Swim Workout #141 – Choice – Open Water

It is the season for open water swims! Here is a great one to practice your sighting in distance open water swimming. 

Warm Up

800 Swim / 200 Kick / 200 Pull

= 800 yds

Drill Set

8 x 25 Sighting for open water practice, Like heads up freestyle

200 Lift your head up after every 5-10 strokes to pretend you are in an open water event looking for the next buoy. 

15 Seconds Rest

= 400 yds

Main Set

4 x 400

Get out of the pool after each one and do two sets of 25 abs of your choice

The intention of this is to mimic an open water swim and the effort of getting out of the water immediately to run to the finish. Pace yourself throughout the entire set.  

The set is meant to be continuous.

= 1600 yds

        <h2>Warm Down</h2>      
    <p>100 Easy</p>     
        <h2>Total = 2,900 yds</h2>