I was just reading this blog:chuckiev.blogspot.com/.../swimming-thoughts-galore.html
This guy claims that he never swam before in his life. At first it took him 36 minutes to swim 1500 meters. After only one year he could swim that in LESS than half the time.
After 17 years of swimming I can't swim 1500 meters in less than 18 minutes. Either I'm doing something wrong or that guy is full of.....
Is it possible to get that fast THAT FAST?
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Not for the pool, but I gather from reading about elite-level OW training that coaches do recommend bilateral breathing for OW specialists, which should include aspiring elite-level triathletes.
So here is my question: why should OW swimmers bilateral? It doesn't make sense to me. Waves were crashing down to my right at my last OW ocean swim and I had to breath to the left. I never do that. OH well. I am not going to swim improperly due to a rare occurrence. As for sighting. Hmmm, not sure what possible advnatage you get from looking left and right. I am more concerned about what is ahead of me.
Not for the pool, but I gather from reading about elite-level OW training that coaches do recommend bilateral breathing for OW specialists, which should include aspiring elite-level triathletes.
So here is my question: why should OW swimmers bilateral? It doesn't make sense to me. Waves were crashing down to my right at my last OW ocean swim and I had to breath to the left. I never do that. OH well. I am not going to swim improperly due to a rare occurrence. As for sighting. Hmmm, not sure what possible advnatage you get from looking left and right. I am more concerned about what is ahead of me.
