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 Posted: 04/17/06 - 00:15 Post subject: maybe one day i'll do a triathalon...
i wonder how long it would take me to be that good of a swimmer... i got the whole cycling and running thing down pat.
it did just occur to me that i could do lap swims in the morning... not entirely sure how i feel about that routine yet. ...or the fees associated with it.
just a fun thought. *adds to the 'to do' list*
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Posted: 04/17/06 - 07:32 Post subject:
If you can take a few lessons, they are well worth the money. Not to mention saving you a lot of frustration and possible injuries from poor technique.
You should feel comfortable in a few months. I'm working with a few guys who couldn't swim 25 yards 2 months ago. Now they are doing 100 yd repeats. 
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Posted: 04/17/06 - 07:35 Post subject:
I've always wanted to also. The kids need to get a little older, though.
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Posted: 04/17/06 - 07:40 Post subject:
 I wanna do that too. Hey TriBob, just curious, what type of injuries might one have from poor swimming technique?
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Posted: 04/17/06 - 08:14 Post subject:
| JACKED UP wrote: | | I wanna do that too. Hey TriBob, just curious, what type of injuries might one have from poor swimming technique? |
Drowning comes to mind.....
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Posted: 04/17/06 - 08:20 Post subject:
| robp wrote: | | JACKED UP wrote: | | I wanna do that too. Hey TriBob, just curious, what type of injuries might one have from poor swimming technique? |
Drowning comes to mind..... |
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Posted: 04/17/06 - 08:23 Post subject:
| JACKED UP wrote: | | I wanna do that too. Hey TriBob, just curious, what type of injuries might one have from poor swimming technique? |
necrotizing fasciitis
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Posted: 04/17/06 - 08:32 Post subject:
| JACKED UP wrote: | | I wanna do that too. Hey TriBob, just curious, what type of injuries might one have from poor swimming technique? |
The most common is shoulder injuries. Overuse. Especially if overused incorrectly. Second is knee problems. Breast stroke kick can place lateral pressure on the knee. Third is ankle problems.
More info: http://www.alexandriamasters.com/articles/shoulder.htm
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Posted: 04/17/06 - 08:37 Post subject:
| TriBob wrote: | | JACKED UP wrote: | | I wanna do that too. Hey TriBob, just curious, what type of injuries might one have from poor swimming technique? |
The most common is shoulder injuries. Overuse. Especially if overused incorrectly. Second is knee problems. Breast stroke kick can place lateral pressure on the knee. Third is ankle problems.
More info: http://www.alexandriamasters.com/articles/shoulder.htm |
Very interesting, thanks for the info.
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Posted: 04/17/06 - 09:03 Post subject:
Re: Swimming technique.
Here's your answer:
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Posted: 04/17/06 - 09:08 Post subject:
I can comment on this, blue.
Last year I decided to give tris a shot, and signed up for "tune-up" swim lessons with the city's rec program. Going into this, I could swim, but I couldn't do the front crawl properly, and forget about breathing/recovery - it was all or not. Starting out, I could fight my way through 50m and be totally wiped. Afterwards, I was up to about 100m. Better, but not great.
Then I joined a masters swim club, who's only requirement is that you can swim 50m without drowning. I swim one night a week with ~20 others and we have a coach who gives us drills and sets. We're divided into a number of lanes according to skill and speed (you can probably guess where I am) to keep things comfortable for the members.
I've been doing this since mid September. Since then, I'm far better! My form is greatly improved (I'm actually streamlined in the water), I can do breathing recovery on both sides, and my distance is up to sprint tri distances. I'm still slow, and I still wear out sooner than I'd like to, but here's where I've gone from the 50m fights I started at:
15min front crawl - 675m
Most distance covered in a session (sets+drills) - 1900m in 60 minutes
Best 200m free time - ~2m20s
Best 50m free time - ~55s
And I can actually do the butterfly....for about 25m. But I can do it.
The difficulty for me is the scheduling. I'd love to do more swimming, but I find it hard to squeeze in another pool slot with work and my family (and all the other running and biking), so I haven't improved as much as I could.
But from my experiences, a masters club is the way to go.
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Posted: 04/17/06 - 09:18 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | JACKED UP wrote: | | I wanna do that too. Hey TriBob, just curious, what type of injuries might one have from poor swimming technique? |
necrotizing fasciitis |
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Posted: 04/17/06 - 09:50 Post subject:
Some bodies are not aqua-dynamic.
/put me in a boat
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Posted: 04/17/06 - 10:11 Post subject:
Don't anybody laugh, but I'm seriously considering it for next year. 
After some swimming instruction though.
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Posted: 04/17/06 - 11:21 Post subject:
| cdnhollywood wrote: | I can comment on this, blue.
Last year I decided to give tris a shot, and signed up for "tune-up" swim lessons with the city's rec program. Going into this, I could swim, but I couldn't do the front crawl properly, and forget about breathing/recovery - it was all or not. Starting out, I could fight my way through 50m and be totally wiped. Afterwards, I was up to about 100m. Better, but not great.
Then I joined a masters swim club, who's only requirement is that you can swim 50m without drowning. I swim one night a week with ~20 others and we have a coach who gives us drills and sets. We're divided into a number of lanes according to skill and speed (you can probably guess where I am) to keep things comfortable for the members.
I've been doing this since mid September. Since then, I'm far better! My form is greatly improved (I'm actually streamlined in the water), I can do breathing recovery on both sides, and my distance is up to sprint tri distances. I'm still slow, and I still wear out sooner than I'd like to, but here's where I've gone from the 50m fights I started at:
15min front crawl - 675m
Most distance covered in a session (sets+drills) - 1900m in 60 minutes
Best 200m free time - ~2m20s
Best 50m free time - ~55s
And I can actually do the butterfly....for about 25m. But I can do it.
The difficulty for me is the scheduling. I'd love to do more swimming, but I find it hard to squeeze in another pool slot with work and my family (and all the other running and biking), so I haven't improved as much as I could.
But from my experiences, a masters club is the way to go. |
during my once a week lessons i think i swam a length and back without stopping *once*.
to be completely honest i'm sh*t scared about having to go swimming in a lake or something... we'll see. it's probably a couple years off still.  thanks for the info.
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