One of those swims in a meet whereby you not only exceeded your swim time goal, but it felt better the longer you swam.
I remember one out of 40 years of swimming. Mine was in 1995 at Mt. Hood LC Nationals, the 800 m free. I had overtrained, tapered properly, and felt like a stick of dynamite going off the blocks. Not only did I negative split all the 200s, but I felt like I could have swam forever. I actually didn't want the race to come to an end.
I was spent at the finish, took a minute or two longer than others to get out of the water, but 15 minutes later felt great. I remember seeing the time on the scoreboard and I was in shock. I shaved over a minute off my personal best.
All of these things, to me, make that swim a "power swim." I even scratched all my backstroke events that day because I was so "high." I also remembered how stroke-by-stroke the entire 800 m. felt for several days.
Anyone else have this type of wonderful experience?
Donna
Don't know if this counts as a power swim since it is related to sprinting instead of distance, but in January 2001 I swam a meet where I did the 50 free 4 times (the event, and then the 50 free leg in the mixed free relay, mixed medley relay, and women's free relay) and went faster each time I swam it. By the end of the day, I'd gone 3 personal bests and felt like I could done the 50 free at least another 4 times.
Now this is my kind of power swim! Way to go. :applaud: I did 3 50s one day and had the same zippy, in the groove, feeling. But you were busier than me pulling that relay duty.
Don't know if this counts as a power swim since it is related to sprinting instead of distance, but in January 2001 I swam a meet where I did the 50 free 4 times (the event, and then the 50 free leg in the mixed free relay, mixed medley relay, and women's free relay) and went faster each time I swam it. By the end of the day, I'd gone 3 personal bests and felt like I could done the 50 free at least another 4 times.
Now this is my kind of power swim! Way to go. :applaud: I did 3 50s one day and had the same zippy, in the groove, feeling. But you were busier than me pulling that relay duty.
