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Tag Archives: swim
Wk8 – First swim of the year
This morning I was up just after 6am to go swimming. The pain in my left Hip Flexor had eased a lot since Sunday afternoon where I found it hard to walk and had very limited range of movement. I … Continue reading
Total Immersion Swimming Drill Videos
I put some new swim sessions on my blog recently, sessions based on the Total Immersion technique. I went in the pool last night to try them out, and think I got them kind of right, more work required though I … Continue reading
Posted in Swim Session, Swim Teaching
Tagged drills, skate, swim, swimming, total immersion, underskate, zipper, zipperskate, zipperswitch
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Speedo Aquacoach Watch
I’m going to use my Speedo Aquacoach watch for the first time in the pool tonight. The watch didn’t come with an instruction manual, you’re provided with a quick start guide on the inside of the box (so you have … Continue reading
Posted in Gadgets, Swim Session
Tagged aquacoach, count lengths, gadget, speedo, stroke, swim, swimming
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My 2011 Totals
It’s come to that time of year again… where I add up all my totals of how far I’ve run, cycled, swum and walked etc… and this year has been a bit of a bumper year for me. 🙂 (In … Continue reading
Two tosses of a coin and a swim
Tuesday night and I REALLY couldn’t be bothered to go swimming. There were so many excuses I’d made up: I worked a little late, and it would be 6pm before I got to the pool. I wanted my dinner. I … Continue reading
Rest day and Santa Claus Speedo Aquacoach
Gill text me late last night to say she couldn’t make our run on Thursday morning, so I decided a lie in would be a good bet for me. 🙂 Although I’ve only run once this week, I’m thinking it … Continue reading
