Category Archives: Swimming

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 →

I felt very tired today so I opted for “easy” and just did front crawl rather than the session I had planned. I think I might carry on that way for the rest of this week just to get back … Continue reading →

Forgot to take my session plan, so I just swam 2.7km front crawl and did turn practice. My turns are definitely improving. Breathing on the stroke before the turn is becoming more rare and I’m becoming more comfortable with turning … Continue reading →

Couldn’t swim the previous day due to clashes with other stuff, so again I fell back to the old standard of front crawl and turn practice. Swam 2.8km front crawl in the end, practising my turns along the way. Feel … Continue reading →