Catch a wave...Or the swimming thread

[Pax]

That's part of why I don't do the hot tub. The temperature makes them terrible breeding grounds for germs so they need to chlorine the life out of them It hurts my eyes. I perpetually smell like chlorine just from 2x swimming. I don't need the extra dose from the tub

I use the university facilities and one place has a hot tub and the other a dry sauna, I'm opting for the dry sauna these days...much nicer and cleaner, and waaay less smelly.

[crazycanuck]

Hmm..Does an outdoor pool make any difference? The pool our group swims are held is outside & I can't sense any chlorine smell...

[badger]

I started having problems with my sinuses a couple of years ago so I started wearing a nose plug. It was horrible, it threw my rhythm off, but now I honestly can't swim without it.

I find I can stay underwater way longer, especially when kicking off doing backstroke, and very handy when you're getting winded and doing flip turns (when you don't have much umph left and you do flip turns water always went up my nose).

Our club swims outdoor from May-October, and yes, it's much better for chlorine. I think it dissipates in the air a lot quicker than in an enclosed space. But I also get grossed out knowing that seagulls poop in there...

[eclectic]

Syndirelah That is quite the swim! let us know how it goes - especially the 100's on :40
you must swim a fast 100 to make it 3 x's on :40

Also that is a lot of yardage!

Pretty impressive !

[eclectic]

Hmm..Does an outdoor pool make any difference? The pool our group swims are held is outside & I can't sense any chlorine smell...

It makes a big difference, the chlorine evaporates quickly and diffuses into the air and doesn't hang in the building. When I worked at outdoor pools we had to check the chlorine levels at least 4 times daily and adjust accordingly depending on the heat and sun.

[eclectic]

Hey Eclectic!

...I should type 1:40 just so there's no confusion... My hundreds come in around 1:30ish now. Ive really gotten into swimming in the off season, and Im LOVING it! I think, if I remember reading your past posts, that you do all the strokes, which I would like to learn... Im swimming now 3x's/week (total between 7-9k yards) but there's only so many yards your shoulders can take of long, hard freestyle.

Anyway, I made it! That was a new set for me, so the goal was to finish. I was dead set on making the last 100's on that interval, and I did it!! I was even shocked to come in around 1:25ish (once!). That being said, I probably could have pushed the 150's and 200's a little more. OH well, next time.

Happy swimming

I figured they were on 1:40 otherwise we would have seen you at the Olympics

I am not a good backstroker and can only do about 40 yds of fly on a good day but I like doing all the drills and mixing it up because it is a really good stretch for the arms and the core also it makes the session go faster and is more interesting. I have decided I am using swimming for recovery because in a tri it is the shortest distance and for the amount of effort needed to speed up vs benefit it isn't worth it. I need to work on my cycling and running a lot more! I just feel way better if I swim

I will never see 1:30 again good for you on the 1:25 !

The young pups I swim w/ go on 1:30 - I go on 2
Dagny (the young lady who trains in the morning while we are swimming) can do 16 100's and hold every one on 1:05

[Urlea]

Well it's been about 6 months since I've been swimming. Lap swimming that is. Between needing an off season & a healing tattoo I just didn't get to it.

Anywho, since it was raining today on top of ice I decided to swim rather then run so I headed to the local YMCA pool to finally get to that area of the tri training process. Swimming is my weakest area.

Good news is I haven't totally forgot what I'm doing, but I'm definitely very very rusty. Oh & the ladies locker-room has been remodeled (much much nicer).

I'm still recovering from a nasty cold so I took it easy and only went for about 750meters. I'd say it went fairly well. However, I am doing my best not to be intimidated to death by the 1.2 mile swim I will have to complete for the HIM.

Might try the same thing over tomorrow since I'll be in the area. We'll see how the muscles feel.

[eclectic]

Well it's been about 6 months since I've been swimming. Lap swimming that is. Between needing an off season & a healing tattoo I just didn't get to it.

Anywho, since it was raining today on top of ice I decided to swim rather then run so I headed to the local YMCA pool to finally get to that area of the tri training process. Swimming is my weakest area.

Good news is I haven't totally forgot what I'm doing, but I'm definitely very very rusty. Oh & the ladies locker-room has been remodeled (much much nicer).

I'm still recovering from a nasty cold so I took it easy and only went for about 750meters. I'd say it went fairly well. However, I am doing my best not to be intimidated to death by the 1.2 mile swim I will have to complete for the HIM.

Might try the same thing over tomorrow since I'll be in the area. We'll see how the muscles feel.

good job for getting in the pool! Aren't you glad we sent all the freezing rain your way? I hear you are supposed to get all the ice. We missed it (we have ice but not the .25 - .5 inch all over everything to break the trees, power lines etc. ) They have downgraded our snow to "only" about 6 inches - I guess it is better than 10, but over top of ice? ? ??

Hasn't this been the most fun winter ever? ? ? I wonder if we will have school tomorrow - a lot of rural canceled today again - they will be in school in July!
unless our dear Govenor pardons some.

[Urlea]

And school getting out in July is a bad thing? (Unless you are a teacher.)

Just means less kiddos to try to navigate around when doing laps in the outdoor pool.