A

AFAP - As fast as possible.

AMRAP - As many rounds as possible

B

BK - Backstroke

BPM - Beats per minute 

BR - Breaststroke

Build - Start at a gradual speed and effort and conclude at full speed. Accelerate into top speed by the conclusion or finish.

C

Choice - Your choice of swim or kick or pull. Anything you want to complete the distance

D

Descend - The last repetition is the fastest time, the first repetition is the slowest time. The finish time needed to complete the same distance is less, hence the numbers descend. 

DPS - Distance per stroke. The amount of distance covered by every stroke, from the start of your pull to the finish.

E

F

FAD - From a dive.

FAP - From a push.

FLY - Butterfly 

FR -Freestyle

FRIM - Freestyle individual medley. Instead of doing butterfly, switch it up for freestyle. Ex. 100 FRIM = 25 freestyle / 25 backstroke / 25 breaststroke / 25 freestyle.

FT - For time

IM - Individual Medley, the combination of all 4 strokes, butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle. Ex. 100 IM = 25 butterfly / 25 backstroke / 25 breaststroke / 25 freestyle. 200 IM = 50 butterfly / 50 backstroke / 50 breaststroke / 50 freestyle

G

H

HR - Heart Rate 

I

J

K

Kick - Kick the distance prescribed in the manner written. 

L

M

M - Meters 

N

O

Odd lengths - Every other length of a swim (i.e. first, third, fifth etc..) as opposed to every even length. 

P

Pace - The prescribed speed to complete the distance in. Ex. 4 x 100 FR (100% of 400 pace) = swim each 100m/y at a quarter of your 400m/y best time speed. 

Pull - Using a pull buoy to complete the distance prescribed. Emphasis is on the arms pulling with no leg kicking. See pull buoy below. 

Pull Buoy - A pull buoy a figure-eight shaped piece of closed-cell foam used in swim workouts. Swimmers place the buoy between their thighs or their ankles to provide support to the body without kicking their legs; this allows the swimmer to focus on training only their arms. 

Q

R

Rest - Passive Recovery.

S

Stroke count - Count the amount of strokes it takes you to complete a length. 

Stroke rate - The cadence that your arms are moving.

Swim - Swim the distance prescribed full stroke, opposed to pulling with a pull buoy or kicking. 

T

U

V

Vertical Kick - Kick in the deep-end in a vertical position opposed to the horizontal position that we swim in. 

W

X

Y

Y - Yards

Z

MISC.

@ - On, as in a send-off time interval. For example, 4 x 50 @ (on) 1 (1:00 minute each)

10s Rest - Rest interval of 10 seconds