Tag Archives: swimming

You can do it!

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

A little girl in my swimming lessons last night was saying to me… ‘I cannie do it, I cannie do it!’… I replied to her that ’cannie‘ isn’t a word, and that she can do it.  She’s very cute. She came along … Continue reading →

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Total Immersion Swimming Drill Videos

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

I put some new swim sessions on my blog recently, sessions based on the Total Immersion technique. I went in the pool last night to try them out, and think I got them kind of right, more work required though I … Continue reading →

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Speedo Aquacoach Watch

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

I’m going to use my Speedo Aquacoach watch for the first time in the pool tonight.  The watch didn’t come with an instruction manual, you’re provided with a quick start guide on the inside of the box (so you have … Continue reading →

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New Total Immersion 2,500m swim sessions

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Inspired by Terry Laughlin’s, Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way to Swim Better, Faster and Easier I’ve got together a 2,500m swim session for myself. Here’s a description of the book: Even though swimming is the closest thing to a perfect exercise you can … Continue reading →

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Rest day and Santa Claus Speedo Aquacoach

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

Gill text me late last night to say she couldn’t make our run on Thursday morning, so I decided a lie in would be a good bet for me.   Although I’ve only run once this week, I’m thinking it … Continue reading →

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Wk45 – 3000m swim and ‘Run Tomas Run’?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Tuesday night and I got picked up from work and taken to Bella pool. The plan was to do Swim Session 11, then run home, taking a long route of about 7 miles. The swim went fine, I was concentrating … Continue reading →

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18,000 hits!

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

My blog has attracted a total of 18,000 hits since I started it last year!  This October has been my busiest month so far with daily figures peaking at 232! (the day I changed/improved(?) the layout). Please let me know if there are any … Continue reading →

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Teaching Swimming is fun!

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Following on from my Teaching different levels of beginners how to swim, I thought I’d share some other points in relation to teaching swimming and how I provide motivation for those I teach. I’ve been teaching swimming for almost 10 … Continue reading →

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Teaching different levels of beginners how to swim

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

I know this isn’t to do with my ‘Training’ as such, but a swimming teacher asked the question of me recently: How do you teach a class of beginners to swim when there are two levels of beginners in the … Continue reading →

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Gadgets to count swimming lengths…

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

As you might know I’ve been swimming a little more recently… in the hope that if I swim then I’ll still be working hard, but I won’t be over doing it in running or any other ‘weight bearing activity’. Hopefully … Continue reading →

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