| GENERAL OPINION ABOUT TRAINING* |
| Technique is an important part of my training |
27 |
28.72 |
67 |
71.28 |
| Training is monotonous and lacks diversity |
57 |
60.64 |
37 |
39.36 |
| Training is mostly oriented toward volume |
53 |
56.38 |
41 |
43.62 |
| INTENSITY HIGH WHEN I HAVE TO SWIM … * |
| … >6 km per session |
52 |
55.32 |
42 |
44.68 |
| … >2 km in one sequence |
83 |
88.30 |
11 |
11.70 |
| … repeated sets of maximal intensity |
24 |
25.53 |
70 |
74.47 |
| … different relays while being highly focused on stroke-technique, -speed, and -force |
55 |
58.51 |
39 |
41.49 |
| … sets I have never/rarely performed before |
82 |
87.23 |
12 |
12.77 |
| Intensity is high but with no specific reason |
88 |
93.62 |
6 |
6.38 |
| COACHING * |
| Coach frequently explains the training aims |
35 |
37.23 |
59 |
62.77 |
| Coach overviews and discuss the quality of (my) execution of specific tasks |
32 |
34.04 |
62 |
65.96 |
| Coach is very strict and rigid |
82 |
87.23 |
12 |
12.77 |
| Discipline is an important part of our training regime |
60 |
63.83 |
34 |
36.17 |
| Coach pushes me very hard |
54 |
57.45 |
40 |
42.55 |
| Sometimes, I don’t know what does the Coach wants me to do in training |
79 |
84.04 |
15 |
15.96 |
|
F |
% |
|
| TRAINING VOLUME |
| Average volume is about 20-30 km per week |
9 |
9.57 |
|
| Average volume is about 30-40 km per week |
16 |
17.02 |
|
| Average volume is about 40-50 km per week |
29 |
30.85 |
|
| Average volume is about 50-60 km per week |
18 |
19.15 |
|
| Average volume is >60 km per week |
13 |
13.83 |
|
| Missing (don’t know) |
9 |
9.57 |
|
| TECHNIQUE (APPROXIMATION) |
| Technique is practiced in less than 10% of training |
19 |
20.21 |
|
| Technique is practiced in 10-30% of training |
38 |
40.43 |
|
| Technique is practiced in more than one-third of training |
33 |
35.11 |
|
| Missing (don’t know) |
4 |
4.26 |
|
