Faster Swimming

02/24/2023

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05/02/2020

One of Brad Burget's high school swimmers.

Beachwood swimmer Grady Bystrom has found a unique way to train during the Coronavirus pandemic by swimming in his own custom natatorium.

11/04/2019

Athena Meneses, a 14 year old Mexican national team member, recently broke the national 50 meter butterfly record at the FINA Junior World Championship on August 23rd. Her father has been using the 19 Week Training Program since November 2018.

In the last few weeks, Brad Burget, the author of the 19 week program, was contacted by the Meneses family and will begin coaching Athena as well as writing her daily workouts for both swim and strength training.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (October 30, 2019) — A 14-year-old swimmer from Mexico City has her eyes on Olympic gold after setting a Mexican national record time in the 50

10/30/2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio (October 30, 2019) — A 14-year-old swimmer from Mexico City has her eyes on Olympic gold after setting a Mexican national record time in the 50-meter butterfly using the innovative Faster Swimming 19-week training plan.
Athena Meneses-Kovacs, coached by her father Andres Meneses, set the record at the 2019 FINA Junior World Swimming Championship Aug.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (October 30, 2019) — A 14-year-old swimmer from Mexico City has her eyes on Olympic gold after setting a Mexican national record time in the 50

09/11/2019

Tapering is a great experience but only a tool to enhance optimum performance. Swimmers must take into consideration all the factors that will be mentioned in this article. Tapering isn’t the magic pill to faster swimming but one of the factors to faster swimming.

Tapering is a great experience but only a tool to enhance optimum performance. Swimmers must take into consideration all the factors that will be mentioned in t

08/30/2019

We're looking for a 50 meter pool to use in October, somewhere in the U.S. We'll need it twice a day for training. Can you help?

07/02/2019

Increased volume = Increased energy use = Increased calorie intake!

Body weight should NOT drop more than 3 pounds during an intense period of training in-season.

Increased volume = Increased energy use = Increased calorie intake! Body weight should NOT drop more than 3 pounds during an intense period of training in-se

06/28/2019

Let’s administer test sets while maintaining yardage goals. Work in as you see fit but try to complete during the week.

The test sets are to establish repeat pace per 100’s on all strokes to help the swimmer and coach adjust send offs for the Holiday training demands.

The following warm up is a great set pattern for swimmers to learn and complete at meets.

Let’s administer test sets while maintaining yardage goals. Work in as you see fit but try to complete during the week. The test sets are to establish repe

03/29/2019

OK… No nonsense here – just some thoughts on training pertaining to what I’ve been reading lately and how I train my teams (swimming, track, and many others). No particular order, but the pieces do fit:

A. Training regularly, systematically, and progressively are keys to obtaining the desired goals of training (better competitive performances!!).
B.

OK… No nonsense here – just some thoughts on training pertaining to what I’ve been reading lately and how I train my teams (swimming, track, and many othe

03/23/2019

WHEN you eat can be as important as WHAT you eat regarding workout nutrition. There are an endless array of supplements and wonder-foods available, many promising a great return if you simply purchase their product. Well, there are some supplements that could help with workouts and recovery, but they are just that – supplements to a regular diet and exercise program.

WHEN you eat can be as important as WHAT you eat regarding workout nutrition. There are an endless array of supplements and wonder-foods available, many promisi

03/23/2019

When training to compete we increase our fitness by recovering from our training. There are several models to describe training and it’s after effects, the most popular and recognized of which is the single-factor model.

When training to compete we increase our fitness by recovering from our training. There are several models to describe training and it’s after effects, the mo