Catch a wave...Or the swimming thread

[alpinerabbit]

I was checking an office mate's swimming (can you believe I'm "giving lessons" - a bit pretentious, eh?) and I advised her to engage her core and she immediately looked smoother and had a better position in the water.

I breathe out through mouth and nose, as long as no water goes up my nose .
(Did I tell you gals I HATEHATEHATE TI drills? I get tons of water up my nose.

Our partner club is training by that method. I think once you have the stroke down, they are pointless because they break your rythm. I'm speaking of stuff like triple-zipper or triple-under).

[firenze11]

Thanks Colby and Iris (and I hope you do sign up for lessons and enjoy them - it's worth the initial fear and hey, the whole point if for the instructors to help you with your weaknesses)!

I can't swim this week, my cold just turned into something disgusting in my chest. I keep waking up everyday thinking I feel better when I open my eyes but as soon as I sit up I realized it was just an illusion - and something new and grosser than before is going on!

But I didn't come here to tell you about that, ew. Apparently my instructors are using TI drills and I didn't know it, I looked up triple-zipper and triple-under after Alpine's reply and we were doing those the other day. I felt really uncoordinated doing them. Hmm, interesting.

I'll have to try to engage my core more, too. I don't think I even think of it at all when I'm swimming, but it makes sense that it would help by at least keeping you aligned.

[colby]

I was checking an office mate's swimming (can you believe I'm "giving lessons" - a bit pretentious, eh?) and I advised her to engage her core and she immediately looked smoother and had a better position in the water.

Sometimes it takes someone else pointing something out before you think of it... I'm not sure what made me think of it. Of course it's something that I "knew"... but dang.

I breathe out through mouth and nose, as long as no water goes up my nose .
(Did I tell you gals I HATEHATEHATE TI drills? I get tons of water up my nose.

Our partner club is training by that method. I think once you have the stroke down, they are pointless because they break your rythm. I'm speaking of stuff like triple-zipper or triple-under).

I do some similar drills, but not really the TI way. I have also incorporated in my "off season" maintenance swimming the other standard swim strokes after reading some of the benefits of adding them to the rotation (that might have been one of those active.com articles I read in my buffet of swimming reading).

I do have to say a drill similar to the triple-whatevers does make me track more straight in the water. When I first started them, I would not track down the pool in a straight line, weaving to one side, then the other, and now I am more aware of what direction I'm going. I don't have a problem doing a straight backstroke, but something about being on my side and not looking up or down or using peripheral vision to see lane lines or the wall just tripped me out (thankfully I don't usually have to share a lane). I'm thinking that might help in open water... at least I can swim straight in the pool

Firenze, I've got some of the "crud" too. I still went swimming yesterday because I was feeling pretty well, but I just can't seem to get over it. Thankfully it's mostly in my head and not my chest, but I'm really tired of it.

[firenze11]

I think I'm in love with swimming again. Head over heels.

This week I re-learned my breast stroke kick, re-learned backstroke arms/kick, did some good freestyle and worked on stretching out in the water.

After the hour class was up I just wanted to stay and join the Master's swim session. The little kid inside of me was throwing a hissy fit "do we have to go now? Just five more minute, pleeeeeeaaase. Maybe by next semester I will be strong enough to do masters swims!

Hope everyone else's swimming is going swimmingly Ha! Couldn't resist!

[crazycanuck]

I need some help with my swim stroke. I seem to roll a bit too much on my right but when i try and correct it, i go slower. Our coach keeps reminding me & I am working on it.

I am going crazy..help!!!

C