1:58 to 1:51]

Have fun, and if you want to study Amanda's amazing technique, pick up a copy of Go Swim Breaststroke with Amanda Beard.  


Tags Amanda Beard, breaststroke, swim training


Responses

Responded Mar 18, 2011 07:43AM

ouch, that set sounds like painful.... as it has to be. Bring it on! :)
Responded Mar 19, 2011 02:01PM

Mmm no wonder she is OLYMPICS gold medal winner athlete.
Responded Mar 22, 2011 08:54AM

10 X 50 Free on :50 sendoff (approx. 20 seconds rest)

um...is that 50" included rest time? or arriving time? 50" 50M is not that hard training.
or is that a sprint set? if 50" isn't included rest time that would be 30" to arrive then it's really
crazy tough training.

Responded Mar 22, 2011 10:52AM

50sec SEND OFF means that you go every 50sec. aka rest is included (if 30sec swim, then 20sec left for rest)

Responded Mar 22, 2011 10:57AM

...I am more worried about the 3x200s exactly becasue it is on whenever-ready starting time. It means you-better-be-close-to-personal-best-time or the coach kicks your butt ;)
Responded Mar 22, 2011 02:19PM

The stated sendoffs were the ones used by Amanda. If you're a slower swimmer than Amanda ;) you should use a sendoff that gives the amount of rest prescribed in the parentheses, because that's approximately how much rest Amanda got. And yes those 200s should be fast.

Responded Mar 24, 2011 03:27PM

Notice the small change in the usual advice "you may need to adjust the sendoffs".
In this set "you WILL need to adjust" !
Responded Mar 25, 2011 08:17AM

Not really. Depends on the stroke you are doing.
Responded Mar 25, 2011 08:17AM

Post more Amanda sets please!!! :) :) :) :)

Responded Mar 25, 2011 05:13PM

I agree with sprinter, post more Amanda pics please.
Responded Mar 27, 2011 08:56AM

Uhm,,, yeah, you read what you wanted to read, right? ;)
Responded Mar 30, 2011 09:19PM

The last 100 and 150 is breast drill-swim?

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