Swimming Terms
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FL |
BUTTERFLY |
BK
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BACKSTROKE ALSO=BACK
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BR |
BREASTSTROKE
ALSO=BRST |
FR
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FREESTYLE ALSO=FREE
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IM |
INDIVIDUAL
MEDLEY ( ALL 4 STROKES) |
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FR/IM |
FREE/IM
(FR/BK/BR/FR) |
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FL/IM |
FLY/IM
(FL/BK/BR/FL) |
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D, |
(STROKE DRILL)
– DRILL |
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K,KK |
KICK |
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LB |
LUNGBUSTER – (
BREATH EVERY 3RD STROKE,5TH,7TH,9TH) |
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BC |
BREATH
CONTROL (BREATHING PATTERN) |
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N/S,NEG.SPLIT |
NEGATIVE |
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D/A IM |
DROP/ADD IM
(2FL-1BK-1BR-1FR;1FL-2BK-1BR-1FR;1FL-1BK-2BR-1FR;1FL-1BK-1BR-2FR) |
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BLD |
BUILD (GET
FASTER AS YOU GO) |
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P |
PULL |
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S |
SWIM |
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D |
DRILL |
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DESC |
DESCEND ( EACH
REPEAT GETS FASTER) |
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EV |
EVERY |
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E.O. |
EVERY OTHER |
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E.O.O. |
EVERY OTHER
ONE |
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E.O.L. |
EVERY OTHER LAP |
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@ |
AT OR EACH OR
ON |
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PAD OR HP |
HAND PADDLES |
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KB |
KICK BOARD |
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BNDS |
BANDS ( INNER
TUBE STRIPS) |
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P-CHUTES |
PARACHUTES |
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LEGS X’ED |
LEGS CROSSED AT
THE ANKLES |
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EZ |
EASY
SWIM/WARM DOWN |
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REC |
RECOVERY SWIM |
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UWTR |
UNDER WATER |
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UH2O |
UNDER WATER |
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UND |
UNDER |
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U |
UP AS IN;2U,2D
OR 3U,3D |
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D |
DOWN |
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STRK |
STROKE (YOUR
PARTICULAR STROKE) |
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OPP |
OPPOSITE STROKE, IF YOU’RE A FLYER; BREAST |
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LA |
LONG AXIS |
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SA |
SHORT AXIS |
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REV |
REVERSE IM
(FR/BR/BK/FL) |
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FKOYB |
FLY KICK ON
YOUR BACK |
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S.L. |
STREAMLINE (PALM OF ONE HAND ON THE BACK OF
THE OTHER HAND-ARMS ON THE EARS-ANKLES,KNEES THIGHS TOGETHER-POINT TOES-SUCK
IN STOMACH SQUEEZE BUTT CHEEKS TOGETHER AND STRETCH) |
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B.O. |
BREAKOUT AND BRAINS OUT (REALLY FAST) |
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SHIMMER |
FLY KICKS UNDER WATER, STARTS @ ARM-PITS |
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“ON THE SIDE” |
AT THE 45” OR
15” MARK ON PACE CLOCK |
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“AT THE TOP” |
AT THE 60” MARK |
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“AT THE
BOTTOM” |
AT THE 30”
MARK |
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2 RM REST |
REST 2 RED
MARKS ON THE PACE CLOCK |
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LOCO |
LOCOMOTIVE (1 FAST,1 SLOW-1 FAST,2 SLOW) |
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TREADMILL |
1/4HARD,1/4HURT,1/4PAIN,1/4VERY
PAINFUL |
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5/10 |
5 strokes short axis,10 kicks sHORT aXIS under water |
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10/20 |
10 strokes long axis,20 kicks under water |
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SUPER 500 |
25,25,50/25,75/50,50/75,25/50,25,25
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SUPER 60 |
25,25,50/25,75/50,50/50,50/75,25/50,25,25 |
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BRKN |
BROKEN SWIM
(25/10SR,50/5SR,25 ) |
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SR |
SECONDS REST |
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MR |
MINUTES REST |
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“ |
SECONDS |
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‘ |
MINUTES |
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BT |
BEST TIME |
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SKP |
SWIM,KICK,PULL |
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SKPS |
SWIM,KICK,PULL,SWIM |
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KLRS |
KICK,LEFT
ARM,RIGHT ARM,SWIM |
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SLRS |
SWIM,LEFT
ARM,RIGHT ARM,SWIM |
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PU |
PUSH UP |
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SU |
SIT UP |
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RND |
ROUND |
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O |
ODD # |
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E |
EVEN # |
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ALT |
ALTERNATE |
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BURPEE |
SQUAT DOWN-THRUST LEGS BACK-DO PUSH-UP-GO
BACK TO SQUAT-JUMP UP TO S.L. POSITION |
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3 FL K @ W |
3 FLY KICKS OFF
EACH WALL (SHIMMERS) |
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IN/OUT OR OUT/INS |
MID-POOL
TURNS |
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IM SWITCHING |
IM TURNS (7) (FL/FL,FL/BK,BK/BK,BK/BR
BR/BR,BR/FR,FR/FR |
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STROKE COUNT |
COUNT NUMBER
OF STROKES/LAP |
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-1,-2,-3 |
NUMBER OF STROKES OFF ALPHA NUMBER/LAP |
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P.O. |
BREASTSTROKE
PULL-OUT |
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SPL OR S/L |
STROKES PER LAP |
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KPL OR K/L |
KICKS PER LAP |
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HR |
HEART RATE (NUMBER OF BEATS IN 6-10 SECS.) |
6C - 7C – 8C
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6CYCLES/LAP,
7CYCLES/LAP, 8CYCLES/LAP
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W/U |
WARM UP |
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W/D |
WARM DOWN |
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NORM. |
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IMO |
IM ORDER |
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FL KK @ WALL |
FLY KICK AT
WALL |
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PACE |
SWIM AT RACE
SPEED |
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WIDTH |
ACROSS THE POOL |
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D WELL |
DIVING WELL |
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L |
THE WIDTH OF POOL EXCEPT DIVING WELL PART |
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FLTTR KKS |
FLUTTER KICKS |
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KOB |
KICK ON BACK |
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1212/2121 |
1FL,2BK,1BR,2FR/2FL,1BK,2BR,1FR |
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E/H |
EASY/HARD |
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L.E.S. |
LEAST
EFFICIENT STROKE |
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25L,25R |
25 LEFT ARM, 25
RIGHT ARM |
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5-1 |
5KICKS, 1STROKE |
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SPRINTERS |
50 TO 200 YARDS |
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MID-DISTANCE |
200 TO 500 |
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DISTANCE |
500 YDS. AND
ABOVE |
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K/S |
KICK/SWIM |
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D/S |
DRILL/SWIM; 25KK>25SW< - 25KICK DOWN THE
POOL, SWIM BACK |