Remember, IM order = fly, back, breast and then free.
BEGINNER WORKOUT:
100 easy swim, 100 easy kick, 100 easy swim (warm-up)
2×200 free, RI :30
4×25 Free/Back/Free/Breast order on the 1:00
4×25 Free/Back/Free/Breast order on the 1:00
4×25 Free/Back/Free/Breast order on the 1:00
4×25 Free/Back/Free/Breast order on the 1:00
200 swim free
200 kick free
5 minute easy swim (cool down)
= 1500 + 5 minutes
INTERMEDIATE WORKOUT:
150 easy swim, 150 easy kick, 150 easy pull (warm-up)
5×100 IM on the 2:00
50 free easy swim
4×50 IM order on the 1:10
4×50 IM order on the 1:10
4×50 IM order on the 1:10
4×50 IM order on the 1:10
3×200 free, RI :30
400 easy swim (cool down)
= 2800
ADVANCED WORKOUT:
300 easy swim, 300 easy kick, 300 easy pull, RI :30 (warm-up)
400 IM kick
5×200 IM on the 3:30
6×75 (25 fly/25 back/25 breast) on the 1:15
8×100 free (*descend in time for numbers 1-4 and then again for 5-8) on the 1:30
300 easy swim (cool down)
= 3850
*Note on descending in time on the 8×100 free:
You want your times to descend (get faster) for each 100 in sets 1-4 and then you would do the same for sets 5-8.
1st 100 – slowest
2nd 100 – faster
3rd 100 – faster yet
4th 100 – fastest
5th 100 – slowest
6th 100 – faster
7th 100 – faster yet
8th 100 – fastest