Category: Training
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Back to Reality | First Day of School & Swim Practice | Campbell McKean
First day back. After some time away from the pool, I’m back at Texas for the first day of school and our first practice of the new season. Getting back into the routine, seeing the team again, and starting another year of balancing swimming, school, and everything in between. A lot ahead this season. Excited…
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I Swam For 30 Minutes Everyday for 30 Days. This is what happened | Global Triathlon Network
After 9 years away from proper swim training, Mark is taking on a challenge to see if he can regain his strength, technique, and feel for the water by swimming just 30 minutes a day for 30 days. Tracking his 400m times, body composition, and even testing the efficacy of his goggles’ anti-fog technology, find…
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6 Keys to Swimming Success | 4 Breaths Per 100 Challenge | Kaitlin Frehling
What does it actually take to become a better swimmer? In this full swim workout, I’m breaking down my 6 keys to swimming success, one key between every set. I’m also putting my breath control to the test during the main set. I’m only allowed 4 breaths per 100! It’s a challenging but really fun…
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You Swim Way Faster in Practice Than in Races. Here’s Why | MaxSwims
I hold 34s on breaststroke in practice. My real 200 Breaststroke PB has a last 50m of 37.7. I have zero pre-race nerves. So why do I still swim slower on race day, every single time?
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Why Cam McEvoy’s World Record Training Won’t Work For You | MaxSwims
Cam McEvoy swam 1,355 metres in a week and then broke the 50m freestyle world record with a 20.88 – a record that had stood for almost 17 years. Since then, thousands of swimmers have started copying his training. Most of them are going to get slower. This isn’t a video about McEvoy being wrong.…
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I Tracked Every Meter I Swam for an Entire Year | Carson Foster
Over the past year, I’ve swum the equivalent of 53 marathons. In this video, I break down what a full year of training as an Olympic swimmer actually looks like — including my total distance, biggest training blocks, and the 5 hardest workouts I did all year. Some of these hurt. Subscribe for more behind-the-scenes…
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Inside My Championship Taper | Campbell McKean
Championship taper is one of the most unique parts of competitive swimming. After months of hard training, the volume comes down, the speed goes up, and every practice is focused on feeling ready to race. In this video, I take you inside my taper as I prepare for Pan Pacs, showing what my practices look…
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Cam McEvoy’s Hardest Session Is Only 150m | The Swimsuit Guy
Four weeks after this session, Cam McEvoy swam 20.88 and broke one of the most iconic world records in swimming. This week he went 20.97 in Glasgow for Commonwealth Games gold — his second swim under 21 seconds, and an Australian sweep of the podium. This is how he was training in the weeks before…