Swimming Terminology

Structured Workouts

• Set
• Interval
• Zone
• Reps
• Set Group

Technique Terms

• SWOLF
• Open Turn
• Flip Turn
• Bilateral Breathing
• Distance Per Stroke (DPS)
• Streamline

Standard Pool Courses

• Long Course Meters (LCM)
• Short Course Meters (SCM)
• Short Course Yards (SCY)

Swimming Slang

• Split the Lane
• Circle Swimming
• "On the Bottom"
• "On the Top"

Stroke Terminology

• Swimming Stroke Abbreviations
• Kick
• Drill
• Pulling
• Legal Competition Strokes
• Individual Medley (IM)

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Training Terms

• Breakout
• Threshold Pace
• Transition IM
• Odds & Evens
• Active Recovery
• Split

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