Hour Swim: What Do You Think About?

Former Member
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Hi Everyone, SWIMMER is planning a promotional piece on the One Hour Swim, and we want to know what you think about during the One Hour Swim. Are you totally focused on your stroke? Do you try to keep count? Does your mind wander? Do you sing "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall"? So, what do you think about whan you do the One Hour Swim? Please reply directly to: Editor@usms.org Thank you, Bill Volckening, Editor SWIMMER magazine
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  • Former Member
    Former Member
    Originally posted by mbriones I just keep hitting my finger counter at each flip and listen to my SwiMP3 which I load up with my favorite songs to swim by, such as...Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here (great warm up song), The Kinks Picture book - that one really is great for rhthm, a bit of Sheryl Crow, No Doubt, Train, Nickelback, etc. Before the finger counter I'd go 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (etc) B] I don't have a finger counter so I do the 111111111112222222222...50 50 50 50 50 50 50 What was I thinking?51 51 51 51 51 51.... Can't be I ever figure out why I do it or find a good reason not to because I look forward to it every year.
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  • Former Member
    Former Member
    Originally posted by mbriones I just keep hitting my finger counter at each flip and listen to my SwiMP3 which I load up with my favorite songs to swim by, such as...Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here (great warm up song), The Kinks Picture book - that one really is great for rhthm, a bit of Sheryl Crow, No Doubt, Train, Nickelback, etc. Before the finger counter I'd go 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (etc) B] I don't have a finger counter so I do the 111111111112222222222...50 50 50 50 50 50 50 What was I thinking?51 51 51 51 51 51.... Can't be I ever figure out why I do it or find a good reason not to because I look forward to it every year.
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