Location
Most of our team workouts are held at Hickey pool. Hickey pool is located near the MU bus terminal next to Hickey Gym. It is a seven-lane, 25-yard pool with lockers available to checkout by all UCD Triathlon Team members.
Our team offers five 1-hour swim workouts per week, in which 1 of the workouts will be run by our head coach and the rest will be student-coached.
Only paid members who have completed the appropriate sport club waivers will be allowed to come to team practices. You can find the sport club website here. Swim workshops will also be offered during the fall and throughout the year. Also, our head coach and student coordinators will be available during the swim workouts to help out anyone who wants help in improving their stroke technique (just ask!).
During spring and summer, we will have various open water swim practices that will be held at either Lake Berryessa or Lake Natoma in Folsom. These workouts will be run by our head coach and will be announced via email and posted on the workout calendar.
Schedule
Our Fall 2009 Swimming Schedule is
- Monday: 4:00-5:00PM at Hickey Pool (Student Coached)
- Tuesday: 8:30-9:30AM at Hickey Pool (Head Coached)
- Wednesday: 4:00-5:00PM at Hickey Pool (Student Coached)
- Thursday: 8:30-9:30AM at Hickey Pool (Student Coached)
- Friday: 4:00-5:00PM at Hickey Pool (Student Coached)
* Workout times and locations may change so make sure to check the workout calendar for more details.
Workout Format
Practices will be organized according to swim ability (advanced, intermediate, and beginner swimmers). The head coach and student coordinators will provide organized swim sets for most, if not all the swim workouts. Each workout will cater towards your ability.
During the fall, swim workouts will focus more on stroke technique and getting back into swim shape. Winter and spring seasons will focus on building yardage and speed to prep for the upcoming race season. More information about how swim workouts are run will be offered during our team meetings.
