Getting in!

im going to have to choose 'those darn kids'... though its usually 'stand back or get wet' im too busy making a general ruckus than to be concerned with such a trivial thing like water temperature

None of the above. I just head for the warm waters of the local Y. im going to have to choose 'those darn kids'... though its usually 'stand back or get wet' im too busy making a general ruckus than to be concerned with such a trivial thing like water temperature

Leap of Faith with a bit of Those Darn Kids mixed in

I have to disagree with the concept. Getting out (especially on 40 degree days with a 20 mph wind blowing) is the hardest part of the workout.

:blush: I'm an Eddie Haskell with an extra twist. When I swim at the lake, I go to a place where there are no restrooms. By the time I get there I've had so much coffee I'll inevitably have to get in or burst a kidney. Do not try this approach at the pool! :) For pools being pushed in always helps me. Great article.

Slow enter is slow pain ! At practice a quick dive in & swim right away, at the meets slide in & push off quickly. Eat more & be cold less :bolt:

I'm too much of a wimp. If it's cold I just dive in, sprint a 25 to the other side, get out and repeat several times calling it a day. Total yards: about 100

At meets you are forced to enter with "the slide." I dread it.

I was a "back up for the running start and dive" entry person all through college. Then, in the 90's, USAS really put an emphasis on feet first entries at all times. Now I have to settle for the jump into a dive off the bottom procedure. Definitely not as fun. I'll NEVER understand the gradual entry!

Loved the article! I do the Eddie Haskell slide. I usually have to remind myself that by the time I've done a 50, it'll be all better.