Getting Back In the Groove
by After a week of no swimming I felt that I’ve “forgotten” how to do it. So tonight I spent the first half hour doing drills …
Category: Crawl
Armless Drills & Marionette Arms
In an earlier post I talked about wanting to run longer. I’ve spent a month at the gym and now want to make myself run …
The Weaker Side
Do you have a preferred breathing side? I’m left-handed. For some reason I breathe fine on my left side. It’s more difficult when breathing on …
Switch Drills and a Eureka
If I were Janice in the Friends TV series I’d be going “Oh. My. God.” Previously I talked about not being able to do the …
Trying Out Mindful Practice
I had a good time at the pool tonight. I was able to hit the water at 19:45 and left at 10:15, so that’s 2.5 …
That Dropping Lead Arm
I mentioned previously about my problem with the lead arm pushing downward during the breathing stroke. I was looking for some analysis on this and …
The 25-meter Surprise
I’d been practicing the crawl at the gym pool at night, and for the 25m pool I find myself out of breathe about twice, meaning …
Eureka Moment at the Pool
Tonight was amazing. During weekend nights there are always aquabics (water aerobics) classes for adults and swim classes for older kids on both pools at …
Going It Alone
Today I fired my new instructor. Well, it wasn’t exactly as dramatic as that. I didn’t fire him. I simply decided not to sign up …
Sweet Spot to Skate Position
It was pretty cold today so we were somewhat reluctant to get out of the house at night, but then thoughts of being in the …