An additional dryland diving pit is planned and will be operational by the fall of 2001. Strength training takes place in the weight and fitness rooms of the Mitchell Center. Additional strength and power training devices include the use of medicine balls, surgical tubing with paddles, heavy jump ropes, VASA Trainer, Biokinetic swim benches, and Total Performance power racks. The Baker Sportsmedicine Room provides our athletes with the highest quality sportsmedicine program in the country. The Sports Medicine program is staffed by three full-time certified athletic trainers and three university physicians.
Workouts are research based and are applied as individually as possible.
Our training program includes 10 workouts per week, with each session being purposeful in its training design and goals. The training program is divided into three different groups -distance, middle distance, and sprint. While most swimmers train with one group throughout the season, some move from one group to another on a daily basis. While training times overlap, each group follows a unique training protocol designed to meets its needs. While the men and women train separately in the mornings, the two teams train together in the afternoons.