Music While Swimming? What are your faves?

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no200fly — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:04:21 GMT

Wasn't that what Brian Goodell was listening to during his mile back in the day (late 70's)? Yes - here is a quote from him about the significance of the song at the '76 games: "One day I was driving to swim practice when I heard Radar Love come on the radio. It has a driving beat that I couldn’t get out of my mind. That song played over and over in my head all workout long and I had a great training session. I immediately related that song to the long 1500M race and imagined myself passing the other swimmers one-by-one (“… last car to pass, here I go!”). I knew that my strength was to negative split my races so the theme of passing cars matched perfectly with that strategy. During the 1500M final in Montreal I heard the driving beat of Radar Love in the back of my mind as I started to catch up to Bobby Hackett and Stephen Holland over the last 400 meters, just as I had so many times during grueling workouts that year in Mission Viejo. Using music is one of the techniques I used to put myself mentally into the Olympic finals during practice and Radar Love was the main song I used to help me break through pain and fatigue barriers to practice swimming at the very highest level, and I was recreating that same environment to be in my comfort zone to perform at my best at the Olympics."

RE: Music While Swimming? What are your faves?

__steve__ — Sun, 19 May 2013 07:00:12 GMT

3: Helmet Had a few of their early tunes back (in the cd age) during my cycling days in the early 90's. Your correct on Listen to that, and set the water on fire!

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Greg Dittmar — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:37:29 GMT

wow, nothing but CRICKETS! ...in which case I definitely would not recommend Robert Pollard's "Crickets: Best of the Fading Captain Series 1999-2007"!

RE: Music While Swimming? What are your faves?

PoulsboH20 — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:02:48 GMT

For a 500 free or 400 IM Golden Earing - Radar Love Length 6:21 (album version) 5:07 (single version) Wasn't that what Brian Goodell was listening to during his mile back in the day (late 70's)? I like to add in Sigur Ros for open water stuff. The higher pitch seems to work well with the Finis MP3 player.

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Greg Dittmar — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:54:53 GMT

1: Iron Maiden 2: Motorhead 3: Helmet Listen to that, and set the water on fire!

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DonF — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:04:28 GMT

Here's the best of the best of my playlist..... Deep Purple: "Smoke on the Water", "Hush" Pretenders: "Middle of the Road" Live from London Version Tom Petty: "Running Down A Dream" David Bowie: "Heroes" live version Joe Crocker: "The Letter" Grand Funk Railroad: "I'm Your Captain" Chicago: "Feeling Stronger Every Day"

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Former Member — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:26:26 GMT

I don't listen to music with headphones while swimming and it doesn't appeal to me, but I do get a kick out of the music the lifeguards play in the pool area. They rotate about every 15-20 minutes and usually each one changes out the iPod to something new. It's like listening to a very strange playlist especially on sets of longer distances. There's one lifeguard who's training to be a Zumba instructor so she has that music playing sometimes and you can see her practicing the arm moves from the chair. A few days ago I came into the wall to see two guards doing a very impassioned lip sync to Taylor Swift's "We Are Never, Ever Getting Back Together." They turned about 18 shades of red when they realized I had stopped at the wall.

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no200fly — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:50:13 GMT

For a 500 free or 400 IM Golden Earing - Radar Love Length 6:21 (album version) 5:07 (single version)

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flystorms — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:56:27 GMT

Long before MP3/iPods, I had Billy Joel's Pressure memorized in my head as a teenager. It was great for a 500!

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Former Member — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:28:25 GMT

For longer swims in my cement playpen, I love having my water-proofed Ipod Shuffle!!! I have quiet a mix that rotates through, but primarily it is Linkin Park and Trapt. I like having loud music with a good beat to keep me going during my workouts. Sometimes when I hit a rut, a good song comes on and gets me moving again.

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Former Member — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:37:15 GMT

I love it when they crank up the music where I swim. Usually its modern radio type stuff which I'm fine with. Takes my mind of the swish swish swish of the water. I hate when all I can hear when my head is out of the water is the waves hitting the side of the pool.

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orca1946 — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:23:24 GMT

Well ---- if I swam on my own it would be 60's & 70's disco & rock. BUT being on a team , the coach frowns upon not hearing her !!!