TJ's Blog of Slow (but improving) Swimming!

11:00 AM to Noon at the Downtown YMCA (SCM) coached by Priscilla Bettis

Warmup
400 free
150 choice sCull
4x25 choice back drill on :40
4x25 back swim on :35

6x75 free descend by 2s on 1:40
Went 1:20, 1:20, 1:18, 1:15, 1:10, 1:05
4x50 back on 1:05
Went 1:00, 1:00, cheated by doing 25 free/25 back, :55
6x75 free descend by 2s
Went 1:25, 1:20, 1:15, 1:15, 1:10, 1:08
4x50 free on :55
Went :39, :39, :40, :40
4x25 back - Work SDK and breakout, easy into wall

Warmdown
100 easy - I did 75 back/25 free
2250 meters

Notes: The nice thing about finally figuring out how to keep a decent body position in backstroke is that my coach can give constructive criticisms that I can start to incorporate. The thing she has pointed out in my past two backstroke practices has been that I have been pushing my hand back at the end of my pull rather than using my forearm AND hand at the back end of the pull. I think I'm getting it on my right hand...but the left doesn't want to cooperate. When it does, I seem to hit the lane line (circle swimming). Does anyone have any suggestions. My backstroke felt pretty good today. I noticed that over the course of my intervals, I relaxed, and went faster! What a coincidence!