Swim

Today I went down to the pool and swam for a while during lunch. All freestyle, no real drills, just trying to think about what I was doing. I did do a lap or two doing catch-up, but other than that, I tried to concentrate on reaching out, and keeping my hands in the correct plane.

I started counting strokes today. It was short course, and I was averaging 24 strokes each 25 yards. Not so good I'm sure, but it's a starting point that I hope to improve upon. I think I did 1000 yards, but at one point I lost count of the number of laps I had done. Hopefully I got it right.

On the progress front, I no longer have to stop for breaks every 100 or so. I can just keep on going. Now, I just need to learn the flip turn so I don't have to pause at the wall. I would report on times, but I forgot my watch.

On a side note, while it's nice to go for a swim in the sunshine in the middle of the day, I felt a little wiped out towards the end of the working day. I'm not sure if I can blame it on swimming though. More data is needed to verify cause and effect.