Articles by Nate McBride
Finally…the day is here. Some call this the END OF THE SPORT. Some call it the rebirth. I call it a return to reality. A return to what the sport really …
Over the years I have worked with many swimmers on recovery but have never really tried to approach it as a team remediation. In most cases I would spend significant time on it with …
And so we end another session…not with a whimper but with a BANG.
WU-
7x{
4 x 100 – :10r
#1 – head up drill – focus on extension and high elbow pull
#2 – snorkel on – head up …
Another kickass session in the pocket…
Distance Group
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2x{ (Cont)
1 x 100 Breast
1 x 100 – 75 Breast/25 Fly
1 x 100 – 50 Breast/25 Fly/25 Back
1 x 100 – 25 Breast/25 Fly/25 Back/25 Free
1 x 800 – …
WU-(All)
16 x 100 – 1:40 – 2 drill/1 DPS/5 NS/2 drill/1 DPS/5 descend
Distance Group
Set 1-
200/400/600/400/200 – :15r – focus on pullthrough speed – highest speed to lowest turnover rate
100/200/300/200/100 – :15r – focus on pullthrough …
USA Swimming: Banned Coaches List
Former USA Swimming members who have received a lifetime ban or permanently resigned membership. If offense not listed, it occurred before current code of conduct was enacted, no section applied or …
WU- (all)
1 x 1400 – focused recovery – stop high elbow at peak for 5 kicks and then flat palm drive forward
1 x 600 – fins on – 6 big dk’s off each wall – …
WU (all)-
Vertical kicking and quick HR work (600 yards)
Distance Group
Set 1-
4 x 500 – 6:30/6:25/6:20/6:15 – hard drop
1 x 200 DPS ez
5 x 400 – 5:30/5:20/5:10/5:00/4:50 – hard drop
1 x 150 DPS ez
3 x 300 …
On the final day of Nationals, Brandy had what was probably her greatest race in the 50 Free clocking a 24.59 to set a lifetime PR against a very tough, and very neoprene suited, field. …
In what was almost a repeat of yesterday’s performance, Brandy again broke her two New England records in the 50 Fly and 100 Free with a 26.62 and 52.96 respectively. Those amazing times earned …
“To get the best out of something, go to what is best in it”
WU-
4 x 300 free – 50 FT/50 RA/LA/50 Breathe 3/50 2 BK/50 6 BK/50 BP of 3/1/1/1 – :15r
Set 1-
4x{
4 x 200 …
Congrats to Brandy Hugo for winning the women’s 100 Fly today at SCY Nationals in Atlanta. It was an awesome race and Brandy won with a 57.53 breaking her NE SCY Champs record of …
WU-
1 x 750 Free – PS – 50 drill choice/25 swim
5 x 250 – 3:30 – descend
Set 1-
9 x 500
“/” = :10r
#1 – 7:20 – 100/25/100/25/100/25/100/25 – 100′s @ 90%/25′s are max
#2 – 7:20 – …
WU-
3 x 300 – 50 drill/100 NS – :10r – 100 drill/50 build – 5:00
1 x 400 – :15r – focus on recovery, hand speed and finish – build the 400
1 x 800 – :15r …
The 1st annual Running of the Bulls
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3x{
1 x 150 free – 75 drill/50 w/8bk/25 build – 2:10
4 x 50 free kick – :50
1 x 150 free – 75 drill/50 w/8bk/25 build – 2:10
4 x 50 …
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7 x 100 – free drill – :10r
8 x 100 – free pull – 1:25
#1/#2 – buoy – cu
#3/#4 – paddles and buoy – cu
#5/#6 – buoy – over rotate
#7/#8 – paddles and buoy – …

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