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A guy I swim with at the lake had some contact lens solution that he put inside his goggles (about a teaspoon in each eyepiece). The solution swirls around and keeps the inside of the lens nice and clear. He offered me some, so I tried it. It really worked great, and didn’t sting my [...]
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I had a fun workout at my summer pool today. My pool isn’t too crowded, and I know all the families that hang out there. There isn’t a dedicated lap lane, so I just swim along one outside lane. Usually the life guard will tell the kids to stay away from a lap swimmer, but [...]
Today I worked out in my old pool. I swam a timed 300 yard swim so I could compare it to my time last year. I wanted to see what 9 months of master’s swimming and total immersion drills has done for me. Here’s the comparision: April 5, 2005: 6:48 May 3, 2006: 5:20 That’s [...]
I drove my daughter and her friend to the ocean today for a beach daytrip. I brought my wetsuit so I could try it out. I hadn’t ever swam in it, and wanted to make sure that it felt comfortable. The water temperature was 67 degrees. I was worried that my arms, feet and face [...]
I’ve been swimming with a Master’s team for about 5 months, feeling very frustrated with my lack of progress. Today, I finally felt fishlike and smooth in the water. I’ve been having some pain in my right shoulder. I always think of pain (i.e., overuse injury) as a challenge to figure out what I am [...]
