4 Swim Workouts for Variety in the Pool

Land-locked and cold, winter leaves us with no choice other than training in the pool exclusively (unless you’re really bold). Knowing this, it is important to structure your sessions with purpose, progression and variety. These four simple ideas for swim workouts vary in distance and function, with each workout allowing the option for your own iterations of drills, number of repeats and length of rest intervals.

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Bryan Mineo

Los Angeles-based stroke mechanic Bryan Mineo created a unique biomechanics-based methodology to help swimmers move more efficiently through the water. Bryan's swim coaching business, The Swim Mechanic, works with a broad spectrum of athletes in the open water, as well as the pool in both Dallas and Los Angeles.
Los Angeles-based stroke mechanic Bryan Mineo created a unique biomechanics-based methodology to help swimmers move more efficiently through the water. Bryan's swim coaching business, The Swim Mechanic, works with a broad spectrum of athletes in the open water, as well as the pool in both Dallas and Los Angeles.

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