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