Category Archives: Swimming

Eleven days since my last swim, thanks to a combination of work, the weather (the pool was closed for two days last week because of the snow, though I’d not have been able to get to it anyhow) and domestic … Continue reading →

I could still feel the tiredness in my arms and shoulders today and I knew the pool would be a bit chilly thanks to the cold weather overnight (no, the pool isn’t outdoors, but the building was constructed before insulation … Continue reading →

I ended up skipping yesterday because my arms and shoulders were clearly still tired, so today I was back in the pool to do: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 57s, rest interval 23s 200m … Continue reading →

Third time of asking for this set today: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 58s, rest interval 22s 200m front crawl swim down The first six or seven 50s were down in the 45 and … Continue reading →

Six days without a swim 🙁 A combination of work and a change in the opening times of the pool for half-term got in the way most of last week. I repeated my previous set today, but with another four … Continue reading →

As I’ve managed my previous USRPT set three times without a fail and need to make it harder, I decided I’d drop the target time to 58s and have a rest interval of 22s, so the set now becomes: 300m … Continue reading →

Didn’t get to swim yesterday, so today I repeated Wednesday’s USRPT set with a truncated warm-up and swim down because of the time available: 300m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 60s, rest interval 20s 100m … Continue reading →

A repeat of yesterday’s set: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 60s, rest interval 20s 200m front crawl swim down And another successful completion! Managed a few 47s, mostly 48s and I think one 49 … Continue reading →

Had a bit of a domestic emergency yesterday that meant I didn’t have time to swim (although I came close to needing to swim in my own kitchen!), so today was my first attempt at my next USRPT set: 400m … Continue reading →

Did my best to repeat the same USRPT session of previous days, but I was late getting to the pool for the hour it’s open to the public between swim schools, so I cut my warm-up short and even then … Continue reading →