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While our Junior Nationals crew was on the way to Tenero for their first swim in the championship pool before the start of the meet on Thursday, our youngest team member was still at home for one more day and doing a quick morning session including light aerobic and some sprint work.
Last day of the 2021-2022 season and last practices at home before Junior Nationals and the summer break. The morning session was optional for everybody and providing the option to do a little more fast swimming or a broken effort.
Championship Week for the Junior National crew starting with a relaxed Monday evening practice. A little team stretch before jumping in the pool to aid with recovery and really focusing on feel during the swim.
Sunday Funday in Karlsruhe for the Junior Nationals crew with an aerobic and kicking focused morning session including some relay takeovers. We had lots of time this morning and all of the short course pool to ourselves again. Relaxed atmosphere and good energy during the relay work.
Saturday was race day in Karlsruhe for the Junior National crew. The athletes had to swim fast twice, simulating a prelims and finals meet day.
Fast day of training for the Junior Nationals crew in Karlsruhe this Friday. Both our practices today were done in the long course pool – sprint focused morning session while the afternoon was more about (pure) speed.
This Thursday morning, we left for a short training trip at Fächerbad in Karlsruhe with the athletes preparing for Junior Nationals next week.
Mid-week aerobic recovery session for the athletes preparing for Junior Nationals following a tough workout the previous day. A little bit of faster paced aerobic work using fins & paddles mixed with a choice of kicking or pulling through the first part.
Tuesday starting with an optional session for all athletes. The aim for those showing up was to get into the rhythm of performing in the morning. Short hour long practice including a few sprints and low-end aerobic work for active recovery.
Championship week with Summer Nationals starting on Thursday for the older athletes of our squad. Mostly recovery focused evening workout starting with a common low-end aerobic part and a quick swim down for the athletes racing this week.