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can anyone who swims competitively help me make sense of these work outs? i’m going out for swim team (and i’ve never swam before other than just chilling in the pool) and in all honesty i don’t understand it 😂 thanks in advance :)

only until it gets to dry land for this one.

and if you have any other workouts i could try those would help as well :)

only until it gets to dry land for this one. 
and if you have any other workouts i could try those would help as well :)

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Hi hon! Coached for years and swam in college! 
When it says things like 1 x 25 it means one length (each length is 25 yards). So 2 x 25 means 2 lengths, where you get to stop after each length. (12x25 is 12 lengths, getting to stop after each etc).
When it says 50s (like 20x50s) it means 2 lengths. The set that says 20x50 on the minute means your goal is to swim 2 lengths in less than a minute.  5 rounds of 4 means to do 4x50 (4x2 lengths each) 5 times. 
The numbers below that (1 EZ, 2 build, etc) means in your sets of 4, the first one is easy, the second is building up faster, the third is building up even faster, and the fourth is a full sprint as fast as you can).

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It's been years since I've swam competitively, but this looks like  moderate workouts. 
Assuming EZ is easy? If you're starting out it's imperative to focus on your posture, your hand position because if your hands are turned wrong it can damage your shoulders and rotator cuff, focus on your midstream meaning pretend there's a line going from your head to crotch and keep your palms following that invisible line, and focus on your kicking. At least 4 kicks per arm rotation. 
As for the workout... I'd recommend doing 30 seconds intervals per 25 meters and a minute to minute and a half intervals per 50 m to start off with and once you've got your proper position down along with kicking and proper breathing technique quicken your pace by 5 seconds. 
So 25 seconds per 25 m
55-60 seconds per 50
Mix up the 25s with only kicking, or only arm rotation, or switching strokes, or focus on breathing patterns.

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