Swimming Workouts, Swim Training, and Swimmer's Fitness
From Mat Luebbers, former About.com Guide
Workout and practice ideas and tips for swimmers to use in their swimming workouts. Everything for swimmers from sample daily swim workouts, swimming workout sets, swimming training plan help to dryland training and strength training help. This section of About Swimming is divided into two areas:
- Workouts & Practices - Training in the Water
- Strength, Flexibility, and Dryland - Training Out of the Water
Workouts & Practices - Training in the Water
Swimming workout and planning ideas to become faster, fitter, and more efficient.
- Start a Swiming Workout, Build Your Swimming up to 500 meters or 500 yards
- Getting a Swimming Workout Plan Started
- Things You Can Do to be a Better Swimmer
- Swimming Workouts You can Take to the Pool
- A Swim Training Workout Plan
- Swimming and Breath Control
- 8 Weeks to Better Swimming
- Sprint Workouts - Short Repeat, Longer Rest Sets
- Middle Distance Workouts - Focus on 100s to 300s at Moderate to Short Rest
- Distance Workouts - 400s and longer
Strength, Flexibility, and Dryland - Training Out of the Water
Ways for swimmers to develop or increase strength and flexibilty.