Category Archive: Swimming

Well it arrived. The 2014 Pier to Pub.  1.2Km open water swim.where I was in the Super Veteran class.  5000 entrants.

There was some trepidation I must say.  On holidays for 4 months (June – October) then the local 25meter pool closing for a year.  Virtually no training.

Went to Belmont – some 90Km for a swim several times in November, and put in some K’s into the arms.

Anyhow the day was beautiful,tide was out which  increased the beach sprint. Seas were calm. Perfect for an ocean swim.

Surprised I was that I just kept rolling the shoulders at a constant rhythm.  Not fast, never have been. No paddle to catch breath at all.

Time was 21:55.  Previous PB 28:06.   Very happy about that.

Until next year ?

Timing over 500m – 20 laps
Lets see how close I can get to 10 minutes over the year.

20/3/2013       11:02:44

11/4/2013        11:18:00

30/4/2013      11:21:19           I am stretching out and pulling well but my times are longer 🙁

16/5/2013       11:08:00       Now that’s better

Water recreation squad today 2.1Km.
Multiple drills and warm-ups so run out of time for the 3 x 500 time.  Got in two though.  Improved.

1st    10:34:20
2nd  10:59:44

Swimming squad yesterday  18th June.

200m warm-up

400m   25m sprint then 25m gentle…. etc.
400m kick-board   same pattern as above

50 lateral
50 shark-fin
50 3 stroke
50 2 touch

100 warm-down with flip turn

50 swim run

There was more but can’t remember it !

Next week 1500m time trials.  Should I taper for this 🙂

Today best ever: 25 meters in 19~20 seconds.  Good on me. Not bad for and oldie

Had my first 1500m time trial yesterday.  Training and times as follows:

200m fartks – 3 x 25m normal then 25m sprint

4 x 75m kick, swim, pull

500m time trials

1st      10:54.63
2nd     11:14.07
3rd      11:32.09

200m Swim run to warm down

Total 2.2Km

I will need to improve my turns.

School is back and so is the adult water recreational squad.

Todays training
I did find the use of a band around the ankles, which was introduced today – interesting.  Swimming with just the band is difficult to the point of drowning 😉

20 * 25 on 45 seconds
–long strokes
–strong leg kicks

2 repeats  of the following set
50 * Lateral kick – on side one arm out in front
50 * Shark fin – fingers slide up and down side, knee to arm pit
50 * 3 stroke switch
50 * two touch freestyle – on upstroke touch armpit and temple with thumb

100 freestyle

2 repeats of the following set
50 * band, buoy and paddles
50 * band and buoy
50 * band

100 swim

100 swim / run

1.8km