Sprint training (lactate production training)

Lactate production training consists of short sprints at near maximum speeds for improving anaerobic power. 

Sprint training (lactate tolerance training)

Sprint training has been given too little attention by coaches and athletes because they were concerned with endurance training. Increased aerobic endurance contributes more to improved swimming performance in all events of 100m and longer than any other physiological adaptation. Adaptations tha occur through sprint training contribute to improved performances in all events, not only in sprints but also in middle distance and even distance swimming. Improvements in speed and power provide long sprint and middle distance swimmers with what is known as easy speed, tha ability to take races out faster with less effort. They also provide middle distance and distance swimmers with what is termed a finishing kick, the ability to sprint faster during the final portion of their races. Sprint training can be used to increase the maximum swimming speed so that swimmers can take races out faster and to improve buffering capacity so that sprinters can maintain a speed in races closer to their maximum sprinting speed. There are three types of sprint training: lactate tolerance (Sp-1), lactate production (Sp-2), and power training (Sp-3).

Games for baby swimming

Treat your first few trips to the pool simply as extra play sessions, allowing your child to become accustomed to the new environment and encouraging a love of water by making the fun time using games. Just as children love playing at home and at school, so they will love playing games in the water. Games also support learning on a variety of fronts as they involve skills such as coordination, logic, and memory. As such, they are invaluable learning aids when you are teaching your child to swim. 

By fully integrating games into your lessons, you will be able to introduce new skills to your baby in entertaining ways. You can also use them to provide fun breaks for your child after she has tries new or challenging skills. Play the games suggested below with your child, but adapt them to suit her and the pool that you are in.