Practice + Pancakes: Walsh Sisters + Madden Pace, Brownstead + King Power

We took a trip down to Charlottesville to bring you a couple practices from the defending women's NCAA champions. On this Monday afternoon, Todd DeSorbo was running a 50 free group which included Matt Brownstead (2021 ACC champion, 50 & 100 free) and Matt King (2021 SEC champion, 50 & 100 free). They were doing sprints on the racks: each time you swam an effort, you would add weight if you went 5.5 or faster. If you went 6.0 or slower, you would lose weight.
Over on the dive well end, associate head coach Blaire Bachman was running a 200 pace group, including the likes of Gretchen Walsh (backstroke), Alex Walsh (breaststroke), and Paige Madden (fly/back). Here is their main set:
3X 2X50@50/1:00/1:10 PACE -1; MIMIC THE FIRST 100 OF YOUR 200 RACE
:40SR
2X75@1:30 RACE
1X50@1:00 BLAST KICK!
50@2:00 EZ SWIM
- RESET -
3X 4X50@55/1:05/1:15 P-1/P/P/P
:40SR
100@2:00 BACKEND 100
1X25@30 BLAST KICK!
75@2:00 EZ SWIM
100 EZ
1X175 RACE - ALL OUT - BEAT YOUR 200 PB!
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[@andrewwong8928]

Love this coach!!! Love this team!!! Can't wait to see them compete in March!!!

[@michaeljr.5428]

Idk if Todd just asked you to not list the practice in the video but it would be awesome if you could write out the sets. Would add another great element to your videos!

[@SwimSwamTV]

Blaire's set is written out in the description of this video
Todd's set he gave mostly verbally - no paper workout

[@henrykeegan2762]

Virginia coaches got some fast watches. Seemed like they were almost a second or two fast on every timed part. This is off looking at the clock

[@liamoconnor434]

i was wondering cuz some of these pace times are just too fast to be true xD

[@adipratomo7218]

I hope you can include the training program so you can share 😊

[@connormiller7776]

“5.6!!” *clock showing 8.9*

[@aidanringel8924]

Anyone else see the lane pull at 5:40?

[@kevincoulter_staff-salemms6328]

Time to build a new pin so you can attach free weights.