I carry my pool stuff in a backpack-style TYR mummy bag I got a couple of months ago to replace my worn out Speedo bag.
The outside bottle pocket holds a water bottle I got from the Arizona OW Swim Series.
In the outside zipper pocket I have:
- Speedo microfiber towel, that stays damp (without stinking), even in the dry heat of Arizona
- Two caps (USMS and one from my last OW swim, the Catfish Crawl)
- Two pair of goggles (Smoke TYR Petite Femme and Mirror Speedo Vanguishers)
- Ziplock baggie with a month's worth of pool workouts on 4" x 6" cards
- SportCount Finger Lap Counter/Timer
- Pool-Mate watch
- Finis Tempo Trainer
Inside the bag I carry:
- 1 Speedo Endurance suit (they're indestructible; I don't need to carry another suit)
- Finis Streamline Board
- Speedo deck sandals (they're great on the tile deck when I swim indoors)
- Blue & white pull buoy
- Green Strokemaker paddles
- Finis Freestyle Snorkel
- TYR Burner EBP Fins (brand new and I love them!!)
- Last, but not least, the one oddity is the pair of neon yellow tennis balls (swim at least a 200 while gripping a tennis ball in each hand and you'll really feel the water when you swim without them) -- I stick them inside the foot pockets of my fins for safe-keeping after my workouts
I didn't realize I carried so much stuff! One of the tri guys I swim with calls me the "gadget queen." :blush: The funny thing is, when I swam on the swim team in high school back in the '70s, the only gadget I used was a kickboard. I didn't even own a pair of goggles back then.
I carry my pool stuff in a backpack-style TYR mummy bag I got a couple of months ago to replace my worn out Speedo bag.
The outside bottle pocket holds a water bottle I got from the Arizona OW Swim Series.
In the outside zipper pocket I have:
- Speedo microfiber towel, that stays damp (without stinking), even in the dry heat of Arizona
- Two caps (USMS and one from my last OW swim, the Catfish Crawl)
- Two pair of goggles (Smoke TYR Petite Femme and Mirror Speedo Vanguishers)
- Ziplock baggie with a month's worth of pool workouts on 4" x 6" cards
- SportCount Finger Lap Counter/Timer
- Pool-Mate watch
- Finis Tempo Trainer
Inside the bag I carry:
- 1 Speedo Endurance suit (they're indestructible; I don't need to carry another suit)
- Finis Streamline Board
- Speedo deck sandals (they're great on the tile deck when I swim indoors)
- Blue & white pull buoy
- Green Strokemaker paddles
- Finis Freestyle Snorkel
- TYR Burner EBP Fins (brand new and I love them!!)
- Last, but not least, the one oddity is the pair of neon yellow tennis balls (swim at least a 200 while gripping a tennis ball in each hand and you'll really feel the water when you swim without them) -- I stick them inside the foot pockets of my fins for safe-keeping after my workouts
I didn't realize I carried so much stuff! One of the tri guys I swim with calls me the "gadget queen." :blush: The funny thing is, when I swam on the swim team in high school back in the '70s, the only gadget I used was a kickboard. I didn't even own a pair of goggles back then.
