Chapter 3

Tailor to different swimmers

One workout can hold different sets for different groups of swimmers, and different send-offs within a single set. Two features do that work. This chapter keeps them straight.

Lesson 1

Subgroups and interval groups: which one do you need?

Two features solve two different problems. Subgroups split one workout into different sets. Interval groups vary one set for different abilities. Learn them apart, and the rest of this chapter is easy.

A workout's set headers showing Main Set: Sprint tagged S, Main Set: Distance tagged D, and an untagged Cool Down

Subgroups: different sets

Subgroups route entirely different sets to different swimmers. In one workout, the Sprint group swims one main set and the Distance group swims another.

The set editor with the A through F interval-group control selected

Interval groups: same set

Interval groups keep everyone on the same set, but give each ability level, A through F, its own interval, reps, or distance.

Which to reach for. Use subgroups when groups do different work. Use interval groups when they do the same work at different levels. A single workout can use both at once.

Lesson 2

Set up your subgroups

A subgroup is a reusable label like Sprint or Distance. Build the list once in Settings, then add the ones you need to any workout.

Workout Settings with the Workout Subgroups row highlighted

Open the library

Your subgroups live in Settings, under Workouts. This is the one list every workout draws from.

Tap Workout Subgroups.

The Workout Subgroups editor showing Distance and Sprint, with the Add New button highlighted

Name and code each one

Neon ships with Distance and Sprint. Each one has a Name for menus, a short Code for its pill, and a color.

Tap Add New.

A workout's Edit screen with the Subgroups row highlighted

Add them to a workout

A subgroup does nothing until a workout uses it. Open a workout's Edit screen and open its Subgroups.

Tap Subgroups.

The subgroup roster menu with Distance and Sprint both checked

Pick this workout's groups

Check the subgroups this workout uses. That builds its roster and makes them available to tag. It tags no sets yet.

Lesson 3

Tag sets to subgroups

Here is the routing itself. Every set is either tagged for certain subgroups, or left untagged for everyone. This is the concept that lets one shared workout split cleanly.

The set editor with the subgroup button highlighted, above the caption Untagged sets print for all

Open a set's tag

Every set has its own subgroup button. It shows the tagged codes, or Untagged when the set is for everyone.

Tap the button to change it.

The subgroup checklist with Sprint checked and Distance unchecked

Choose who swims it

Check the subgroups this set is for. Untagged sets print for all; a tagged set prints only for the groups you check.

Set headers showing colored code pills for tagged sets and UNTAGGED for a shared set

Read the headers

Back in the workout, each set header tells you at a glance: colored code pills for a tagged set, UNTAGGED for a shared one.

Lesson 4

Change or remove a subgroup

Subgroups can be renamed, recoded, or retired. A couple of rules keep those edits from quietly breaking a workout.

The Workout Subgroups editor with Sprint loaded into the Code and Name fields

Name versus code

The Name shows in menus. The Code shows on the pill. To change what a coded subgroup's pill reads, edit its Code, not its Name.

The alert titled Subgroup Assigned to Sets, naming the set that still uses Distance

Removal is protected

Neon won't remove a subgroup while a set still uses it. It names the set and stops the save. Untag those sets first, then remove it.

Deleting from Settings is different. Removing a subgroup from the Settings list only retires it from future use. A workout already tagged with it keeps showing its code.

Lesson 5

Interval groups (A–F)

Interval groups are for swimmers who share a set but need different numbers. Each line holds up to six versions, A through F, and they map straight to your pace clocks.

A set line reading 10 by 50 at 0:55, 1:00, 1:00, 1:00, 1:00, 1:00

Six versions of a line

This one line carries six send-offs at once: 0:55 for group A, 1:00 for the rest. Reps, distance, and stroke can differ too.

The set editor with the A through F interval-group control highlighted

Edit each group

Tap a line to show the A through F control. Reps, distance, interval, stroke, and more can each differ by group.

Pick a group to edit it.

Group A selected, showing the interval 0:55

Group A on 0:55

Select group A and its line shows an interval of 0:55, the send-off for your fastest lane.

Group B selected, showing the interval 1:00

Group B on 1:00

Select group B and the same line shows 1:00. One line, one set, a different send-off per ability level.

Lesson 6

Print tailored sheets for each group

This is the payoff. The Workout PDF can print one clean sheet per group, showing each swimmer only the sets and send-offs meant for them.

The Workout PDF header reading Masters - Distance, Sprint, with every set listed

The master copy

By default the PDF shows every set, and its header lists the workout and all its groups. This is the full master copy.

The PDF subgroup filter menu with Sprint and Distance both checked

Filter by subgroup

Open the subgroup filter. It starts with every group checked. Uncheck groups to build a sheet for the ones that remain.

Tap the subgroup icon.

The PDF filtered to Distance, header reading Masters - Distance, with the Sprint main set gone

One group's sheet

Check only Distance and the sheet keeps every shared set plus the Distance main set. The Sprint set drops away.

The PDF with no subgroup checked, showing only the untagged Warm Up, Pre Set, and Cool Down

The shared sets

With no group checked, you get just the untagged sets everyone swims, not the whole workout.

That's Chapter 3. One workout now serves every swimmer in your program: different sets for different groups, different send-offs within a set, and a clean sheet for each. Next up: pace clocks. Questions? Our support team can help.