triathlon training plan OLYMPIC DISTANCE
Don’t just be a face in the crowd but stand out by getting out of the water first! Improve your swimming endurance and technique with this pro-level Olympic distance training plan.
FOR WHO
This plan is for advanced level swimmers who can swim 500 freestyle continuously at an easy pace. You have done multiple triathlons before and you are looking for a program to improve your swimming technique and endurance.
WHAT TO EXPECT
This plan has two swim practices a week. Total distance swam in an average week is 5950 (2975 per swim practice) where the heaviest week is 7100 total and the easiest week 4600 total. Skills you will work on are Body Position, Recovery & Hand Entry, Stroke Length and Catch. The Triathlon specific skills you will work on are Sighting, Buoy Turn, Open water Start, Clearing Goggles and Swim Exit.
PROGRAM PERIODISATION
Week 1-8: Volume + Speed
Week 9-16: Volume + Intensity
Week 17-21: Intensity
Week 22-24: Taper
TRAINING LOAD PER WEEK
EXAMPLE WORKOUTS
WORKOUT 1
WORKOUT 2
HOW DOES IT WORK
All our training plans are offered through the TrainingPeaks coaching platform. After you purchase a training plan, you need to add SwimGym Coaching to your TrainingPeaks account with the link we send you in your confirmation email. Once you have added SwimGym Coaching, we will upload your training plan to your account within one week.
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