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Swim workouts for short course vs. long course races

[Deleted User][Deleted User]
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What are the main differences in how swim workouts should be structured when training for sprint/oly vs. HIM/IM races? I'm asking because I swim with a tri team mostly focused on short course races, whereas I'm training for an HIM. There are a lot of hard, fast intervals in our workouts though, so I'm still getting plenty of work done.

Though I imagine for a BOP swimmer like me, any sort of swimming that involves a respectable amount of volume and intensity should help, so perhaps I'm just splitting hairs here. 

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  • Paul HoughPaul Hough
    I would guess that if your overall volume is sufficient, the only thing you might want to do is bring in one workout a week with longer intervals (e.g., a mainset of 6 to 8 x 400 w 20-30 secs rest) and a couple of straight swims at the race distance.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
    That makes sense, thanks Paul! My goal on the swim isn't necessarily to swim "fast", but to build enough fatigue resistance so that I don't feel shelled coming out of the water. Longer intervals seem to be a big help for that.
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