At age 34, Erika Erndl has recently swum to lifetime best times in each of her 3 top events (58.8 100M Fly, 54.8 100M Free, and 25.3 50M Free). Erika has developed a warmup through her time swimming for the University of North Carolina, and through time swimming with her husband Kevin Erndl as her coach. I have urged her to “stick with what is working” and come up with a routine. Below is a sample of Erika’s warmup.
Erika Erndl’s Meet Warmup
(SCY when possible)
5 X 200s SKIPS
6 X 75s “standard issue”:
25 no breath or under water, 25 drill, 25 build swim
odds fly evens free
8 X 25s speed play
variable sprints, breakouts or builds depending on the event
1 X dive breakout
100 easy
