Hey, What Does That Mean?

Backstroke

Broken: the distance divided into parts. Ex. A broken 200 could be 4 x 50 with 10 rest after each 50.

Best possible average: the fastest pace you can hold for the entire set.

Breaststroke

Build up: gradually increase your speed within the distance you are swimming.

The complete arm rotation of BOTH arms in free and back is one cycle.

Your time should get faster from the first repeat to the fourth. Ex. 12 x 100: 1-4 would mean that repeats 4, 8, 12 would be your fastest swims.

Freestyle

Butterfly

Individual Medley: the four strokes are swum in this order: fly, back, breast, free. Ex. 200 IM is 50 Fly, 50 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Free.

Lowest possible sendoff: the lowest interval you can make on the set with your best effort. Ex. 8 x 100 on 1:30 , averaging 1:24 for the swim. For longer distances multiply your 100 LPS by 2, 3, or 4.

Negative split: the second half of the distance is faster than the first half.

Time interval for repeating a given distance. Ex. 10 50s on a sendoff of 1 min means you start every 50 after exactly 1 min, no matter how fast you swim (swim + rest = 1 min).

Kick, drill, swim