Swim

I took a swim yesterday (Thursday) at the pool during lunch time. I think I did 1000m (1100yds) but I may have done +/- 50 as I lost count. I did mostly drills, finger drag, catch-up, catch-up for three strokes and a kicking pause, sideways, and fist-swim.

I think something clicked today. This was only my second time doing the sideways drill, and it's definitely my least favorite as I tend to swallow a lot of water along with getting it up my nose. Yet, it seems to be the catalyst for the realization.

I know that I am supposed to really rotate my body and try to keep one arm out in front of me. I am also supposed to keep my head on the arm. I was told these things, but it never really clicked how it came together until just after the sideways drill. I finished 100yds of that drill and then started to swim a catch-up drill. I noticed that I was really rotating to the point of almost going perpendicular along the surface of the water. My head was on the lead arm and it all felt right.

I soon lost the feeling, but with more drills, hopefully I can attain that consistently. Hopefully this is what I'm supposed to be doing and I haven't interpreted things wrong. I only counted strokes once because I really wanted to focus on the stroke and the counting obliterates all other thought. I counted 23 strokes, but I'm not at all confident about its accuracy.

I asked the lifeguards at the pool about swim coaches, and they didn't know of any, but pointed me to the master's swim club. The club is pretty expensive, but they mentioned that I could pay a $5 per day fee. So maybe I'll do that a few times to get some help before the triathlon.