Swim Workout #59 – IM – Mix

Give it your all today!!

Warm Up

400 Swim / 200 Kick / 200 Pull

= 800 yds

Drill Set

8 x 25 Stroke Variable Sprint – Choose 2 strokes

100 Drill – IM

4 x 50 IM Build Up

10 Seconds Rest

=500 yds

Main Set

4 (100 IM + 50 Stroke)

8 x 50 IM order (Kick / Drill / Build / Fast by 12 1/2 yds

4 (75 Stoke + 25 Free)

8 x 25 IM Kick Fast / Easy by 25

15 Seconds Rest

= 1600 yds

Warm Down

100 Easy

Total = 3,000 Yards




Swim Workout #58 – Freestyle – Sprints

Today’s set helps us focus on our sprinting! Go as fast as you can on the all out portions and take plenty of rest! Watch the clock on the fast portions and see if you can maintain your times!

Warm Up

 400 Swim / 200 Kick / 200 Pull

= 800 yds

Drill Set

4 x 100 (25 Kick + 50 Drill + 25 Swim) 

10 Seconds Rest after each 100

=400 yds

Main Set

  • 4 x 150 Pull ( 15 Seconds Rest)
  • 4 x 100 Breathe every 3/5/3/7 strokes per 25 (10 Seconds Rest)
  • 4 x 75 Build to FAST (15 Seconds Rest
  • 4 x 50 FAST( 45- 60 Seconds Rest)
  • 8 x 25 Fast / Easy by 25 ( After the fast 25 go right into the easy 25 with 10 Seconds rest after 2)

= 1700 yds

Warm Down

100 Easy 

Total = 3,000 Yards




Swim Workout #52 – Freestyle – Plus a 25 Fast

Go get after it today!

Warm Up

400 Swim / 200 Kick / 200 Pull

= 800 yds

Drill Set

2 x 25 Kick

2 x 50 Swim

2 x 75 Kick

100 Drill

2 x 75 Build

2 x 50 Swim

2 x 25 Build

10-15 Seconds Rest

=700 yds

Main Set

8 x 75 Pull Descend 1-4, 5-8

6 x (75 + 25 Fast) Fins

4 x (50 + 50 Fast) Swim

5 Seconds rest before the 25 Fast. 15 Seconds after.

= 1600 yds

Warm Down

100 Easy

Total = 3,000 Yards




Swim Workout #49 – Freestyle – 4 x Ladder

Today we have a little ladder with 4 rounds of each distance. Bring your fins and swim fast!

FYI, I’ve had questions about what we all can do outside the pool to improve our core. So I’ve linked my pinterest posts to this site for your convenience. Here is the link and later it can be found on the column on the right on all pages of this site. Enjoy!

Warm Up

400 Swim / 200 Kick / 200 Pull

= 800 yds

Drill Set

3 Rounds

  • 2 x 25 Kick
  • 50 Drill
  • 100 Build Up

10 Seconds Rest

=600 yds

Main Set

4 x 150 Build Up with Fins

4 x 125 ( 100 Free + 25 Stroke Fast)

4 x 100 ( Rotate fast 25 Free with Fins)

15 Seconds Rest

= 1500 yds

Warm Down

100 Easy

Total = 3,000 Yards




Swim Workout #48 – Choice – Boot Camp

Here we are! Friday fun day. It was strongly requested for us to do more of a boot camp style workout today, So here we have it. Any other requests out there?Send me your ideas in the comments or with the contact us page.

Warm Up

400 Swim / 200 Kick / 200 Pull

= 800 yds

Drill Set

2  Rounds, 1 = Worst Stroke, 2= Best Stroke

4 x 50 Kick / Drill

4 x 25 Fast

=600 yds

Main Set

4 x 75 Build Up

300 Free

6 x 50 with 25 Crunches at the 25, build up into the wall and then once finished with crunches dive in and start out fast and get slower.

300 Free

6 x 50 with 5 pullouts at the 25 and Dive back into the pull. Be careful here and don’t go too fast between the pullouts and the dive. Same speed as the 50s above.

= 1500 yds

Warm Down

100 Easy

Total = 3,100 Yards




Swim Workout #44 – IM – Stroke / Free Sets

Good Morning, Today we have a solid set that focuses on your individual strokes. Take the whole day to improve one stroke or work on all of them. The choice is yours. There are 200 IM kicks to make you focus on your stoke kicking, because I know you might not otherwise. Happy Wednesday!

