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![]() I swim almost exclusively freestyle between May and October. From November to April, I seek balance by putting more emphasis on honing my Fly, Back, Breast and Medley. Changing gears seasonally that way not only keeps both kinds of swimming feeling fresh; it also feels like I'm giving my neurons a new mission, twice a year.
Today was my first Different Strokes practice for the 2011-2012 'season.' I'll chronicle them here. Anyone doing similar practices is welcome to join in. Set #1 Swim Backstroke 4x50+2x100+1x200+2x100+4x50 @1.35 tempo. I averaged 16SPL throughout this set, with a few 17s in the latter half. Then 4x50+2x100+1x200 @1.33 I was pleased to be able to maintain 16SPL. I stayed quite relaxed throughout, never feeling as if my HR was very high, nor any fatigue. I hope to imprint relaxed, rhythmic swimming as a habit and by gradually increasing tempo, to improve pace gradually without having to work hard. There will be time for more intensive efforts in January and beyond. Set #2 Swim Fly+Back 5 x 100 on 2:00 #1-4: 25 FL 75 BK #5: 50 FL 50 BK I did this set to test whether I could maintain the relaxed rhythmic feeling of BK -- and my SPL -- after swimming a bit of Fly. This is a key to swimming the Individual Medley well. I was very pleased with how relaxed I felt on both strokes. Pace? About 1:45/100.
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Terry Laughlin Head Coach & Chief Executive Optimist May your laps be as happy as mine. My TI Story Last edited by terry : 11-23-2011 at 02:14 AM. |
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