Even-Pace Repeats
Four short repeats at an even effort, judged by stroke count and time together – learning that steady beats fast-then-slow.
- Stages
- Swimming – Stage 9
- Difficulty
- Developing
- Skills
- Stroke Efficiency, Endurance & Pace
- Equipment
- Pace Clock
- Age
- 9–99 years
- Group size
- 1–16 swimmers
- Time
- About 7 minutes
- In a lesson
- Skill Development 1, Skill Development 2, Game / Consolidation
- Shared by
- SwimShare Resource
Safety notes
- Swimmers can take extra rest; not a race.
What it develops
- Use stroke count and tempo to swim efficiently
- Hold an even pace over repeated swims
How to run it
- Swimmers swim 4 × 25 metres (or 4 widths) of front crawl with a short rest.
- They note both time and stroke count on each one.
- The aim is to keep both numbers as similar as possible.
- Discuss which number changed first when they got tired.
Teaching cues
- Easy first one.
- Same count, same time.
- Breathe in a steady pattern.
Make it easier
- Count strokes only; the teacher keeps the times.
Make it harder
- 6 × 25 metres or 4 × 50 metres.
- Swimmers predict their time before each swim.
Common faults
- First repeat flat out.
- Stroke count rises because the glide disappears.
Corrections
- 'Start like it's your third one.'
- 'Keep your reach long.'
Assistant / L1 role
- Record times and counts for your lane on a whiteboard and point out the most even swimmer to the teacher.