Sep 30, 2023 – Swim Team Biel-Bienne

Swim Team Biel-Bienne

The team in Biel was finishing this week with a speed focused Saturday morning session. This was my official “last” workout with the squad as I was handing over the reigns to their new Head Coach the following Monday.

Feb 7, 2024 – Messer Aquatic Performance

Nicolas Messer

Back to the pool this Wednesday after a few busy days that kept me out of the water. Decided to work off short blocks of 100’s mixing low-end aerobic freestyle & backstroke and sets of 25’s alternating sculling & underwater kicking.

Sep 29, 2023 – Swim Team Biel-Bienne

Swim Team Biel-Bienne

Aerobic and mostly relaxed Friday for the team in Biel with active recovery in mind as well as high quality “work & effort” for the skills parts in the evening.

Sep 28, 2023 – Swim Team Biel-Bienne

Swim Team Biel-Bienne

Thursday with two rather big workouts for the team in Biel. During the morning session, we alternated some more “technical” blocks integrating short axis stroke work with short kick-pull-sprint blocks.

Sep 26, 2023 – Swim Team Biel-Bienne (Beluga)

Swim Team Biel-Bienne

Tuesday evening session for the Beluga kids in Biel including two distinctive parts starting with a technique and “feel” block to set up for the short axis block and breaking things up with some longer kicking.

Feb 2, 2024 – Messer Aquatic Performance

Nicolas Messer

As I start to feel better and with enough lane space during regular lap swimming hours, I’m trying to implement a bit more of butterfly into my short workouts. This Friday, I also included a couple short sprints and some faster 25’s.