The Masters Swimming Thread!

[KnottedYet]

Hey, Teigyr, what time is that swim? (maybe I could go with you?) My swimming really sux, and I do want to get better at it.

[teigyr]

Trek, thank you I never want to intrude and I'm a pretty much "live and let live" person unless I'm behind a slow person on the freeway. My judgments are by actions (ie animal abusers, etc) rather than lifestyle. Not to take this OT but your points are good and hopefully they feel the same way.

Knot, will PM you links Have a few options but the one pool is probably pretty close to you. Also wouldn't mind doing some OW swims.

And this isn't Masters related but yesterday I did a small OW swim. I remember when I had trouble going 20 strokes in the pool without resting. In OW I went up to 55, I counted on my last length! I am so far from perfect but I am getting better. I could have done more, also, but it was my last length and I didn't want to push it.

[Kimmyt]

Good night tonight at class. We did 1750, so we're getting back up there. The first few weeks of class are always builders so people don't get trampled right away. We focused on technique of the catch and pull, I was feeling good and no ankle pain. Also ran a fast 9:08/mi on the way to class! I felt gooood!

[light_sabe_r]

2.6km!!!! ^_^

1min 15 per 50m lap!!!!

YAHOO!!!

Okay so I was wearing flippers for all but 400m... I still went the distance!

I can do 200 freestyle (without flippers) in 4mins 48s now... That's WAY faster than my time at the Luke Harrop Tri in February.

[Running Mommy]

WHEWW! Lots of sets. Oh and my favorite one armed drills. UGH!!
AKA controlled drowning!

But my 200 time was 4:50. So I kept my 2:25 per 100 pace over the distance. I'm not getting faster- yet. But I do feel better in the water.

I had a guy next to me tonight that kept calling me speedy, and said I had lungs of steel. I may have lungs of steel- but there aint no (good english ehh?! ha ha) "speed" in my swim!!

The pool we are swimming in doesn't have lights. So the only light we have is from above. Kind of cool to swim in the dark. Kinda creepy, but cool.

[Wahine]

How's everyone doing with their swimming.

My coach is trying to kill me.

Our workout today:

400 IM
8 x 50 - dolphin kick on back for 25 then freestyle for 25 with fins

Main set:

3 x 200 on 3:50 interval
2 x 200 on 3:40 interval
Repeat above

Then puke and do 200 choice cool down.

I think I'll sleep well tonight.

[HillSlugger]

I'm still working out on my own, but finally feeling confident enough that I might consider masters swimming during the winter.

I'm working on increasing my endurance, swimming longer each time, and nearing 1000m straight FS. The last two workouts felt really good, fast (for me) and smooth. I'm also doing extra work on my kick and I'm starting to work on bilateral breathing.