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?
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you-- especially to my fellow SOLO SWIMMERS! I hope it was an enjoyable year in the pool for you!
I encourage you all to give making resolutions a big miss; however, DO set goals this year. Make them S.M.A.R.T!
(Specific. Measurable. Achievable/Attainable. Realistic. Time-bound.)
Did any of you set swimming goals this year? What was one of your successes? I had set a F.L.O.G. goal of 275 miles and ended up with 316.28 miles. I have swum more than that in past years; however, I dialed my goal down to spare my body from repetitive stress injuries. My race times are slower because of it; however, I feel great!
One of my goals for this year will be to race the same times (or better) at the National Senior Games as I swam at the qualifying meet in Alabama. (I'll be 57 in a few weeks, so to not slow down would be great for me!)
How about you? Let's hear it!
Cheers!
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Happy New Year to you and Bruce, Elaine! And thanks so much for starting this fantastic Solo Swimmers thread. Speaking of solo swimmers, I was happy that your article on "Six Suggestions for the Solo Swimmer" was among the top 10 most read articles on Swimspire for 2018! :) www.swimspire.com/.../
Hope you will be able to contribute another article again this year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you-- especially to my fellow SOLO SWIMMERS! I hope it was an enjoyable year in the pool for you!
I encourage you all to give making resolutions a big miss; however, DO set goals this year. Make them S.M.A.R.T!
(Specific. Measurable. Achievable/Attainable. Realistic. Time-bound.)
Did any of you set swimming goals this year? What was one of your successes? I had set a F.L.O.G. goal of 275 miles and ended up with 316.28 miles. I have swum more than that in past years; however, I dialed my goal down to spare my body from repetitive stress injuries. My race times are slower because of it; however, I feel great!
One of my goals for this year will be to race the same times (or better) at the National Senior Games as I swam at the qualifying meet in Alabama. (I'll be 57 in a few weeks, so to not slow down would be great for me!)
How about you? Let's hear it!
Cheers!
:wine:
Happy New Year to you and Bruce, Elaine! And thanks so much for starting this fantastic Solo Swimmers thread. Speaking of solo swimmers, I was happy that your article on "Six Suggestions for the Solo Swimmer" was among the top 10 most read articles on Swimspire for 2018! :) www.swimspire.com/.../
Hope you will be able to contribute another article again this year!
