This Week in Swimming with Polar Bears
June 23–27: Start Fast. Hold Strong. Finish Clean.
We’re entering the final full week of June with 44 days left until Masters Nationals—and this week is all about taking your fitness and sharpening it into race-season readiness.
Expect three focused practices designed to:
Fire up your sprint starts
Push your threshold pace deeper
Clean up your technique under light fatigue
🗓️What’s Coming This Week
⚡️ Practice 36 (Monday, June 23)
Front-End Speed + Wall Discipline
Sprint-focused rounds with recovery between bursts. Each wall matters. Each breakout should feel sharp, not forced.
🔥 Practice 37 (Wednesday, June 25)
Threshold Grit + Negative Splits
Long aerobic pressure with strategic pacing. This one builds your back-half race ability.
🔁 Practice 38 (Friday, June 27)
Stroke Tempo + Form Under Fatigue
Moderate intensity with just enough load to test your efficiency and stroke variety. Great way to finish the week with polish.
💥 Sample Set from Practice 37
Main Set – 3 Rounds:
1x300 Freestyle @ 4:30 – Negative split
2x100 Pull @ 1:35 – Even pacing
2x50 Kick @ 1:00
1x100 Descend across rounds
(Rest :30–:45 between rounds)
🎯 What We’re Working This Week:
Sprint pacing without loss of form
Aerobic strength meets technical discipline
Stroke-specific rhythm and transitions
Laying the foundation for July’s race-pace integration
💬 Reminder:
Every 25 you swim this week is one more notch in the build toward Nationals.
Don’t just train harder—train sharper.
Let’s close out June with intention.
— Coach Cliff