Is this too much or too little swimming right now ... If your turns are good, focus on keeping them consistent during taper workouts so you’ll nail them in your races. 2. Maximize your ability ...

How most sports can be a game of inches, swimming can come ... Some swimmers try to give their taper an added hurdle by wearing tights during their final workouts. The tights help create drag ...

Sometimes swimmers think that taking days off from swimming helps you rest more ... When your coach says to race a certain part of your taper workout, then do it. Racing specific sets should ...

Swimming is a totally different beast ... Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. But tapering workouts to keep swimmers fresh is only half of why virtually every swimmer swims his fastest ...

However, reducing mileage is vitally important for full recovery from previous workouts ... of yardage in swimming by 20 to 30 percent during the first two weeks of tapering.