Forum: Freestyle
06-06-2010
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,550
spreadsheet
Very nice, I forgot about Google spreadsheets.
Do the numbers represent minutes for 1500m?
Andreas.
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Forum: Freestyle
06-04-2010
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,550
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Forum: Freestyle
06-04-2010
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,550
Tempo Time SPL calculations
Thank you for the above account; I have also been playing with the TT and trying to assess my stroke counts at a variety of stroke rates.
I am going to attach a small spreadsheet that computes swim...
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Forum: Freestyle
01-03-2010
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,845
relaxation
I am 45, in 2006 I went from panting badly after 50m to swimming Alcatraz (1.3mi) without too much trouble; I was not aware of TI then, and just went to the pool and swam longer and longer distances...
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
11-28-2009
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Replies: 25
Views: 16,850
goals
I am through my first real 'season' of swimming, my longest swim was a tide assisted 10K in Germany; my toughest swim was the 5K at Coney Island, my coldest swim was in the fjords in Norway and a...
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
11-28-2009
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,925
Cook Strait
You may have read Lynne Cox's account ( In 'Swimming to Antactica') of her swim across Cook Strait (first woman to do so); you'll really be intimidated!
Good luck. Have you done any of the big 3...
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Forum: Find a TI Training Buddy
11-28-2009
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,644
NYC swimming buddy
Robert,
I live in NYC and would be happy to go OW swimming. A little cold now, but feel free to e-mail me at andi@nyc.rr.com
When it is warmer I like to swim with the CIBBOWS crowd out at Coney...
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Forum: How To Swim A Mile
06-28-2009
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Replies: 15
Views: 14,957
improving speed
Pete,
A very personal view on that issue: I am close to where you are in terms of pace (2 minutes for 100m- 50m pool). In general as speed= stroke length x stroke rate, you have a choice of working...
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
06-28-2009
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,961
coney island- brighton beach- currents
Is where I go to do my open water swimming, highly recommended. If you come on a Saturday or Sunday at 10 am, the CIBBOWS swimmers congregate at Grimaldo's chair (Brighton Beach- see the website for...
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Forum: Racing
06-22-2009
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Replies: 5
Views: 11,364
under water
It seems to me that he wins the race during the loooong under water portions of the race (seems like almost half the pool length), when he comes off the turns; during the actual stroking he is not...
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
06-22-2009
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,551
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
06-22-2009
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Replies: 11
Views: 12,612
not sinking any more
Things are getting better. Every 3rd breathing now feels quite natural, the shoulders are not aching, and I do not experience the sinking on exhalation. How did I do it?
Beats me, I think it was just...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-12-2009
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Replies: 28
Views: 11,514
Artreides
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEPuF6-oxXs
Thank you for posting the videos;
Also speaking from the view of a novice, but: Dikla Sasson's demo seems exaggerated for demonstration purposes. The thing...
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
06-04-2009
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Replies: 10
Views: 32,547
LilBeav- I agree
LilBeav; that has been my experience also; if you have to lift your head out of the water to breathe you will arch your back (and swim uphill) to get some air. I will know exactly when I was doing...
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
04-24-2009
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Replies: 11
Views: 12,612
thanks
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll keep an eye on where my elbows are.
I went back and things are getting easier; I focused on relaxed slow swimming, and I had a much easier time breathing, both sides...
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
04-22-2009
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Replies: 11
Views: 12,612
sinking and exhaling
I think I have a similar issue; I have been trying to convert my distance swimming (1+ mile in the pool) to breathing every 3rd stroke. My goal: gain symmetry, and force myself to swim more...
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
04-22-2009
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,185
cold water
Guys, this is a fascinating topic, as it can be somewhat amazing what the human body (not mine) is capable of.
I greatly admire those who can swim in SF bay without a suit, I wore a wetsuit and felt...
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Forum: How To Swim A Mile
04-22-2009
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Replies: 15
Views: 14,957
New Paltz
I have considered that, but like many I have a busy life, and spending 4 hours+ in the car for a 1 hour swim lesson just does not compute; especially if I am considering somewhat more regular...
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
04-21-2009
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,268
breathing and buoyancy
The wet- suit helps you, because you get rid of the sinking feeling. In other words you are able to relax and turn to breathe, rather than fighting with your arms to keep your body and head close to...
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Forum: How To Swim A Mile
04-21-2009
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Replies: 15
Views: 14,957
the mile
My first post here. Sorry for the long- windedness.
I like the mile as a benchmark.
My brother shamed me into swimming the Sharkfest (Alkatraz to San Francisco, about 1.3 miles, cold water) about 2...
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