Category Archives: Swimming

Swimming, 1st May 2018

In line with “the new regime” I didn’t do a USRPT set today, but instead spent the entire session working on my tumble turns. I’ll go back to USRPT tomorrow and try to build in what I’m practising. The most … Continue reading

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Swimming, 30th April 2018

Back to USRPT today. Hopefully my last attempt at: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 20s 200m front crawl swim down I led off on the 50m reps a bit fast, hitting … Continue reading

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Swimming, 27th April 2018

Got into the water today and started doing my warm-up, but my arms just weren’t having it. They just felt too tired. Not wanting to waste the session I decided to spend the rest of my time doing skills work, … Continue reading

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Swimming, 26th April 2018

Repeating the same set from earlier in the week: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 20s 200m front crawl swim down This felt really tough today, though I didn’t drop below 50s … Continue reading

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Swimming, 24th April 2018

Another repeat of yesterday’s set today: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 20s 200m front crawl swim down The human body is an amazing thing (yes, even mine!). Less than a week … Continue reading

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Swimming, 23rd April 2018

Repeating my set from last week: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 20s 200m front crawl swim down I think I’m starting to get into this a bit more, though I did … Continue reading

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Swimming, 20th April 2018

Another attempt at this set today: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 20s 200m front crawl swim down Performance was much better than yesterday, but unfortunately I still failed to complete the … Continue reading

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Swimming, 19th April 2018

First USRPT session after stopping swimming because of shoulder problems, four weeks after my last one 🙁 The set was: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 20s 200m front crawl swim down … Continue reading

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Swimming, 17th April 2018

I hope this will be my last day before getting back into proper USRPT sessions. 18 x 100m swims today, which is close to the distance I’d normally cover. USRPT distance this year: 27,350m Total distance this year: 60,500m

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Swimming, 16th April 2018

Still not entirely comfortable with my shoulder so I’m going to take it easy for a few more days. Today I just swam 15 x 100m front crawl at a comfortable pace. USRPT distance this year: 27,350m Total distance this … Continue reading

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