Mid-Season Speed & Aerobic

This mid-season session has a little bit of speed and aerobic work with all parts nice and short.

January 2, 2023 0

Speed/Taper Set

A nice little speed set that is useful for injecting speed during the season or as a taper session.

August 9, 2022 0

General Aerobic Session 5

This session is mostly IM focused with some freestyle and even some speed mixed in. I like sessions like these sometimes as changing every 500m or so keeps things interesting. As usual I must point out that these are my sessions that I swim, people are free to try them and adapt them, but do... Continue Reading →

April 16, 2022 0

Wrapping up 2021

Summing up the second half of 2021, when I finally got to return to the pool

February 28, 2022 0

My Irish Masters Open 2020

Mike reviews his Irish Masters Open 2020

March 27, 2020 0

How to improve your body position when swimming

Mikes advice on how to improve your body position in the water.

October 25, 2019 0

Tough to get going

There are a few times throughout a season when training can get tough for a swimmer. I don’t mean physically tough, training is generally tough if you are doing it right. I’m talking about those times when you get that “wonderful” combination of training being physically and mentally tough. These times are usually, in my... Continue Reading →

October 2, 2017 0

FINA World Masters – Recap of Day 3

My third day started very early, the men’s 50m free was the first event and my heat was the 8th in my pool, so I would be up 4 minutes after the event started. While I wasn’t at all worried about the race, it’s a splash and dash, I was determined to make it in... Continue Reading →

September 1, 2017 0

FINA World Masters – Recap of Day 2

I was still a little down on my second day of competing, but also eager to get back in the water. I was determined to leave nothing to chance and myself and Jia left for the pool very early. I should mention how lucky I was to have Jia with me for the trip. She... Continue Reading →