The Survivor Set #2

The format of this survivor set is similar to the survivor set I did before, this time though it was in the form of 12 x 200 freestyle. The Intervals began on the 3:25, and then the interval got faster by 5 seconds on each 200 Free, and the final one is a 200 Free for time with the target being to go under 2:30.

It is a survivor set because once you miss one, you changed to 150's and I record when you were eliminated. Two of my swimmers at practice made it to the 200 Free for time, but both swimmers missed the goal of being under 2:30. The went 2:32 and 2:34.

Some of the swimmers really enjoy this kind of challenge where they are being tested to push after yardage, and like to see where they end up in comparison to the group. Once kids missed the common question was, who is still doing the 200's? They wanted to make sure that someone that they believed to be slower than them, didn't out last them. Then there are a group of kids who don't really care, and most of them were out before we even got to the 3:00 interval. Two swimmers actually stopped mid 200 on the 2nd one. Well, these two actually didn't even do the set then.

The group is very diverse in speed, skill, and desire. Really though, isn't most groups. This set really demonstrated who were in what level of the group. The two that made it to the timed swim are actually two that are almost ready for move up, and this set really showed, as out of 21 swimmers at that particular practice, they were the only two that made it that far. No one else even made it to the 2:35.