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Swim diary.

For reasons that I don't really understand, I have swimming on March 17, 1999.

I am going to keep a record of my progress here.

I realize that these distances and times are pathetic in terms of real swimmers. I haven't really swam in at leat 20 years. Hey give a poor 40 something. a break, OK? Besides, these distances and times are already improving. That's the point, I think.

I would like to make it to a reasonable 1600-2000 yds/hr by the end of spring quarter.

I 1999 I swam 224400 yards and 224800 meters
For a total of about 267.2 miles
or about 430 kilometers ....
Thats not much, but its 267.2 more miles than last year...

Or the last 20 years, for that matter.

Back to current year ...

Sat Dec 18-Fri Dec 31. Pool closed :-(
Fri Dec 17, 11:30 am, 4000 yards, short course, inside
Total this month: 41500 yards, or about 23.6 miles
- 1x500 back kick, 5x200 free, 1x500 back kick
- 5x300 free F&P, 1x300 back kick, 1x200 free F&P
Wed. Dec 15, 1:00 pm, 4000 yards, shourt course, inside
- 2x500 back kick
- 2x{4x300 free F&P, 1x300 back kick}
Mon Dec 13, 12:00 pm, 4600 yards, short course, inside
- 1x1000 back kick
- 1x50, 1x100,1x150,1x200,1x300,1x400,2x500,1x400,1x300,1x200,1x150,1x100, 1x50 free F&P.
- 1x200 back kick
Sun Dec 12, 12:30 pm, 5300 yards, short course, inside
- 1x500 back kick, 5x200 free, 1x500 back kick
- 4x300 free w/F&P
- 1x600 back kick
- 5x300 free F&P
Fri Dec 10, 11:30 am, 4000 yards, short course, inside
Total this week: 16300 yards = 9 1/4 miles
- 1x500 back kick
- 1x50,1x100,1x150,1x200,1x300,1x400,1x500 free w/F&P
- 1x200 Back kick, 1x300 free F&P, 1x200 back kick
- 1x500,1x300,1x200,1x150,1x100,1x50 free F&P
- 1x200 back kick
Wed Dec 8, 11:30 am, 4000 yards, short course, inside
- 1x1000 back kick
- 1x50,1x100,1x150,1x200,1x300,1x400,1x600,1x400,1x300,1x200,1x150, 1x100,1x50, free w/F&P
Mon Dec 6, 11:30 am, 3700 yards, short course, inside
- 1x300 back kick,3x200 free, 1x300 back kick
- 1x50,1x100,1x150,1x200,1x300,1x500 free F&P
- 1x300 back kick, 3x300 free F&P
Sun Dec 5, 12:30 pm, 4600 yards, short course, inside
Today I passed 250 miles!
Total this week: 15400 yards. 8.75 miles
- 1x500 back kick,3x200 free, 1x500 back kick
- 3x300 free F&P, 1x300 back kick, 6x300 free F&P
Fri Dec 3, 11:30 am, 3600 yards, short course, inside
Total this week: 15400 yards. 8.75 miles
- 1x300 back kick,3x200 free, 1x300 back kick
- 7x300 free F&P, 1x300 back kick
Wed Dec 1, 11:30 am, 3700 yards, short course, inside
- 1x500 back kick,3x200 free, 1x500 back kick
- 2x{2x300 free F&P, 1x300 back kick}
- 1x300 free F&P
Total for November: 71700 yards, about 40.74 miles
Tues Nov 30, 11:30 am, 4500 yards, short course, inside
- 1x300 back kick,3x200 free, 1x300 back kick
- 1x50,1x100,1x150,1x200,1x250,1x300 free F&P
- 1x300 back kick
- 1x300,1x250,1x200,1x150,1x100,1x50 free F&P
