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Swim Training: This Demanding IM Set Will Provide a Test Sometimes, there's nothing better than a stout, long IM set on a Saturday morning. This training set offers one large set split into four "mini sets" that can really challenge tough IMers. It combines elements from 400 IMs and 200 IMs to hard ...

Swimming World Training Set: A 200 Freestyle-Focused Set This week's Training Set Of The Week features a three round 200 free set that includes fast 100 and 200 repeats and a broken 200. Take a look: 3 Times Through 300 free setup   3:45/4:00/4:15 3 x 100 free        1:05/1:10/1:15 :30 rest 200 free...

This week's set looks at three different ways of pulling to get the most out of each stroke while working your core. You'll need standard pulling equipment here (paddles, pull buoy, snorkel) along with a kick board. Here's the set:  Pull Buoy              Pull Buoy at Ankles             Kick Board a...

TritonWear is the proud sponsor of the Set Of The Week. This week's TritonWear Set Of The Week takes a look at a tough kick-swim challenge that demands endurance and, of course, legs! Take a look: 3x 5 x 200 free(100 kick fast/100 swim fast) @ 2:40/2:50/3:00* 1 x 200 easy swim *Interval can be adjus...

TritonWear is the proud sponsor of the Set Of The Week. This week's TritonWear Set Of The Week is a 200 specialty pace set designed to really work the second half of the 200 races. It involves a series of 50s then fast 100s to help the swimmer bring their races home strong! Take a look: 3x  2 x 50 s...

TritonWear is the proud sponsor of the Set Of The Week This week's TritonWear Set Of The Week comes from Emily Eaton at the Genysys Athletic Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan. She offers up a sprint set that does require some equipment, mainly resistance cords and parachutes or buckets. The workout is d...

With 2016 now in full swing, USA Swimming has released an updated National and Zone Short Course Top 10 for open and 18-and-under swimmers. The women's open rankings are headlined by some unsurprising names. Katie Ledecky tops the nation (and in some cases, the world) in the 200, 500 and 1000 freest...

TritonWear is the proud sponsor of the Set Of The Week. This week's TritonWear Set Of The Week is a grueling free set that puts the challenge and accountability entirely on the swimmers. The set is pictured below: [caption id="attachment_175486" align="aligncenter" width="465"] Photo Courtesy: Evan ...

TritonWear is the proud sponsor of the Set Of The Week. Looking into a crystal ball to predict meet times isn't easy, nor is it often accurate. This week's TritonWear Set Of The Week offers a 400 IM predictor set that makes gazing into the future seem a little bit more clear. Here's the set: 1 x 200...

TritonWear is the proud sponsor of the Set Of The Week. Looking for a way to spice up your 200 pace work? Here's a unique pace set that works pace, changes of speed, and sprinting. Take a look at this week's TritonWear Set of the Week: 4x 1 x 200 mix up strokes and work underwaters @ 3:00 8 x 50 pro...

Day three of the 2015 Pro-Am Classic kicked off tonight in Lewisville, Texas with two-win performances from multiple swimmers. Katie Meili began the night with a 1:54.15 win in the women’s 200-yard IM, a comfortable three-second victory ahead of Karlee Bispo (1:57.84). The race was close until Meili...

Perhaps the most exciting installment in the Pro-Ams is the 50 free shootout, a format where the top two seeds after the 50 free semifinals face off in one final duel. Tonight’s men’s 50-free shootout at the 2015 American Energy Elite Pro-Am in Edmond, Oklahoma yielded a top-tier matchup after an ex...

TritonWear is the proud sponsor of the Set Of The Week. This week's TritonWear Set of The Week focuses on the 200 IM in a unique way: using 175s. Here is the set: 4 x 175 IM @ 2:40 (hit best 200 IM time) 1 x 200 free breathing pattern 3 @ 2:50 3 x 175 IM @ 2:50 (hit best 200 IM time minus 3 seconds)...

Australian backstroke power Emily Seebohm concluded her outstanding 2015 with a new Australian and Queensland All-Corners record in her 100-meter backstroke at the Queensland State Championship last night. Australian All-Corners records are the fastest times swam by any athlete in Australia. Seebohm...

TritonWear is the proud sponsor of the Set Of The Week. This week's TritonWear Set Of The Week is a tiring sprint set designed to train for the 50, 100, and 200 freestyle races. The set is comprised of three different rounds and looks like this: Round 1 All at 2:00 3 x 50 free all out (ceiling times...

The Chinese national synchronized swimming team won the overall World Trophy title this weekend in Shaoxing, China at the 10th FINA Synchronized Swimming World Trophy event. The team claimed four out of five gold medals at grabs and amassed 363.3333 points after the two-day competition. Russia and U...

Each week, USA Swimming releases their top 20 zone times. Swimming World will provide a unique analysis of the zones each week. Here, you’ll find the zones’ strengths, top athletes, and top times. USA Swimming Eastern Zone Girls: In the 11-year old girls age group, Greater Holyoke YMCA's Ava Larkin ...

USA Swimming has released their updated top 10 rankings for the 2015-2016 long course meters season following the 2015 USA Swimming Winter Nationals. The lists include the top open swimmers and top 18-and-under swimmers. Each USA Swimming Zone also has their respective top tens listed. On the girls'...

TritonWear is the proud sponsor of the Set Of The Week The TritonWear Set of the Week is a unique mile pace set provided by Coach Jimmy Smith of the Riptides Racing Team in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The set looks like this: 3 Rounds 1 x 275 cruise @ 3:30 2 x 275 fast (raise heart rate) @ 3:25 3 ...

Each week, USA Swimming releases their top 20 zone times. Swimming World will provide a unique analysis of each zone. Here, you’ll find the zones’ strengths, top athletes, and top times.  USA Swimming Eastern Zone Girls: Zoe Skirboll zoomed to five new top times for the 11-year old girls age group. ...