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[supertinks]

another 44 lengths today. seems like 44 is settling in to be my 'normal' amount. I need to start pushing myself more, aim for 48 as a minimum.

I also need to sort out my mp3 player so I can swim with music again.

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[violetnights.livejournal.com]

Yay for swimming. I love swimming and used to swim for a club. Don't do nearly enough swimming anymore :(

p.s. this is Sophie. I have 'friended' you ;)

[utopia-necro.livejournal.com]

44 lengths is not an unreasonable amount.

problem with swimming and most forms of traditional cardio is that you get decent progression to start with but then get to a stage where you're really counting out an extra metre or two per session and that is when people get discouraged.

i take it this is non-stop swimming?

[supertinks.livejournal.com]

as non-stop as can be managed in a busy lane, yes!

I stop for a brief swig of water and rinse of goggles every 4 lengths, and try to maintain a decent speed (as in, one that is challenging to me), although that is tricky when the lane is filled with old people swimming randomly.

[supertinks.livejournal.com]

*waves* hello Sophie!

[lilbob1980.livejournal.com]

Oh i hate the old people swimming randomly. I feel as I need to take a slightly longer lunch today that I will be facing a busy pool too.

Yay you for so many lengths, how long does it take you?

[supertinks.livejournal.com]

Today I got in the pool just before 7.30, and was getting out around 8.10, so around 40 mins or so for the 44 lengths.

I used to do about a length a minute, on average. But I've got faster, mostly from having shorter breaks between lengths and swimming a bit faster. I do mostly breast stroke, but a few lengths of front crawl were necessary today to overtake the old folks

[lilbob1980.livejournal.com]

I'm also at the point where I can't speed up much more unless I swap to front crawl. I am managing 30 lengths of breast stroke in 25-30 mins but am completely shattered afterwards. I don't think I could manage much longer in the pool and not sure if I could handle more than once per week.

The twice a week theory will be tested in the new year though, I agreed to help Stav train one day of the weekend for the swimming part of his triathlon.

[utopia-necro.livejournal.com]

chances are you'll get better doing it twice a week.
i used to swim 3 times a week and got to 64 lengths in an hour in the pool(joys of flexi working meant i could have a 90 minute lunch just make up the extra time)
when i had an hour i did 40 lengths in around 35 minutes or so.

couldn't do that now though! swimming is largely technique and doing none for 5 years(?) probably means mine will be shot to hell!

[lilbob1980.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't say my technique is fantastic but you don't completely forget it. I looked back through my LJ and found I started swimming again 6 months ago. My technique was shoddy, I could only swim a few lengths without stopping and was only managing 16 lengths. 6 months later and I don't stop at all (unless it means swimming into someone) and am managing 30-32 lengths, so you would pick it up quite quickly.

[supertinks.livejournal.com]

I struggled at first with my wrists - my technique on my arms was terrible and after about 12 or so lengths my wrists would be in agony.

I'm a little better now, but I still get lazy and don't do my arms entirely properly. I know I can go a lot faster if I do do it right though.

Jamie often complains about my swimming technique - he used to be a lifeguard, and did competition swimming for years, so he knows what he's talking about!

[utopia-necro.livejournal.com]

is there anything jamie has NOT done?!!

[supertinks.livejournal.com]

lolz

he was a very busy boy! the competition swimming/lifeguarding was before he got serious about the music, I think. you'd have to ask him.

I know he represented Wales in some lifeguarding competition. and he's saved at least two lives while working as a beach lifeguard :-)