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What are your swimming goals?
What are you trying to achieve in your swimming?
Open Water Swims and/or Triathlon???
I decided this week that next summer (2017 ha) I'm going to do a Women's Sprint Triathlon in a town near me. I'm not worried about the swim distance as it's only 375m. But, open water swimming and swimming with all those bodies around me will be unfamiliar territory. I know it's a long long way off. But does anyone have…
Swimtrek Advice
Hi Swimmers... I am really keen to book a Swimtrek (or similar) holiday but aware that my swimming is not yet at the right level of endurance. Most of the weeks are around 5km daily swimming split into 2 swims. I have done a 5km river swim a few years ago, I swim usually just twice a week as I am training for my second…
Cardio Series: Swimming - The Butterfly
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Did you swim today?
'Fess up. Did you swim or is your suit still hanging over the shower rod?
Irritating people at pool.
Anyone else have these? At the moment there are 4 people I tend to get irked by. 1 poser with new girlfriend, tries showing off but does all his strokes so badly the rest of swimmers just stand there and cringe ( usually leaves pool rubbing shoulder or neck) 2 the guy trying to help wife over water fear however dragging…
My Swimming Lessons
So I was going to post an update in the "did you swim today" topic, but decided to just create a separate one for my swimming lessons update instead. To give a bit of background, my first swimming lessons were actually back in college over ten years ago. I'd completely forgotten that I even took one or two lessons before…
Back in the pool
Hello, I got back in the pool today for the first time in 15-20 years. It's a little bit of a drive for me, but worth it. So excited to be back. I just enjoy it for fitness, never a competitive swimmer or anything like that. I did 12 laps today which I was pleased with. Lots of breaks, but I don't mind. I'll look into…
Is swimming as effortless as walking for you?
Just thought I'd check in with all you more experienced swimmers! I hear swimming can be just like walking where you just glide through the water, but only if you're relaxed enough and have proper form! Have you all found this to be the case?
Breathing and Swimming Drills for the Freestyle Stroke
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