I am six months pregnant and looking for some new ideas for my swim workouts. I usually swim three times a week and have been doing between 1,500 and 2,000 yards a workout. My favorite has been to swim a half mile and then do a set of 10 by 100 - alternating kicks and pulls. I was hoping for any suggestions that helped other women prepare for their pregnancies. Also, is flip turning going to become a problem? This is my first post and I'm looking forward to hearing any suggestions!
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Originally posted by Karen Duggan
I just always did what was comfortable. With my first I couldn't kick *** but still swam regularly, with my second I swam a lot and could do all strokes (fly got tough at the end), and with number three I wore fins at the end (not to keep up with lane mates but because it was comfortable).
With all three I could always do flipturns, except... with number three I went swimming on January 7th and couldn't do flipturns, it didn't hurt it just didn't "feel" right. Interestingly enough the next day I didn't swim and my water broke that night at 11:20! He was born January 8th, five weeks early, and spent 2 weeks in the intensive care nursery, although he's in perfect health now:)
Ah, but the real questions are:
Will they all end up being competitive swimmers?
Will the first be good at everything but breaststroke?
Will the second be good at everything but distance butterfly?
Will the third train a lot with fins right before his big meets, and switch over to open turns near the end of his distance freestyle races but finish ahead of everyone else anyway? ;-)
Bob
Originally posted by Karen Duggan
I just always did what was comfortable. With my first I couldn't kick *** but still swam regularly, with my second I swam a lot and could do all strokes (fly got tough at the end), and with number three I wore fins at the end (not to keep up with lane mates but because it was comfortable).
With all three I could always do flipturns, except... with number three I went swimming on January 7th and couldn't do flipturns, it didn't hurt it just didn't "feel" right. Interestingly enough the next day I didn't swim and my water broke that night at 11:20! He was born January 8th, five weeks early, and spent 2 weeks in the intensive care nursery, although he's in perfect health now:)
Ah, but the real questions are:
Will they all end up being competitive swimmers?
Will the first be good at everything but breaststroke?
Will the second be good at everything but distance butterfly?
Will the third train a lot with fins right before his big meets, and switch over to open turns near the end of his distance freestyle races but finish ahead of everyone else anyway? ;-)
Bob
