Tag Archives: USRPT

Back to my latest USRPT set today: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 52s, rest interval 23s 200m front crawl swim down Got off to a bit of a sluggish start and had one rep … Continue reading →

First attempt at a new target time today: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 52s, rest interval 23s 200m front crawl swim down I expected this to be tough and I certainly feel tired now. … Continue reading →

Another technique session spent on tumble turns, provoking some thought about how I execute them. Not having been doing them since I was six or whenever swimmers get taught them these days, I have tended to breathe quite late after … Continue reading →

Unfortunately work intervened and I didn’t get to swim on Friday. I spent Sunday coaching at a swimming meet and really wasn’t feeling too bright today, but went to the pool determined to have a third crack at the current … Continue reading →

Back to the USRPT programme today: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 53s, rest interval 22s 200m front crawl swim down And another full completion of the set 🙂 The first ten reps ended up … Continue reading →

Missed out on swimming yesterday as the pool was closed for a private hire, so went in today for my first attempt at: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 53s, rest interval 22s 200m front … Continue reading →

Back for hopefully one final attempt at the following set: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 54s, rest interval 21s 200m front crawl swim down I wasn’t at all sure how it would go, still … Continue reading →

No time to swim yesterday, so today I was back in the pool to try for a second success at 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 54s, rest interval 21s 200m front crawl swim down … Continue reading →

Another attempt at: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 54s, rest interval 21s 200m front crawl swim down I found the going pretty tough for this one, but managed all 25 reps despite sinking quite … Continue reading →

I’ve had an unintentional break of about a week since my last swim because work has been rather busy, but today I was back at my next attempt on the 54s reps of 50m: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x … Continue reading →