By Seren Jones, Swimming World College Intern
Taper is undoubtedly the most wonderful time of the year for swimmers. After months of high volume, high intensity and even higher heart rates, the calm before the storm of the championship meet greets us with extreme generosity and significantly less physical pain. With the shorter sessions come the easier sets, with the longer intervals and, of course, the happier swimmers.
However, contrary to popular belief, this is not entirely true (excluding the happier swimmers part); there is more to taper than just cutting the yardage. Far more.
Too often swimmers wonder why they aren’t swimming less during taper time. Why they’re still doing challenging sets, or why their heart rates are above 140 beats per minute. Swimmers often confuse taper with doing nothing, when the reality is, there is a still a lot to do.
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