I did a cool survey last week with my age-groupers; I asked them all to tell me what they thought about when they swim in practice, and what they think about when they swim in a meet. I got answers ranging from boyfriends/girlfriends, homework, and music.
So, I'm curious....what do all of you think about when you swim?
While swimming this morning I had a thought (yes it does occur once in a while) and was thinking I should comment on this thread about it but now I can't remember what it was.
For those of you that swim during lap swim or other open swim hours, do you ever watch other swimmers and analyze what they doing and how they could improve?
For those of you that swim during lap swim or other open swim hours, do you ever watch other swimmers and analyze what they doing and how they could improve?
Almost never. Waste of time. Although it's difficult not to notice that almost all of them cross over on freestyle and have no kick.
Hulk, we are not in a 3-way. It's just a test of whether you're girly or manly depending on whether your 50 fly time is closer to Chris' or mine. I will stick by my offer of gridging the closeness of 100 fly splits though. I think my last effort was the same as yours.
The disparity of gravity at the macro level (Einstein's General Theory of Relativity) and gravity at the micro level (quantum and/or particle) was what I was puzzling over.
Right, it's interesting how the laws of physics adapt, depending on the size of the object. As you probably know, each atom has an electrical interaction with the sub-atomic field, which translates into basic information exchange. It's like everything is "projected" into reality through an energetic "mirror", or an inverted electromagnetic vortex.
This all comes down to wave-lengths, and frequencies of each particular object. Even the waves of light energy, (what you see with your eyes) this a very small part of the entire spectrum.
Trying to understand electromagnetic waves is the key to enlightenment. Think of your brain as a bundle of nerve fibre, impulses are constantly running through these biological wires, and this creates an electro-magnet. In an enlightened state, the polarity of your personal electromagnetic vortex can be altered by conscious choice. (Or, just go for a swim.):bliss:
I am almost always thinking about technique points.
Freestyle
- Kicking power and tempo
- Hold streamline
- When do I break out?
- Extend in front
- High elbows, pull and recovery
- Clean hand entry
- Head position
- Grip the water
- When to breathe?
- What arm to finish with?
Butterfly
- Hand width at entry
- Low chin to breathe
- Don't splash
- Don't move vertically
- Relax
- Butterfly is freaking awesome
Breaststroke
- What the hell is going on?
So you are a mental swimmer (you think through your stroke)?
A few things......
1) This doesn't hurt, this doesn't hurt, this doesn't hurt........
2) Almost done... push it, almost done... push it, almost done... push it.......
3) After this workout, what do I deserve to eat? ... a snack or a meal?
Rinse and repeat.
LOL....I can see a lot of my swimmers aying all of those!!
I am 110% convinced that gremlins take over my body when signing up for a meet. Sometimes they make me sign up for events that are far too long (200s). Sometimes they make me sign up for back to back events or anything involving evil stroke.
The gremlins that took over my body for the Indy meet this weekend were particularly mean signing me up for a 200 free AND a 400 free as well as a 200 IM.
Please post what you were thinking, if you remember. I'd like a step-by-step memoir. 1. The blocks. 2. The swims. 3. Various stages of the swims. Especially the 400 free. (Please?)
No need to say what you were thinking when it is all over, although that would be interesting too. I have a habit of ducking my head under the water when I'm through to take a moment to appreciate the fact that I finished.:wine:
Have fun! Swim fast! isobel
Please post what you were thinking, if you remember. I'd like a step-by-step memoir. 1. The blocks. 2. The swims. 3. Various stages of the swims. Especially the 400 free. (Please?)
My 4 free goes something like this:
Signing up for the meet: I love the 400. So glad it's meters time again. Whee!
Week before the meet: Why do I do this? What kind of crazy sign-up amnesia do I have?
The blocks: Oh, here I am again. Well only way out is through.
The first 100: What the f***?! Why? This is just going to hurt. I should stop swimming this stupid race. Oh, shut up brain. Just get into the second hundred; then you'll be fine.
The second 100: Ah, right, this is why I do this. Focus. Relax. Good pull. Set up your turn right.
Third 100: Why is that girl still right next to me? Push, push, pass that girl over there. Haha, suckers, guess you shouldn't have gone out so fast.
Last 100: All right this is it. Burn the tank.
Of course I have a bad habit of not going out fast enough. Wonder why?