- 1x300 back kick, 6x100 free
Mon Nov 29, 11:30 am, 3600 yards, short course, inside
- 1x300 back kick,3x200 free, 1x300 back kick
- 1x50,1x100,1x150,1x200,1x250,1x300 free F&P
- 1x300 back kick
- 1x300,1x250,1x200,1x150,1x100,1x50 free F&P
Wed Nov 24, 11:30 am, 4200 yards, short course, inside
Total this week: 12800 yards. Pool is closed Thurs-Sun.
- 1x300 back kick, 2x{3x200 free, 1x300 back kick}
- 2x{2x300 free F&P, 1x300 back kick}, 1x300 free
Mon Nov 22, 11:30 am, 4100 yards, short course, inside
- 1x300 back kick, 2x{2x200 free, 1x300 back kick}
- 8x300 free F&P
Sun Nov 21, 12:30 pm, 4500 yards, short course, inside
- 1x300 back kick, 2x{3x200 free, 1x300 back kick}
- 2x{ 3x300 free F&P, 1x300 back kick}
Fri Nov 19 -- 11/19/1999 11:30 am, 4000 yards, short course, inside
Total this week: 16400 yards -- about 9.32 miles.
- 1x300 back kick, 2x200 free, 1x200 back kick, 2x200 free
- 1x300 back kick, 2x300 free F&P
- 1x200 back kick, 5x300 free F&P
- 1x100 back kick
Wed Nov 17, 11:30 am, 4000 yards, short course, inside
- 1x300 back kick, 2x200 free, 1x200 back kick, 2x200 free
- 1x300 back kick, 4x300 free F&P
- 1x300 back kick, 2x300 free F&P
- 1x300 back kick
Tues Nov 16, 11:30 am, 4000 yards, short course, inside
- 1x300 back kick, 3x200 free
- 2x{1x300 back kick, 4x300 free F&P}
- 1x100 back kick
Mon Nov 15, 11:30 pm 4400 yards , Short Course, Inside.
- 1x300 back kick,3x200 free, 1x200 back kick
- 1x50,1x150,1x250,1x350,1x550, Free F&P
- 1x300 back kick
- 1x550,1x350,1x250,1x150,1x50, Free F&P
- 1x200 back kick
Fri Nov 12, 11:30 pm 3600 yards , Short Course, Outside :-).
Total this week 18000 yards -- 10.23 miles
- 2x{1x300 back kick,3x200 free}
- 1x300 back kick, 4x300 free F&P
- 1x300 back kick
Thurs Nov 11, 3:00 pm 4500 yards , Short Course, Outside :-).
- 1x300 back kick,3x200 free
- 1x300 back kick, 4x300 free F&P
- 2x{1x300 back kick,3x200 free}
- 1x300 back kick
Wed Nov 10, 11:30 am 4200 yards , Short Course, Outside :-).
- 1x300 back kick,3x200 free
- 2x{ 1x300 back kick, 4x300 free F&P}
- 1x300 back kick
Mon Nov 8, 11:30 am 5700 yards , Short Course, Outside :-).
- 3x{1x300 back kick,3x200 free,1x300 back kick, 2x300 free F&P}
- 1x300 back kick
Fri Nov 5, 11:30 am 3700 yards , Short Course,inside.
Total this week 20000 yards = 11.36 miles
- 1x300 back kick,5x200 free
- 1x300 back kick, 4x300 free F&P
- 1x300 back kick, 2x300 free F&P
Thurs Nov 4, 11:30 am 4400 yards , Short Course,inside.
- 1x300 back kick,4x200 free
- 2x{1x300 back kick, 4x300 free F&P}
- 1x300 back kick
Wed Nov 3, 11:30 am 4100 yards , Short Course,inside.
- 1x300 back kick,4x200 free
- 2x{1x300 back kick, 4x300 free F&P}
Tues Nov 2, 11:30 am 4200 yards , Short Course,inside.
- 1x300 back kick,3x200 free
- 2x{1x300 back kick, 3x300 free F&P}
- 1x300 back kick, 2x300 free F&P
Sun Oct 31, 12:30 pm 3600 yards , Short Course, outside.

