This year, Huston added medicine balls and scooter boards to the workouts. The team does dry-land workouts three times each week for 30 to 45 minutes. The workouts come either before or after the regular pool workouts. The time spent out of the water always has a focus on what will help the team members to achieve successful results in the pool, Huston said. Dry land helps fine tune and build strength.
Swimming is more for endurance.
The members of the swim team realize the importance of the dry-land and weight workouts as well as time spent in the pool. You can't really have one without the other. The dry-land workouts help break the monotony of daily swim practices, Rogers said. When you're out of the water, it's a break for us. There are some drawbacks to the dry-land training.