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Monday evening was the last practice for the STBB NWF Elite + Kader groups with their retiring Head Coach Annelies Maas. She let the team play water-polo and they got a good workout out of that to kick-off the new season.
First official workout of the new season for the Beluga group this Tuesday evening. This squad includes 10 and 11 year old kids transitioning from the smaller learn to swim pool and taking their first steps in a “training & competition” group.
Last morning session this Tuesday before traveling to Geneva the following day. About an hour of recovery to keep a good feel for the water ahead of the Championships.
Last couple of days before the start of Swiss Long Course Championships in Geneva. We had a recovery focused day in Basel including two shorter workouts incorporating a few fast efforts.
Following a full day off on Saturday and extra rest on Sunday morning for the sprint specialist of the group, we went for a recovery swim in the afternoon to keep the good feel of the water leading into the championship meet.
Last day training at CST in Tenero for the Team Armee athletes as they were provided the opportunity to join back with their home teams for the final days leading into the Swiss Long Course Championships starting the following Thursday in Geneva.
Overall relaxed Thursday for the Team Armee athletes in Tenero. Recovery was the main focus of the day. The sprint specialist of the group was off in the morning indulging on extra rest and sleep.
Mid-week with an aerobic and recovery focused day of training for the Team Armee athletes. Our sprint specialist is slowly decreasing overall volume and keeping intensity mostly low when not close or at race tempo.
We are in “Championship Week” mode with only 10 days to Swiss Long Course Nationals and really starting to focus on resting and fine tuning the details.
Pre-meet Friday for the Team Armee athletes including an aerobic recovery based morning workout and a meet preparation session incorporating short sprints in the afternoon.