Swim happy

I swam in my very first Master's meet today! I went a 3:03.23 on my 200 back, and it was my first time swimming it, ever. more importantly, everyone was so so nice! I love it! :applaud: Glad you enjoyed it!

I swam in my very first Master's meet today! I went a 3:03.23 on my 200 back, and it was my first time swimming it, ever. more importantly, everyone was so so nice! I love it! Way to go on your 200 back :applaud: and welcome to the world of Master's competitions. Racing does get addictive....

The good news is I was able to keep my goggles on about half the time. This is an improvemnt over 20 years ago (0% of the time) and I will credit improved goggle technology. (We can assume my technique has not improved. lol) Because they staty on sometimes, I can tell what I need to be doing with the angle of my head to make them stay on better. Yay for all that! Try Ande's trick for keeping your goggles on: Put a second cap OVER your goggle strap, then pull the cap down over the top edge of your goggles. I wear both caps over my goggles and it works great. For extra security, put Vaseline around your eye sockets where the goggles fit. Not only will it help keep the goggles on better; it helps protect the soft skin tissue around your eyes. Finally, look back at your legs when you dive in and squeeze your arms against your ears. Good luck! :cheerleader:

I have a swim happy! I got a chance to practice diving off the starting blocks this morning!! I haden't done that in 20 years, and that's really the only thing I'm nervous about at the meet I signed up for next month. I talked to the swim coach for the triahlon class I'm currently taking about the Y's no diving policy and asked if he could help me out by seeing if they would let me go off the blocks during class time. So today he stopped me during a set and had me hop up and try it. The good news is I was able to keep my goggles on about half the time. This is an improvemnt over 20 years ago (0% of the time) and I will credit improved goggle technology. (We can assume my technique has not improved. lol) Because they staty on sometimes, I can tell what I need to be doing with the angle of my head to make them stay on better. Yay for all that! All the times that I managed to get the front end of my dive right, my thighs slapped the water really loudly (and they are now correspondingly red). But, oh well for now on that. At this first-meet-in-20-years on March 5, my goal is a dive that gives me a better start than pushing from the wall and leaves my goggles in place. AND, he said he'd let me practice a few more times before the meet. Yay!

To keep goggles on for new divers, I have them put their arms up then shrug shoulders in & push top of biceps onto goggles

My Swim Happy for the day: I went over the 50 mile mark in my FLOG for GTD. :bliss:

My Swim Happy for the day: I went over the 50 mile mark in my FLOG for GTD. :bliss: Great Job!! What is your goal this year? I'm shooting for the free swimsuit (500 mi.)

Way to go, Elaine!

My Swim Happy for the day: I went over the 50 mile mark in my FLOG for GTD. :bliss: :applaud: WooHoo!! I'm hoping to achieve the 50 miles by the end of this coming week.

Great Job!! What is your goal this year? I'm shooting for the free swimsuit (500 mi.) Thanks Peter, Karlene, 'Fly, and Marianne! And, congrats. to you, Jethro, for your PB's! :applaud: My goal for this year is 275 miles (I was at 262+ for 2010). Good luck in your goal, Peter! That's a lot of miles, but the free suit will be a nice reward. :banana: Karlene, 'Fly, and Marianne: What are your GTD goals for this year? Good luck! :cheerleader: