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5100 yard swim workout

Writer: Celeste SalopekCeleste Salopek

Mid-week workout to get your heart rate up.


long course swimming pool

Time: 90 minutes - 2 hours

Yardage: 5,100

Difficulty: Medium hard - difficult depending on ability.


Warm-up

Interval: 10 seconds rest between each

Yardage: 1750

  • 5 x 200 freestyle/backstroke

  • 4 x 100 IM kick (choice of kickboard) 

  • 3 x 75 IM swim 

  • 2 x 50 freestyle descend

  • 1 x 25 sprint


Warm-up set 1

Interval: 10 seconds rest

Yardage: 300

  • 3x100 IM: drill

    • Butterfly: 1-1-1

    • Backstroke: 6-kick switch

    • Breaststroke: breaststroke w/ flutter kick 

    • Freestyle: catch-up

Warm-up set 2

Interval: 10 seconds rest

Yardage: 1200

  • 4x100 (3 rounds, descending order)

    • 1: 75 choice, 25 flutter

    • 2: 50 choice, 50 flutter

    • 3: 25 choice, 75 flutter

    • 4: 100 flutter

Main set 1

Interval: 100s on 1:40, 150 on 10 seconds rest

Yardage: 1350

  • 3x100 ( 3 rounds, descending order)

  • 150 easy choice swim in between each round


Warm down

500 choice


Your swim workout is complete!

Congratulations on completing your swim workout. Now, go stretch it out.

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