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Freestyle Foundations | 4 Weeks | Reusable | For Swimmer & Triathletes | Email access to Swim Coach

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Freestyle Foundations | 4 Weeks | Reusable | For Swimmer & Triathletes | Email access to Swim Coach

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Author

Karen Parnell L3 BTF Coach & IRONMAN Certified

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Length

4 Weeks

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Plan Description

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Your 4 Week Freestyle Foundation Swim Plan from a Level 3 WOWSA Swimming Coach

Welcome to your Freestyle Foundations Training Plan!


The purpose of this plan is to help you improve your freestyle technique and increase your efficiency with every session.

This plan is great for beginners or more experienced swimmers wanting to reinforce a proper freestyle technique. During the next four weeks you will focus on four fundamental freestyle skills:

- Body position
- Kicking
- Breathing
- Arm Pull

Your plan includes:

- Full swim plans with structured heart rate sessions you can load on your Garmin etc.
- Tips to help you improve your swimming technique
- Strength sessions to improve your swim strength plus mobility workouts.
- Drill and technique videos

You will need fins, Finis Alignment kickboard, paddles and pull buoy.

If you don't have this equipment you can still do this plan and the drills video show how.

You can use this plan over and over again or find your favourite workout and incorporate it in to your training plan to keep your technique on-point.

My name is Karen, I live in Southern Spain where I coach & run Triathlon training camps all year round (ChiliTri). So if you would like face to face coaching please get in touch. Karen is a WOWSA Level 3 open water swimming coach, IRONMAN® Certified Coach, British Triathlon Federation Level 3 Coach & Tutor. She is also a qualified Personal Trainer so all of the S&C sessions are tried & tested.

Good luck with your training and event!

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Training Plan Sample Week

Stats

Average Weekly Breakdown

Workouts Weekly Average Longest Workout
Swim x3
02:00:00 00:45:00
Other x2
00:25:00 00:20:00
strength x2
00:59:00 00:45:00
Day Off x1
—— ——
Workouts Per Week Weekly Average Longest Workout
Swim
02:00:00 00:45:00
Other
00:25:00 00:20:00
strength
00:59:00 00:45:00
Day Off
—— ——

Training Load By Week


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Karen Parnell MSc, Level 3 British Triathlon & IRONMANU Coach

Karen Parnell MSc, ChiliTri

I’m Karen Parnell, British Triathlon Level 3 Coach & Tutor, IRONMAN U Coach & MSc in Sports Performance Coaching. With certifications spanning NASM PT, WOWSA Level 3 Open Water, 80/20 Endurance, & World Triathlon Female Athlete Coaching, I bring proven expertise across all aspects of swimming, cycling & running.
My passion is helping athletes like you reach your race goals through a holistic approach that blends smart training, tailored nutrition, strength/mobiity, recovery & mental strategies.


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