# Swim Training Plans

Learn about technique, building endurance, and efficiency to get ready for a successful sprint triathlon.

## Sprint Triathlon Training Plan
- **Length:** 8 weeks  
- **Frequency:** 3x/week  
- **Average Distance Volume (low):** 1,100m/yds  
- **Average Distance Volume (mid):** 1,500m/yds

Train to reach your peak performance with efficiency front of mind, so you can transition from swim to bike with energy and confidence.

## Olympic Triathlon Training Plan
- **Length:** 12 weeks  
- **Frequency:** 3x/week  
- **Average Distance Volume (low):** 1,700m/yds  
- **Average Distance Volume (mid):** 2,300m/yds

Prepare to swim a strong, efficient 1.9km and keep your energy and confidence up for the rest of your race.

## Half Iron Triathlon Training Plan
- **Length:** 16 weeks  
- **Frequency:** 3x/week  
- **Average Distance Volume (mid):** 2,100m/yds  
- **Average Distance Volume (high):** 3,000m/yds

Prepare to swim a strong, efficient 3.8km, so you can transition to your bike leg feeling energized and confident.

## Full Iron Triathlon Training Plan
- **Length:** 24 weeks  
- **Frequency:** 3x/week  
- **Average Distance Volume:** 3,100m/yds

This is just a sample of our plans library.

## Swimming Pace Improvement Plan
- **Length:** 4 weeks  
- **Frequency:** 3x/week  
- **Average Distance Volume (mid):** 2,100m/yds  
- **Average Distance Volume (high):** 3,200m/yds

The purpose of this plan is to help you improve your average swimming pace.

## Endurance Improvement Plan
- **Length:** 8 weeks  
- **Frequency:** 3x/week  
- **Average Distance Volume:** 3,650m/yds

Improve your endurance and efficiency in the water, so you can swim 500m comfortably without stopping.

## General Fitness with Swimming Plan
- **Length:** 8 weeks  
- **Frequency:** 3x/week  
- **Average Distance Volume (low):** 1,350m/yds  
- **Average Distance Volume (mid):** 2,300m/yds

Improve your overall fitness with swimming—a full-body workout that builds endurance and muscle strength.

## Recovery Plan
- **Length:** 2 weeks  
- **Frequency:** 3x/week  
- **Average Distance Volume (low):** 1,400m/yds  
- **Average Distance Volume (mid):** 2,400m/yds

Recover and recharge after a race, period of hard training, or at the end of a competitive season.

## Technique Improvement Plan
- **Length:** 4 weeks  
- **Frequency:** 2-3x/week  
- **Average Distance Volume:** 1,000m/yds

Improve your freestyle technique and increase your efficiency. Focus on body position, kicking, breathing, and pulling.

## Kickboard Training Plan
- **Length:** 2 weeks  
- **Frequency:** 2x/week  
- **Average Distance Volume:** 1,250m/yds

Get comfortable with using a kickboard, work on proper kicking technique, and feel confident as you kick through any workout.

## Pull Buoy Training Plan
- **Length:** 2 weeks  
- **Frequency:** 2x/week  
- **Average Distance Volume:** 1,350m/yds

Get familiar with using a pull buoy, learn about proper pulling technique, and start to develop a powerful arm pull.

## Fins Training Plan
- **Length:** 2 weeks  
- **Frequency:** 2x/week  
- **Average Distance Volume:** 1,400m/yds

Learn the many ways to use fins, feel comfortable swimming with them, and understand how they improve your technique.

## Maximize Your Training

In-Goggle Workout Instructions & Swim Plans,
available with FORM Premium

## 1,500+ Workouts In Your Goggles

Whatever your skill level, reach your goals with coach-designed workouts. Automatically sync a workout to your goggles and see motivating lap-by-lap instructions.

## Workout Categories

- ### Endurance  
Base-building sessions that develop your cardiovascular system.

- ### Recovery  
Designed for physical and mental regeneration.

- ### Technique  
Drill-based sessions designed to improve your stroke efficiency.

- ### Power  
Designed to develop sustained, high-intensity swimming.

- ### Sprint  
Designed to improve your ability to execute short bursts at maximum speed.

- ### Test Set  
Helps measure your performance and improvements over time.

## Import & Create Workouts

Build your own workouts, or import from TrainingPeaks & TriDot. With unrivalled flexibility, your options are endless.

## Hit Your Goals With Plans

Go beyond your average swim with coach-designed swim training plans made for swimmers at every level. Follow a plan and your weekly workouts will automatically sync to your goggles.

### Triathlon Plans

#### Sprint Triathlon

#### Olympic Triathlon

#### Half Iron

#### Full Iron

### Fitness Plans

#### Improve Your Pace

#### Boost Your Endurance

#### Swim 500 Non-Stop

#### Swimming Your Way Into Shape

#### Recharge and Recover

### Skill Development Plans

#### Freestyle Foundations

#### The Power of Equipment - Kickboard

#### The Power of Equipment - Pull Buoy

#### The Power of Equipment - Fins

## Your Underwater Coach

## Connections Made Easy

The FORM app connects to all your favorite fitness apps, so you can share your swims and dig into the details of your metrics.

## 600+ Reviews

"I've been reflecting on how much time I've wasted by not training with a plan. I absolutely love this platform. My sessions are much more pace-oriented and I'm seeing improvements in all aspects of swimming."

Gisli Sveinsson, Fitness Swimmer

## Review Highlights
- Hannah Wells, Professional Triathlete: "Using the FORM App I can accurately track metrics such as stroke rate, stroke length and pacing, and can compare these metrics across weeks of training to see how I am progressing."
- Tenchi So, Athlete: "The workout feature allows me to upload swim workouts into the goggles from the FORM app without having to think about creating one myself."
- Julie Wolpers, Fitness Swimmer: "My FORM goggles have been game-changing in that I never lose count, they never fog up, they inspire me to push myself."
- Cheryl Davie, Fitness Swimmer: "FORM workouts eliminate all the hassle and pre-planning so I can just hop in the pool and go!"
- Luke Halliday, AG Triathlete & Duathlete: "How incredible my FORM goggles are. Could not recommend enough for any swimmers!"
- Chris Hill, Swim Coach: "With the FORM app, I can dive deeper into how I swim so I'm able to make changes to my technique."

## The Tide is Rising

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