Warm Up

400 Swim / 200 Kick / 200 Pull

= 800 yds

Drill Set

12 x 25  – 15 seconds rest

Kick /Drill /Kick /Swim by 25

IM order without free

=300 yds

Main Set

3 rounds ( Ideas: Do each 100 a different stroke, all the same, or rotate strokes by round)

3 x 100 Stroke / Free

200 IM Kick

15 seconds rest

6 x 50 Choice Descending 1-3, 4-6.

Keep each Descending 50 set the same stroke

15 seconds rest

= 1800 yds

Warm Down

100 Easy

Total = 3,000 Yards




Swim Workout #42 – Choice – Knock it out with 200s

Let’s Just get in and knock this one out today! Enjoy the weekend ahead.

Are you training for any events coming up? Comment below to let me know!

Warm Up

400 Swim / 200 Kick / 200 Pull

= 800 yds

Drill Set

6 x 100

O = Best Stroke / Free by 25

E = Worst Stroke / Free by 25

10-15 Seconds Rest

=600 yds

Main Set

4 x 200

1= Pull

2 = Negative Split

3 = Pull

4 = Build

20 Seconds Rest

12 x 25  D 1-4, 5-8, 9-12 Each set is a different stroke

10 Seconds Rest

8 x 50 Kick with Board – 25 Crunches of various types for each 50 at the 25 mark

10 Seconds Rest

= 1500 yds

Warm Down

100 Easy

Total = 3,000 Yards




Swim Workout #41 – IM – Happy Halloween

It is Halloween!! It will be a busy night so get out there early and swim before work and family events take over tonight. Throw in some fly on the 100s for Halloween!! I dare you…Enjoy!

Warm Up

400 Swim / 200 Kick / 200 Pull

= 800 yds

Drill Set

4 x (25 Kick + 50 Drill + 25 Swim)

IM Order

10 Seconds Rest

=400 yds

Main Set

4 x 100 IM

100 Free Easy

4 x 50 IM order

100 Free Easy

4 x 100 Stoke / Free by 25 – Or make it tougher by doing a 100 of a full stroke….

100 Free Easy

8 x 25 IM Kick

15 Seconds Rest on everything, but feel free to take a quick water break after the 100 Freestyles.

= 1700 yds

Warm Down

100 Easy

Total = 3,000 Yards




Swim Workout #40 – Freestyle – 4 x Ladder

Here we are again. Get up this morning and make sure you get your swim in! You won’t regret it.

Warm Up

400 Swim / 200 Kick / 200 Pull

= 800 yds

Drill Set

12 x 25

1-4 =  Kick

5-8 = Build

9-12 = Fast

10 Seconds Rest

=300 yds

Main Set

All Rounds D 1-4

4 x 50 Swim

4 x 75 Swim

4 x 100 Fins

4 x 75 Fins

4 x 50 Fins

15 seconds rest

8 x 50

Kick with Fins – Fast / Easy by 12 1/2

= 1800 yds

Warm Down

100 Easy

Total = 3,000 Yards




Swim Workout #39 – Choice – Crunch Time

We had so much fun last week with our swim boot camp, we thought we could do another version today. Crunches are in the mix. It might be best to get out a couple of kick boards for your back on the pool deck before you start. Check out videos on YouTube for the proper crunch (not sit up) technique.

Warm Up

400 Swim / 200 Kick / 200 Pull

= 800 yds

Drill Set

https://aswimlife.com/2018/07/31/swim-workout-legend/4 x 50 Kick
4 x 100 Drill

O = Best Stoke

E = Worst Stroke

=600 yds

Main Set

400 Pull

3 x 100 Choice / Free by 25 and Fast / Easy by 12 1/2

200 Pull

4 x 25 Choice Fast (1 Breath if doing Free/Fly)

20 Seconds Rest

4 x 50 Fast Down with 25 Crunches at the 25 mark with a Dive back into the pool

100 Easy

4 x 50 Fast Down with 10 Pull Outs at the 25 mark

15 Seconds Rest

= 1500 yds

Warm Down

100 Easy

Total = 3,000 Yards