The Chunky Sprint Set

Ryan Woodruff

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18 x 15 meter sprint @ 2:00

#1 - from a start
#2 - 7.5m in and out of a turn
#3 - from mid-pool into a finish

All start and turn sprints are timed to the head crossing the line. Swim easy between the repeats.
Use this chart to give your athletes goal times for each of these 15m Chunks


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Stroke tempo charts

Here is an interesting chart from FINISinc, detailing stroke tempos of elite athletes. The tempo ranges seem a bit narrow to me, and I question where exactly the data came from. Still, this could be very useful information.