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30 workouts for open water and tethered swimming


Do you have access to open water but find yourself bored and exhausted with continuous swimming?Do you need a bit of workout inspiration for your new at-home pool set-up while your local pool is closed?

To help you get more out of your swim training, I have 30 mentally-engaging swim workouts that are sure to help you build and maintain your swim fitness strength, endurance, skills and power.

What’s included in the swim training plan? 

15 stationary swim workouts (~30-45 minutes per workout)

  • Requires the use of a tether/resistance band and some type of pool.
  • Workouts are broken into 3 categories (5 workouts each): easy, moderate and hard based on intensity/volume.
  • Workouts cater to all fitness levels.
  • Sent via email as a document (PDF).
To learn more about our experience buying an above ground pool and swimming with a tether, check out this blog post.

15 open water swim workouts (~45-60 minutes per workout)
  • Requires the use of a body of water (max continuous swimming is ~10 minutes)
  • Workouts are broken into 3 categories (5 workouts each): easy, moderate and hard based on intensity/volume.
  • Workouts cater to all fitness levels.
  • Sent via email as a document (PDF).

Add on:
If you need motivation, inspiration and accountability with your strength training regime, you can add-on our strength training template, which includes 20 different strength/core/plank/swim dryland workout routines (videos performed by Marni). Minimal equipment required (hand weights, stretch cord, resistance band, stability ball, soup cans).

To learn more about the training plan, click HERE.