Classic threshold: 12x200m execution

We “Power rank” our favourite swim sessions. Some of these might not be favourites in the moment of doing them, but they most definitely are when it comes to the results they deliver in terms of improving your triathlon swimming! If you’re looking for some fresh ideas and perspectives to boost your swimming, this one is for you. Expect to find some bread and butter sets that have stood the test of time, but also some sets you had probably neither heard of nor thought of, but that work wonders. 

HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: 

• VO2max, threshold, and speed sets we really rate 
• Jack’s top set for improving your swim technique
• Mikael’s surprising (?) inclusion of butterfly in one of his sets
• Two open water swim sessions made the list - what are they? 
• And, we upvote and downvote each other’s sets

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LINKS AND RESOURCES: 

• All swimming related episodes on That Triathlon Show

WHAT SHOULD I LISTEN TO NEXT?

If you enjoyed this episode, I think you'll love the following episodes related to sswimming:

• Triathlon Base Training Series 2 – Swimming
• Beginner Series 5 – Swimming for Beginner Triathletes
• Arild Tveiten – from triathlon to swimming, and reflections on Paris 2024 | EP#458
• Technique improvement and swim training for triathletes with Brenton Ford | EP#320
• Open water swim training with Olympic gold medal coach Marcel Wouda | EP#246
• Swim Types and Fault Fixers with Swim Smooth’s Paul Newsome | EP#188

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