Porcupinefish

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Warm Up
300 swim
6 x 50 kick @ :15 rest
16 x 25 swim —> breath control 4x{4, 3, 2, 1 breaths per 25}
1000

Set 1
8 x 25 @ :30 (or whatever is a comfortable base)
300 @ b+15
:30 rest
4 x 50 @ b
300 @ b+15
:45 rest
2 x 100 @ b -5
300 @ b+15
1:00 rest
200 @ b -20 (that’s right!)
300 @ b+15
2000

Warm Down
4 x 50 @ 1:10 (give yourself some extra rest) —> no breath down, easy back

TOTAL: 3,200

Similar to their cousin, the puffer fish, the porcupinefish is covered in strong spines and has the ability to swallow up water to puff up its body into an orb when threatened. This is helpful because it's pretty much impossible for predators to swallow a porcupinefish in full-on balloon mode. Even if a predator does manage to swallow it before it has the chance to puff up, it's still poisonous to most fish, meaning it's not a very good snack.