Swim Workouts To Go app for iPhone and iPad

4.0 ( 8720 ratings )

Sports Health & Fitness
Developer: Cambridge Masters Swim Club, LLC

3.99 USD

Current version: 2.2.0, last update: 5 years ago
First release : 05 Nov 2012
App size: 43.49 Mb

Swim Workouts To Go app is designed for the Masters/Fitness Swimmer or Triathlete who is:
•looking to stay in shape while on the road
•lacking access to coached workouts

•wanting to train on his/her own
Swim Workouts To Go also links to the United States Masters Swimming page to provide a quick look at what pools are available in the area.

Why Swim Workouts To Go?
Swimming is an excellent form of exercise that can be beneficial to many people throughout their lives. To receive the full health and wellness benefits of swimming, it can be important to train different energy systems in a balanced way.

The Swim Workouts To Go app posts new workouts to its site daily and offers both freestyle and stroke practices (see the Workout Focus section for the days of these workouts.) Written instructions are included under the Terminology page. Feel free to swim freestyle during designated stroke or stroke during freestyle sets if that better suits your training needs.

How Long Are the Workouts?
Depending on the swimmers ability, the workouts should take between 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. Most workouts average 4000-5000 yards. Where it says between 1-4 rounds, this is the logical place where swimmers with less endurance or less time to spend in the water can limit the practice.

Who writes the workouts?
Swim Workouts To Go is produced by Cambridge Masters Swim Club Head Coach, Abe Rogers, and Harvard Women’s Swimming Head Coach, Stephanie Morawski. Abe, a former Olympic Trials competitor in Triathlon, a collegiate varsity swimmer and a long time masters swimmer and coach, has 20 years of experience training athletes at all levels. Olympic Trials finalists, and Harvard to several Ivy Championships. She collaborates with Abe on season planning and training ideas. Both coaches have a love for the sport and they want to share their workouts to promote swimming as a form of exercise at home or on the road.

Disclaimer: Before participating in any physical activity or if you are pregnant or returning from a pregnancy, illness or injury, please consult a doctor to make sure you are in good health before performing any type of exercise. Swim Workouts To Go does not claim to improve your overall fitness or make you a faster swimmer; we are simply supplying workouts to individuals who want consistency in swim training provided by a coach.

Pros and cons of Swim Workouts To Go app for iPhone and iPad

Swim Workouts To Go app good for

I love this app, it is a must have for swimmers without access to a coach. Daily workouts are balanced, challenging and fun but also long (4000 to 5000 yards or meters). However, you can adjust distance to meet your needs. The app is simple and easy to use --no bells and whistles here, just workouts to help you get focused and improve your swimming; they include kick and drill sets, a variety of strokes (not just freestyle), rest time between sets, etc. I was somewhat hesitant to get it because it was launched in 2012 and since then no new version has been released. However, it works like a charm. A new workout is posted every day --it is actually available the night before for your convenience. Ive seen much progress in my swimming and although I feel tired after the workout, I am totally rested by the following day and looking forward to another swimming session. I highly recommend it.

great app, use it every day for workouts! However, I would love if they updated the UI. Its starting to look extremely dated.

Some bad moments

I love the stroke/IM workouts! The practice goes by quickly, which is a big plus when I want to get in more yardage but have difficulty staying focused when swimming alone. I also like that I can filter and search the workouts--very helpful for the picky swimmer.

Im on the road a lot but want to keep up my swim training as I compete in triathlons over the summer. These workouts are posted every day by 6AM but there are also months of previous workouts to choose from as well. Id advise you to read the terminology first to have a better idea of what the coach intends for workouts. Many of the concepts are similar to what I am used to although the wording is a bit different. The most important part is that the workouts are structured well and its cook to think that there are actual swimmers at Harvards pool doing the same practice with the coach (and in reviewing the Cambridge Masters Swim Clubs website, they permit drop-in swimmers if you are in the area for work). I also love the fact that I can type in my location and find a pool at which to swim. If you are looking for a great app to help provide motivation and structure to your workouts, I havent found any others like this one.

This APP is just what busy swimmers and triathletes have been waiting for: A daily workout with variety that you can access anywhere and anytime; at home or traveling for business, pleasure, or races. It even helps you find a pool, and youll have a workout waiting for you. A great feature of the app is that you can access hundreds of Previous Workouts to meet your needs, whether you like Distance Freestyle workouts, Sprint workouts, IM workouts, and everything in between. You can adjust the workout for your specific yardage needs and the time you have available to swim. The APP also features a Terminology section that explains competitive swimming lingo so you understand exactly what the training focus is for each set, whether you are coming from a competitive swim background or if you are completely new to swimming. The workouts are designed for swimmers and triathletes of all ability levels, based off of daily practices for the Cambridge Masters Swim Club out of Harvard Universitys Blodgett Pool in Boston, MA. Cambridge Masters is a large team with all ability levels and ages, ranging from novice and recreational swimmers and triathletes to Olympic Trials Qualifiers. A definite must-have for Competitive Swimmers, Triathletes, Open-water Swimmers, and Recreational Swimmers alike. Download the APP today and start swimming fun, challenging, and interesting workouts immediately...

I have NEVER reviewed an app before but felt compelled to review this one. Great variety of workouts. Perfect distances. Nice mix of free and stroke. Especially helpful if you have access to a pool but no coach. Thank you!!

As a swim coach and former swimmer I find this app to be a missing link for a quick idea for a swim workout. I can remember off season college training where I was in search of a different workout. Sometimes I simply dont even feel like writing up a well constructed swim workout which would end up leading me to not even going for a swim at all. SwimWorkout gives good choices and "change-ups" for a nice swim workout that is easy and fast. Also, as a swim coach I am asked frequently to write up workouts for people. As much as its a compliment that people would like me to write up a swim workout for them, at times its bad timing or you may simply not feel like it. In the end, this app serves not only swimmers on the go but it also can serve college level, club, high school, and master swimmers with ease. I highly recommend this app for any frequent swimmer and swim coach.

Easy to use, love the very helpful link to locate places to swim when we travel! Definitely worth buying this app!

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