Category Archives: Swimming

Swimming, 5th November 2021

Hmmm, well, not swimming, actually. The only daytime lane-swimming slot on Fridays has been removed, I assume because it’s now in use for schools. Change of plan required.

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Swimming, 4th November 2021

Ye gods! It was cold in the pool today. Part of the heating system has failed, apparently. I was told it was 27.6°C, which is definitely on the cool side unless you’re always moving (which I’m not). More technique practice … Continue reading

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Swimming, 2nd November 2021

More technique work today, not forcing the pace and plenty of rest between reps. Turning up the speed for the 25m reps is showing up a few problems, probably because I may not be completely flat in the water and … Continue reading

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Swimming, 1st November 2021

I feel I’ve had a difficult time with swimming during October and haven’t posted about it whilst I’ve been trying to get things sorted. I’ve started taking things apart and come to the conclusion that I need to go back … Continue reading

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Swimming, 30th September 2021

Today I had a much better session than I’ve had for some time. I had to skip a couple of reps, but otherwise my times were pretty close to the speed I was getting before I dropped my rest interval … Continue reading

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Swimming, 28th September 2021

Ah, well, so today it all went a bit Pete Tong 🙁 I actually felt so tired that I just couldn’t swim very fast at all. Possibly yesterday’s session took a bit much out of me, or I didn’t get … Continue reading

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Swimming, 27th September 2021

Woohoo! Today was actually my first really good session for some time. All my reps, both 50m and 25m were probably within 0.5s of where I know I’m capable of. That makes me feel so much better. Here’s hoping that … Continue reading

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Swimming, 24th September 2021

Ok, so today was a complete mess. The school session before our lane-swimming session didn’t even end until we were supposed to be in the water and then they had problems with the ropes and we were over ten minutes … Continue reading

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Swimming, 23rd September 2021

Another slightly improved session today. If I can keep this up then I make be back to where I was a month ago some time next week.

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Swimming, September 21st 2021

Another no-so-bad session. They’re coming a bit more regularly now, so I hope I’m going to get back to where I was a few weeks back.

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