Hey, solo swimmers! :wave: Welcome to the thread for all of us who train solo. Whether you train on your own due to a lack of a Masters team in your area (or for any other reason), this is our virtual locker room. Please post training tips that you think would be helpful, or anything else you would like to share with the rest of us. Have a rant? Go ahead and vent here! :rantonoff:
I'll start with a tip:
The most frustrating thing for me training solo is not having a coach on deck to evaluate my stroke and keep me on track, so I bought a waterproof camera and enlisted the help of my husband to periodically shoot video of all four strokes. Shooting underwater video became a knee/back buster, so I bought a camera mount and attached it to PVC pipe, so my husband could stand up straight to shoot underwater video. The camera gets dunked underwater, and he twists the pipe to pan the camera as I swim by.
Today, I bought a 2-pack of 12-inch "Gear Tie" reusable rubber twist ties (available at Home Depot), so I can tie the PVC pipe to the pool ladder (located in the corner of the pool) and shoot video myself. (If I angle the camera just right and keep it on wide angle, I can video me coming and going.)
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After each video session, I upload the videos to my desktop computer and compare my stroke to my favorite Go Swim stroke videos to see what I'm doing well (or not). I also post them on the Forums for feedback.
Ok, solo swimmers, what's your tip?
Hey Everyone! Just subscribed to this thread. I swam competitively from the age of 6-19 and hated every second of it. Then I "grew up"(I'll be 25 soon) and realized how much I missed it. I joined Masters back in April/May of 2017 and I have loved every second of it. There are quite a few local groups I could swim with but I'm broke and I don't want to pay team dues. I have a meet coming up on the 4th of February that I am super excited for. I am swimming in 6 events: 400 Free, 200 Free, 200 IM, 100 Fly, 100 Back, and 100 Free. I also just signed up for the Fitness Challenge. I am happy that money is going to a good cause plus you get a free cap.... I mean come on, who doesn't love free stuff!
Hey Everyone! Just subscribed to this thread. I swam competitively from the age of 6-19 and hated every second of it. Then I "grew up"(I'll be 25 soon) and realized how much I missed it. I joined Masters back in April/May of 2017 and I have loved every second of it. There are quite a few local groups I could swim with but I'm broke and I don't want to pay team dues. I have a meet coming up on the 4th of February that I am super excited for. I am swimming in 6 events: 400 Free, 200 Free, 200 IM, 100 Fly, 100 Back, and 100 Free. I also just signed up for the Fitness Challenge. I am happy that money is going to a good cause plus you get a free cap.... I mean come on, who doesn't love free stuff!
