Scottish Record holder meets SwimPath
Scotland's fastest ever swimmer and Commonwealth star Richie Schafers spent a fantastic 10 days in Bristol last month on a training camp with SwimPath's head coach Jez Birds and his United Bristol team.
It was an intensive stint, commencing with the annual UBSC Level 1 open meet and spanning into an eclectic mix of activities including swimming, weights, boxing, Pilates and rope climbing to name but a few!!
Richie posing with University of Bristol Women's Captain Amy Barton - both wearing Hammerhead Silver Armour
We asked Richie how he found the Hammerhead suit, still in its design stage, and he liked the fit, felt very buoyant and most importantly - really fast!
Check out his final set of the week (spot his times 2nd from the left at the bottom):
6x50 m freestyle - target: No Breathing (NB) and within 5% of PB (<23.0)
Here's how he faired:
We'll be hoping to see more of Richie at SwimPath in the future and so will be posting some snippets from the week as well as elements of his home regime (currently coached by Scotland Commonwealth Coach Chris Jones at the University of Edinburgh), including sets and sessions, the champions diet and some of Richie's thoughts and feelings about his training and plans for a spot on the Rio Olympic Team this year!
It was an intensive stint, commencing with the annual UBSC Level 1 open meet and spanning into an eclectic mix of activities including swimming, weights, boxing, Pilates and rope climbing to name but a few!!
Richie posing with University of Bristol Women's Captain Amy Barton - both wearing Hammerhead Silver Armour
We asked Richie how he found the Hammerhead suit, still in its design stage, and he liked the fit, felt very buoyant and most importantly - really fast!
Check out his final set of the week (spot his times 2nd from the left at the bottom):
6x50 m freestyle - target: No Breathing (NB) and within 5% of PB (<23.0)
Here's how he faired:
We'll be hoping to see more of Richie at SwimPath in the future and so will be posting some snippets from the week as well as elements of his home regime (currently coached by Scotland Commonwealth Coach Chris Jones at the University of Edinburgh), including sets and sessions, the champions diet and some of Richie's thoughts and feelings about his training and plans for a spot on the Rio Olympic Team this year!
