Author Archives: james

There was one other person in the pool when I arrived today and I had a lane to myself. I got in, found the groove and didn’t stop to rest until eighty lengths of front crawl later. I could have … Continue reading →

Returned to doing a Swimfit session today. In fact it was a session I’ve already done but wasn’t particularly happy with: 14 lengths easy front crawl Rest up to one minute 6 x 1 length moderate front crawl, rest for … Continue reading →

Another 2,800m front crawl swim with some turn practice. I realised over the weekend that I was not initiating my turns in the same way as we’re taught to coach them. I’ve been leaving out the single fly kick as … Continue reading →

Didn’t really leave myself enough time thanks to work getting in the way, but I was determined to swim 2km if I could. Had to push quite hard over the last 500m, but I made it with no time to … Continue reading →

I took a couple of days off which left me feeling somewhat brighter and it was far easier to rack up another 2,800m this time around. Front crawl and turn practice again. Total distance for the month: 12,800m Total distance … Continue reading →

This was a tough swim. I was feeling very tired, so just stuck to front crawl and did some turn practice, totalling 2,800m. Total distance for the month: 9,000m Total distance for this year: 67,600m

Short session today. There’s not much time on Friday afternoons. I stuck to front crawl again, but only did 2km as 8 x 250m. Felt as though I was working quite hard, too. I wasn’t timing myself, but against the … Continue reading →

Another “front crawl only” session of 2,700m, and with only one other person in the pool for the entire swim. I’m starting to get to grips with the early vertical forearm, but I think it’s going to take a while … Continue reading →