Category Archives: Swimming

Off to the pool again today with hope in my heart that I might complete my current set: 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, target 51s, turnaround 75s 200m swim down When I walked out on poolside there were … Continue reading →

Off to the pool this afternoon for another attempt at my latest set: 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, target 51s, turnaround 75s 200m swim down I was first into the pool because there was a school session beforehand, … Continue reading →

Off to the pool today not really knowing what to expect. After yesterday’s set went so well it might have been another really good session. On the other hand perhaps that was just a flash in the pan. The set … Continue reading →

I hard the pool to myself at the start of today’s session. I was expecting a tough set, having dropped down from a target time of 55s a week ago to 52s today: 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, … Continue reading →

It was all a bit of a rush to get to the pool today as we had a visit from a structural engineer to assess the barn we’re planning to convert to a holiday cottage that didn’t leave much time … Continue reading →

A new target today: 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, target 54s, turnaround 75s 200m swim down One second faster than the set I completed on Thursday last week. I wasn’t feeling great when I got to the pool … Continue reading →

So, back to the stopwatch today, working on the following set: 400m f/c warm-up 24 x 50m f/c, target 55s, turnaround 75s 200m swim down I felt quite tired during the warm-up so I wasn’t sure how it would go, … Continue reading →

I don’t usually swim on Wednesdays, but having missed Monday I decided I’d go the pool, especially as I must have slept awkwardly and had woken up with a pounding headache thanks to the muscles in my back and neck … Continue reading →

Unlike the last couple of weeks when it has been quite busy, I arrived at the pool today to find no-one lane-swimming and it remained that way for most of my session. I have to admit that I wasn’t really … Continue reading →