Category Archives: Swimming

Swimming, 26th October 2018

Posted on October 26, 2018 by james

Easy day today, and just as well as the pool was quite busy with half term holidays starting. I just spent my time doing tumble turn practice. I do this a great deal at the moment as I still find … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 25th October 2018

Posted on October 25, 2018 by james

I wasn’t entirely keen to swim today as there was a lot of tension in my neck and back, I think as a result of sleeping badly, but just to keep the momentum going I made myself go anyhow. And … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 23rd October 2018

Posted on October 23, 2018 by james

It was busy at the pool today. My son and I both went to swim and I had to ask the lifeguards to put in a second lane for us as we were clearly going to be significantly faster than … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 22nd October 2018

Posted on October 22, 2018 by james

Back on the USRPT wagon again today, with a new set: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 52s, rest interval 23s 200m front crawl swim down It was a busy weekend so I didn’t exactly … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 19th October 2018

Posted on October 22, 2018 by james

Too tired today for another USRPT set, so I stuck to the tumble turn practice instead. Whilst these are becoming easier to get right, I still find them tiring to do. I guess it’s going to take a while before … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 18th October 2018

Posted on October 18, 2018 by james

Didn’t entirely feel like going swimming today thanks to general tiredness and a bit of stiffness in my back, but I dragged myself along to keep the momentum going. This was my second attempt at: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 16th October 2018

Posted on October 16, 2018 by james

My set today: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 53s, rest interval 22s 200m front crawl swim down This all went pretty well. I had one rep slower than 52s but still under 53s, most … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 15th October 2018

Posted on October 15, 2018 by james

Arrived poolside to find the pool empty today and so it remained for most of my set which was a repeat of last Thursday: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 54s, rest interval 21s 200m … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 12th October 2018

Posted on October 12, 2018 by james

Late night at work last night and an early morning today left me feeling less than energetic when it came to swimming today. That added to the fact that the school session ate into swimming time again left me deciding … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 11th October 2018

Posted on October 11, 2018 by james

Tough day today. A new, faster set and my upper arms were feeling tired even before I’d finished the warm-up: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 54s, rest interval 21s 200m front crawl swim down … Continue reading →

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