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distance

4,000 m
Strength

session name

Quiet Water

4,000 m

distance

84 min

approx. time

the swim set
1 · warm-up1,250 m · 31%
1/84 × 200 many stroke (fins optional)· rest 15 sec
2/89 × 50 mdrill + fins rest 15 sec
2 · main set2,550 m · 64%
7/88 × 25 m+ fins + paddles rest 45 sec 15m max + 10 easy
1/85 × 50 mscull rest 10 sec
2/86 × 150 mfree DPS rest 15 sec
2/812 × 100 mfree pull+ paddles rest 15 sec
3 · cool-down200 m · 5%
1/8200 mcool-down· rest 15 sec
how to read this
intensity · scale 1–81/8 · very easy — recovery2/8 · easy — could talk, all-day pace7/8 · near-sprint — hurts, still controlled
what the words mean
freefront crawl / freestylepullarms only, pull buoy between the legsdrilltechnique drill, not full swimmingDPSdistance per stroke: fewest strokes per lengthscullsmall figure-eight hand movements, no arm pullpaddleshand paddles, more load on the catchfinsfix body position, faster kickmaxeverything you haveeasyrelaxed, loose swimmingrest 20 secstand at the wall for 20 seconds, then push off again

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