For the last few weeks I’ve been swimming…a lot! With this, I’ve learned a few tips when swimming with a handful of lane swimmers and non-lane swimmers alike!
Tip #1: If you want to feel like you’re going fast, swim in the recreational lane and weave in/out of the bobbers (aka breast-stroke swimmers with a belt on)!
Tip #2: If your lane is right beside the ‘play’ area for kids and you find kids swimming/playing with your lane rope, grab one of those dangling legs as you swim pass. You’ll go much faster, even for just an instant! And your next lap will be free of obstacles!
Tip #3: Don’t pull on your swim cap too much…it splits in two!
Tip #4: If you’re swimming with 6-8 swimmers in one lane and you’re all swimming at different speeds, pick your time to start your intervals. Give yourself a whole lane length between the next swimmer. If this isn’t possible, try Tip #2.
Tip #5: Swimming HURTS. Remember this for every stroke.
2 comments:
Hi there again!
funny that I have made quite similar list about year ago. Probably pools are quite same around the world!
BTW, how much have you been swimming?
Hi Angela, I am one of your AVIA teammates:-) You are so right about the swimming tips. I am lucky because I live in Flagstaff, AZ and we have a 50 meter pool where you can swim morning or evening. The mornings are very competitive so you can go against other people, but the evenings, everyone has their own lane (I like that a lot), so you can go your own pace and focus on stroke and glide without being worried of other people in your lane.
Well, good luck for the 2009 season!!! Maybe we get a chance to meet in person some day:-)
Angi
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