the17thman

Swimming Again (batteries not included)

For the first time since August I was able to swim in a pool with lane lines and that was 25 yards.  In fact I had my very own lane.  Of course I'm so out of shape!  I was sore by the end of my warm up.  Two months of not swimming will do that to a person!  That and the afternoon sun was beating right down on me.  The plus side will be an awesome speedo tan!

Warm Up

300 Swim

Then I helped put in two lane lines so walking down 2x25's and swim 2x25's back so let's chalk that up as a 100.

300 Kick

300 Pull

100 Swim

So 1,100 warm up.

Now since I thought they had set up the pool I went back to find one of the clocks.  And I did find three clocks but no batteries.  Guess next time if I want to do interval training I'll need to bring my own batteries.  Since I am out of shape I really didn't care.  Was just curious what I was able to swim.

3 Rounds:

100 Swim

100 Kick

100 Pull

No interval since I didn't think of brining batteries to the pool.  So that was another 900 yards to make it 2,000 yards.

I then decided to try out a few pair of my new goggles from Ministry of Swimming.  I already had been wearing a pair of the Zombie Silver for the warm up.  Gotta admit I liked them.  Out of all the pairs the Zombie was my favorite.  So I did about 4 or more 50's but let's say 4 trying on the different goggles and swimming.  (200/2200)  I then went back to the Zombie Silver goggles to swim a bit more.  I'll have to give them all one full workout each before I judge them although I think I have two favorites already.

3x100's Pull

100 IM swim

Then I did 3x25's underwater / no breathing.  Then 1 more 25 easy. 

2,700 measily little yards.  But it's a start.  Rebuilding!  I'm going to try a few more lap swims on my own before I start swimming with the local team.  But now that I'm an official resident I can use the lap pool for free so swimming is back on! 

Happy Swim Halloween: Navy Men's Swim Team Goes Smurfirific

Navy Men's Swim Team as Smurfs

via goswim

2010 WALT DISNEY WORLD® Marathon Weekend and Team In Training

Capital One Bank along with Olympian Aaron Peirsol Invite San Franciscans to Take the Plunge into a Giant “Savings Pool”

Just noticed a press release in my junk mial folder from a few days ago about a "swim" event happening today in San Francisco.  Here in the info:

To spotlight how people can easily and quickly grow their savings, Capital One Bank (www.capitalone.com/bank) is encouraging area residents to jump in a giant “Savings Pool” in Union Square so they can “Swim in Their Savings.” San Franciscans who take the plunge will raise five dollars per jump for local financial literacy nonprofit Junior Achievement of Northern California and receive a five dollar gift card to boost their personal savings. Residents will have the chance to win additional prizes for both themselves and Junior Achievement by finding specially marked balls in the “Savings Pool” during a timed swim.
San Franciscans can dive, jump, cannonball or swim in the “Savings Pool” filled with plastic balls from Tuesday, October 26, through Thursday, October 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT daily. Decorated Olympic swimmer, five-time gold medalist and current world record holder Aaron Peirsol will open the pool by swimming a lap using his signature backstroke.

So if you happen to be in San Fran today and feel like hitting the balls...wait it's a pool with plastic balls and Aaron Peirsol will swim in these balls?  Hmm...this has to get on youtube.  Oh and also the press release didn't have an loction of the pool.  So just drive around San Fran to you hit a pool of balls.  (sorry the 13 year old in me giggles when i type "balls".)

Thursday's Swim Report - Catch Up Drill

Well not the actual catch up drill in swimming but as in catching up with news from the last few days from the world of swimming and beyond the pool...

1.  The family of Fran Crippen ask "In lieu of flowers, we have set up a foundation for Fran called “The Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation” and checks can be sent to:
301 E. 8th Avenue
Conshohocken, PA 19428"
- via francrippen.com

2.  The Swim Network as a great article celebrating the life of Fran Crippen with "The Swimmers' Swimmer."

3.  USA Today "Maddy Crippen takes up brother Fran's fight for swimming safety."

4. Universal Sports asks "How did Fran Crippen's death happen?"

5.  From the LA Times "Doctor on Fran Crippen case: 'No such thing as dying of exhaustion'"

6.  Interesting reading from Science Daily on "Exercising in the Heat May Improve Athletic Performance in Cool and Hot Conditions, Study Suggests."

7.  Swimming World Magazine has an updated World Cup Money List.   Who is in the lead?  Therese Alshammar with $16,500 in winnings so far.

8.  Speaking of FINA World Cup the folks at Universal Sports speak to Jessica Hardy in "Hardy's Asia trip: Racing, shopping and Tokyo's toilets."

9.  From The Huffington Post comes "A Weighty Issue: Surprising Research on Lifting Light vs. Lifting Heavy."

10.  Obsessed about swimming? Of course you are if you are reading this blog.  Well then check out "Fantasy Swimming Comes to Swimming World!"