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100x100s: The Christmas Eve set from HELL!

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Posted Dec 01, 2009 06:57PM

Year after year i hear about the set from hell that my school's rival does every Christmas eve. The set always ends with kid vomiting all over that place and practically begging for deaths sweet release. I don't know about you, but this sounds fun to me! My only problem is that i don't know how to set this up. I know that varsity swims the full 100x100s and that the JV swims 100x75s, but what would be a good send off for a set like this? or a good way to split it up so that you're not JUST swimming freestyle?

Just in case you need further information:
we have a six lane twenty five yard pool.
Lane 1 goes from kids that can swim a 100 freestyle in a 49-54
Lane 2 goes from kids that can swim a 100 freestyle in a 55-1.01
Lane 3 1.01-1.05
and then 4-6 is full of JV kids that have never swam before and won't be swimming a meet until the 8th.
Posted Dec 02, 2009 02:23PM

Why don't you ask your rival team? :-)
Posted Dec 02, 2009 04:21PM

will this set be good to them?
Posted Dec 02, 2009 04:42PM

How about 100 X 100 on 1:30? Alternate free and IM... or alternate five 100s IM and five 100s free... or alternate 2/2. The junior swimmers could do 100 X 75 on 1:30 so that everybody is going on the same sendoff. They could alternate 75 free and 75 back/breast/free.

Who wins most of the meets when you swim against the rival school? That could tell you something. If you typically win, then maybe your sets and workouts are a smarter idea for your team.
Posted Dec 03, 2009 05:28PM

Well we're very unfortunate to be rivals with them. before last year, they had won state for several consecutive years. But sadly their high school was split in half and now despite having an athlete 54 in his 100 breast stroke and several swimmers to back him up, they aren't winning anything.
Posted Dec 03, 2009 06:07PM

Also, from what i gather, the fastest lane is able to make every single one of these on a 1.15 and each lane has ten seconds more than the lane up from it. 1.15, 1.25, 1.35, 1.45,1.55, 2.05.

Is this healthy? haha.
Posted Dec 16, 2009 05:14AM

We did a set like this last season on New Year's eve, 100 100s on the 100 (seconds, =1:40)
Very few of our team members swam the whole set as is, we had only about 5 or 6 (myself included) who did all 100, coming in at about the 1:10 or so.
Most of the other guys on the team either came in on the 1:30 or alternated in some 75s for rest.

Posted Dec 16, 2009 06:57AM

Skip it. Doesn't sound fun to me at all. Boring and worthless, yet very easy for the coach. Perhaps you can give them this set and then go home to spend time with your family? There are many other ways to get kids to work hard, get fit, and actually learn something. Speaking as a club coach, this is the reason kids come back to their club teams sick of swimming and technically-inefficient.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the longest race in high school the 500 free? How about doing something that relates to what they're actually going to be racing? Or maybe you normally do that. Sorry if I sound harsh (which I guess isn't unusual) but we have some lazy high school coaches around here.
Posted Dec 16, 2009 09:13AM

Hate to totally ruin your rant wonderboy, but I'm a high school SWIMMER. Not a coach. And I personally enjoy beastly sets. they help a team bond and relate with each other in a sport that typically involves zero communication. Sets like this also force swimmers to push themselves further than they believed they could because they are striving to with others to achieve an incredible goal.

If i was a coach, i certainly would not appreciate the tone of your post. From what i've seen from everyone i swim with, its usually high school swimming that pushes a swimmer to keep going because of the great time they have and the amazing time they drop. you really should watch what you say before you actually offend someone.
Posted Dec 16, 2009 09:39AM

Thanks for the advice Blake, I'll certainly spend zero time heeding your advice. Now son, if you would look back at my post, you will notice that I mentioned my experience with some of the high school coaches in my area. Why you decided to get all bent out of shape about that, I'm not sure but I'll ask you to point out which part of my post you disagree with. Now, I suggest you go do your 100 x 100's, and then come back here to tell me all of the wonderful ways you were able to communicate with your teammates during the set. I personally would like to work for my money. Sue me.


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