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There are lots of reasons to choose 3S, but the most important one is simply that IT WORKS... all the time... with swimmers of all abilities. And it doesn't require a PhD in advanced computer geek to do it either.

You will meet your training goals, if you will just follow our suggested workouts. Oliver Koen, a nine-year-old from Swaziland, did just that and listen to his results!

Dear Sergei:

Our season is finished now but we are still practicing every day until it gets too cold. It was Nationals (our main event) this weekend and teams from Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique and Swaziland took part.

I followed your program and it worked very very well! The last two weeks we didn't practice hard, just technique with lots of starts & turns.

Last year I only got one medal. This year I got 9 and won the junior victor ludorum as well.

My fly is much better now, mom says practicing with the front snorkel got my rhythm right. Mom will put my results in, but I wanted to tell you how I did myself.

50m fly = PB -7.03 sec = 2nd place
50m back = +0.97 sec = 1st place
100m back = PB -3.40 sec = 1st place
50m breast = PB -1.86 sec = 2nd place
100m breast = PB -0.38 sec = 3rd place
200m breast = PB -7.97 sec = 3rd place (under 12)
50m free = PB - 3.81 sec = 2nd place
100m free = PB - 6.25 sec = 1st place
100m IM = PB -9.40 sec = 1st place

Thank you for everything you do for me.

Oliver

Of course we have older swimmers using our program as well, with many of them on a national or Olympic level. Click Here to see some of their results. And be sure to read the personal experiences of these Masters Swimmers.

Not everything in sports is for the very young, the fastest or the most powerful. Swimming a grueling 1500 m butterfly is a great accomplishment at any age, but at 55, it's takes the heart of a true champion. Congratulations, Dawn!

Blacktown Beaver’s 1500m Butterflier

Dawn Thompson is a 55 year-old distance swimmer from Gilmore ACT and a member of the Blacktown City Masters AUSSI Club in NSW. When told in the ACT, the 1500m butterfly was frowned upon, Dawn set out to prove a point, and completed the swim in a time of 34:28.41.

With the assistance of 3S Certified Coach Jim Richardson (Head Coach of the University of Michigan USA, Women's swim team), Dawn applied herself to grueling training sets, generated by the 3S Parametric Training System. She is a firm believer that you do not have to be the fastest or slowest swimmer to be a champion.

"If you set a goal and can accomplish that goal, then you are a true champion in yourself. In my endeavour to complete this training, I also became of member of the Active Leisure Centre in Erindale, ACT. Strength training is a vital part of my training along with 3 – 4km sessions in the water. I wish to thank Greg, Jean, Johnny and other members of staff for their ongoing support and encouragement and to the patrons of the pool for their friendship and support.

This swim was not physically tough, however, a great mental challenge. I do not recommend this swim for the faint hearted."

Dawn is a swim coach herself but has recently retired from coaching to re enter the workforce as a receptionist for CES Computers in Fyshwick, ACT. Dawn is looking forward to swimming at the Campbelltown meet in July and Mildura Masters Games in August.

Sergei:
     I am writing this as a first time user of the 3S Training System. I am a 39 year old Masters Swimmer. Because of a medical condition, I am required to train in a non-chlorinated pool, where no coaching is available. I have been doing this for the last 11 years, and have used two other on-line coaching systems.
     Though these sites offered well thought-out programs, they did not allow for a tremendous amount of flexibility. You followed the program, hoping for the best. In my case it usually led to overtraining, severe fatigue, or illness. I was very fit, but too exhausted to perform.
     Because I have used many web-based training systems in the past, I decided in January of 2005 it was time to find a program that accommodated the most important things a Master Swimmer or athlete requires: appropriate opportunity to work on technique, and recovery in workouts. 3S is able to do this, and quite successfully at that.
     What makes the 3S System different is the actual heart rate based recovery, which is built into their workouts. This allows swimmers to do several meters of drill every workout (I do approximately 1000 m to 1500 m of drill per workout), offers flexibility in terms of volume adjustment, ability to adjust sets and still accommodate heart rate requirements and energy zone targets. I wear a HR Monitor for all workouts and focus on HR and technique, not target times. Once rested, meeting target times takes care of itself. However, I must emphasize this is unique to myself and may not be the same for others.
     If used properly, the 3S System can be a powerful tool for any athlete. All athletes need to accommodate their bodies, and know when overload is beginning to affect performance. 3S is able to do that, and because it is heart rate based, you become familiar very quickly with how your body is functioning, adapting to physiological changes, and most importantly, when rest is required vs. doing that one extra workout that may turn into a cold or flu. And a simple e-mail is all it takes to get a very quick answer on where to adjust.
     In short... you can "Train Smart".

Grant Andruchow