Cameron McEvoy – The Hardest Sets Ever #2 For Mortals - Opt A
Swimming, March 27, 2025
Com Games Gold medalist & Olympic Bronze medalist, Cameron McEvoy has swum some tough sets during his career, over the next few weeks I'm going expose you to a number of his toughest training sets (and variations for mere mortals).
For swimmers who are after a workout between 1,000 & 2,000 metres.
The inspiration for today's workout comes from an article by Olivier Poirier-Leroy at YourSwimLog.com, you can read the full article here.
Option A
- 200m WU;
- 8x 25m Drill;
- 500m 60sec RI;
- 5x 100m 20sec RI;
- 200m CD (1,600m)
Start the workout with a Warm Up (WU) covering 200m. During the warm-up feel free to stop and stretch as needed. It doesn’t need to be a continuous swim.
Next up is a drill/swim set. There are eight 25m repetitions. Feel free to use fins whilst doing this set. Do the drills below twice through:
I wrote an article about swimming drills previously. Click here to read and watch it.
The Main Set is made up of one sets. Each set is made up of a 500m swim with a 60-second Rest Interval (RI). This is then followed by five, 100m reps which are followed by a 20sec Rest Interval (RI).
For the Cool Down (CD) swim 200m. Unlike the previous sets which have to be freestyle, the cooldown (like the warm-up) can be any stroke you wish to swim. You can also stop and rest after any length. I encourage you to stop and stretch during the cool-down.
If you would like further advice feel free to contact me.
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Originally Published: https://www.coachray.nz/2021/07/31/saturday-swim-session-cameron-mcevoy-the-hardest-sets-ever-2-for-mortals/