Great Kick Set

Jan
17

Great Kick Set

Posted by Kevin Doak on Tuesday at: 8:10pm (January 17th, 2012)

We had a great kick set this evening.  It was challenging but seemed quite manageable due to the amount of easy swimming inbetween each round.  Although I had to swim the set separately from the team, while comparing notes later, I was either the fastest, or among the fastest of the group!  It's not often I can say that with so many other highly talented swimmers in the pool.  The set began with two 25y from a dive on :40 fast, followed by a 50 kick on 1:10, followed by two 25y kick, the first from a dive and both 20 meters underwater.  The set really made you work those underwaters. I was lucky enough to work with a volunteer assistant coach Sam today.  When I'm separate from the team I typically don't have a coach at all.  Sam was nice enough to take my stroke rates and times today along with offer some pointers along the way.  He's a great asset to the team this year and it was great to have him help me out today.  My times were respectable although I always want to go faster.  I listed the range of times below

25y swim from a dive: 10.1 - 10.8
25y swim from a dive: 10.8 - 11.2
50y kick from a push: 27.0 - 28.0
25y kick from a dive: 10.8 - 11.5
25y kick from a push: 11.5 - 11.8

WORKOUT:

3 x

2 x 25y swim from a dive @ :40
50y kick from a push @ 1:10
2 x 25y kick from a dive @ :40

500y random swimming inbetween set, I don't feel like typing it all out :) 

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