How was your swim today?

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GlennR Oct 2018 10:11pm, 3 Oct 2018 38,320 posts	0 GlennR I can only dream.
TRO Gompers Chomper Oct 2018 10:29am, 4 Oct 2018 17,540 posts	0 TRO Gompers Chomper Thanks - but I want and need 1:30 ish. Never really broken through the 1:40 barrier, fell back earlier in the year and was swimming about 1:47-8 for 100, so good to be back amongst it at 1:40 but would love to make the next step. PS key to getting under 2:00 is breathing. I was stuck at 2:10-2:15 for a couple of years until I got breathing properly. Suddenly whoosh, 1:55. Been a lot harder getting the small increments since then, mind.
lammo Oct 2018 10:57am, 4 Oct 2018 9,346 posts	0 lammo Do you know what "sorted" the breathing?
Elsie Too Oct 2018 3:07pm, 4 Oct 2018 1,968 posts	0 Elsie Too And what was the problem with the breathing prior to it being sorted?
James15 Oct 2018 9:45pm, 4 Oct 2018 First-time poster!!	0 James15 First comment on the forum! I swim most mornings Monday to Friday. Missed it this morning as work gets in the way!
GlennR Oct 2018 10:00pm, 4 Oct 2018 38,341 posts	0 GlennR Evening James. Welcome.
totalbeginner Oct 2018 9:22pm, 5 Oct 2018 407 posts	0 totalbeginner hi James, times sound super impressive to me, I am just starting to see improvements in my speed, still around 2:30 for 100m though!
blindcider Oct 2018 1:43pm, 11 Oct 2018 159 posts	0 blindcider Really happy this morning, did a CSS test and got 6:59 for the 400m and 3:29 for the 200 giving a CSS of 1:45 per 100m. Started the year with a 400m PB of around 8:30 so made some real improvements this year. Similarly to TRO I got my breathing technique sorted - moved to single side every 2 strokes rather than struggling with bilateral on 3 strokes. In reality it should be more like 1:48 but the last length of my 200 was stalled by some dopey twonk doing the worlds slowest backstroke in the fast lane FFS. When challenged the response was "this lanes quieter" than the slow lane - Fortunately the lifeguard was on it and asked them to move. When will people cop on to the fact that by picking the correct lane they will get a better swim themselves?
blindcider Oct 2018 8:39am, 19 Oct 2018 161 posts	0 blindcider 30 minute Time trial this morning in an attempt to change things up a bit. 1525m done at a moderate effort level. Happy with that but still some room for improvement
blindcider Nov 2018 11:05am, 7 Nov 2018 169 posts	0 blindcider Had the fast lane to myself for 1100m this morning. Enjoying myself and then two guys that could genuinely barely swim got in. I was passing them every 4 lengths FFS, I don't mind sharing at the pool and expect to but peoples selfishness in selecting lanes purely because they are quieter helps nobody. Okay so there were 6 people in each medium speed lane and only 3 of us across 2 fast lanes but then the faster swimmers from the medium swim lane should come across not the slower ones. I wish the lifeguards were more proactive on this - having people swim in the appropriate speed lane has to be safer after all.