Do you "hear" rhythm in your mind when swimming?

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fatboy — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 10:23:51 GMT

The only song any American distance swimmer of a certain age should synch to is, of course, "Radar Love." It may now be impossible for me NOT to hear this song during my next distance swim!!

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Gymmom — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:56:22 GMT

The only song any American distance swimmer of a certain age should synch to is, of course, "Radar Love." I love that!

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Gymmom — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:30:00 GMT

The only song any American distance swimmer of a certain age should synch to is, of course, "Radar Love." I love that!

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Patrick W. Brundage — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:24:07 GMT

The only song any American distance swimmer of a certain age should synch to is, of course, "Radar Love."

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Elaine Krugman — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:05:27 GMT

"We Will Rock You" by Queen is my 100 *** pacer. That's great! I think I'll try that tomorrow morning. :agree:

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swoomer — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 09:15:49 GMT

"We Will Rock You" by Queen is my 100 *** pacer.

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waves101 — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 08:21:52 GMT

Before a distance swim or open water event, I'll typically do a good set of repeat 100s. I stroke count and develop my cadence and then try to replicate it during the distance/open water event. Shhh, it's a secret.

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Former Member — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:19:34 GMT

I do also use verbal cues in a rhythmic way - for example when I'm getting tired on *** I think "long" on each stroke.

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Elaine Krugman — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 06:14:46 GMT

Sort of. I habitually stroke count on *** stroke, so I guess the sound (in my head) of counting provides a rhythm I do, too, on short course, but on long course, the count inevitably gets replaced by, "Are we there yet? ARE WE THERE YET?!!!" :bouncing:

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__steve__ — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 03:22:38 GMT

I hear rhythm

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Former Member — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 14:52:11 GMT

I also count strokes... But I'm more interested in whether/how others might imagine a rhythm that accentuates at some point of the stroke cycle. For a long time I somehow used the water sound at hand entry (mainly backstroke) to help with stroke rhythm, but that made me slap the water and my strokes were not smooth.

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Elaine Krugman — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 11:06:19 GMT

Once at Nationals in the 200 BR my mind started playing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Why??? I don't have any idea,but the rhythm fit my pace. I'll never forget my 200 BR at Auburn Nationals in 2011. It was one of the first times I had ever swum in a long course pool, and I kept hearing Bart Simpson's voice asking, "Are we there yet? Are we there yet??" It played over and over in my mind during the entire last 50 meters! (Bruce had been given a Bart Simpson beer bottle opener as a gag gift, and every time you open a bottle, it plays that clip.) For some reason, I don't think of it when I swim 200 fly in a long course pool, but I always do on breaststroke pull when I race that last 50! :rolleyes:

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Former Member — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 07:25:57 GMT

Sort of. I habitually stroke count on *** stroke, so I guess the sound (in my head) of counting provides a rhythm

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smontanaro — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 02:55:08 GMT

Not a sound, per se, but the first couple 25s of free in a workout have a sublime rhythm. I feel like I could swim forever. Then it disappears, and I spend the rest of the workout searching for it. :(

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Allen Stark — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 01:16:15 GMT

Once at Nationals in the 200 BR my mind started playing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Why??? I don't have any idea,but the rhythm fit my pace.

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orca1946 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 01:06:14 GMT

Mostly disco and Rolling Stones