Oct Total: 23800 Meters (14.79 miles) , 63350 yards (35.99 miles), for a total of 50.78 miles.
- 1x300 back kick,3x200 free
- 3x{1x300 back kick, 2x300 free F&P}
Fri Oct 29, 11:30 am 4800 yards , Short Course, outside.
Total this week: 21400 yards -- 12.16 miles
- 2x{1x300 back kick,2x200 free,1x300 back kick, 3x300 free F&P}
- 1x300 back kick, 2x200 free, 1x300 back kick
Thurs Oct 28, 1:30 am 4100 yards , Short Course, outside.
Total for Oct So far: 23800 meters (14.79 miles) and 54950 yards (31.22 miles), for a total of 46 miles
- 2x{1x300 back kick,1x400(broken) free,1x300 back kick, 1x600 broken free F&P}
- 1x300 back kick, 1x600 broken free F&P
Wed Oct 27, 11:30 am 4500 yards , Short Course, outside. It wasn't too cold after a few hundred yards. The air was really cold when I got out.
- 3x{1x300 back kick,1x300 free,1x300 back kick, 1x500 free F&P}
- 1x300 back kick
Tues Oct 26, 11:30 am 4000 yards , Short Course, inside.
- 4x{1x300 back kick,1x300 free,1x400 free F&P*}
*Lots of stuff broken today
Mon Oct 25, 11:30 am 4000 yards , Short Course, inside.
- 2x{1x300 back kick,1x250 free,1x250 free F&P*}
- 2x{1x300 back kick,1x300 free,1x400 free F&P*}
- 1x100 back keck, 1x100, free, 1x200 free F&P
*Last 25 yards sprint.
Thurs Oct 21, 11:30 am 3600 yards , Short Course, inside.
Total this week: 11600 yards. :-(
- 6x{1x300 back kick,1x300 free}
Tues Oct 19, 1:30 pm 3500 yards , Short Course, outside.
- 4x{1x300 back kick,1x300 free}
- 1x300 back kick, 1x400 free F&P, 2x200 back kick, free F&P
Sun Oct 17, 12:30 pm 4500 yards , Short Course, outside.
- 5x{1x300 back kick,1x300 free}
- 1x300 back kick, 2x{1x400 free, 1x200 back kick}
Thurs Oct 14, 2:30 pm 4000 yards (about 3655 meters) , Short Course, outside.
Total for the week, 16850 yards.
- 6x{1x300 back kick,1x300 free}
- 1x350 free F&P, 1x150 back kick
Thurs Oct 14, 11:30 am 3500 yards (about 3200 meters) , Short Course, outside.
- 6x{1x250 back kick,1x250 free}
- 1x500 free F&P
Mon Oct 11, 12:30 pm 3750 yards (about 3430 meters) , Short Course, outside.
- 4x{1x250 back kick,1x250 free}, 1x250 back kick,
- 2x{1x500 free F&P, 1x250 back kick}
Sun Oct 10, 12:30 pm 5600 yards (about 4115 meters) , Short Course, outside.
- 4x{1x250 back kick,1x250 free}, 1x250 back kick,
- 2x{1x400 free F&P, 1x200 back kick}
- 1x250 back kick,1x250 free, 1x250 back kick,
- 1x400 free F&P, 1x200 back kick, 2x400 free F&P
Fri Oct 8, 11:30 am 4500 yards (about 4115 meters) , Short Course, inside
Total this week: 23.1 K
- 1x250 back kick,1x250 free, 1x250 back kick,
- 6x{1x400 free F&P, 1x200 back kick}
- 2x250 free ,1x100 back kick, 1x150 Free
Thurs Oct 7, 11:30 am 5000 meters, Short Course, outside
- 1x200 back kick,1x200 free, 1x200 back kick,
- 7x{1x300 free, 1x100 back kick}
- 2x{1x400 free F&P, 1x100 back kick}
- 1x200 back kick,1x200, Free, 1x200 back kick
Tues Oct 5, 4:30 pm 4000 meters, Short Course, outside
That makes a total of 8800 meters for today.
I did more today than in all of June 99.
This is also 11 times the yardage of my first day (March 17, 1999)
- 1x200 back kick,1x100 free, 1x200 back kick,
- 5x{1x400 free F&P, 1x100 back kick}, 1x200 Free
- 1x200 back kick,1x100, Free, 1x200 back kick, 3x100 free, kick, free
Tues Oct 5, 11:30 am 4800 meters, Short Course, outside
- 2x{1x200 back kick,1x100 free, 1x200 back kick, 2x(1x300 free)}, 1x200 back kick,1x100 free, 1x200 back kick
- 4x350 free F&P
- 1x200 back kick,1x300, 1x200 free
Sun Oct 3, 5200 meters, Short Course, outside
- 1x200 back kick,1x100 free, 1x200 back kick, 4x(1x300 free), 1x200 back kick,1x100 free, 1x200 back kick
- 2x{1x400 free w/F&P, 1x100 back kick}
- 1x200 back kick,1x100 free, 1x200 back kick, 3x{1x400 free w/F&P, 1x100 back kick}
Sat Oct 2, 5400 YARDS (4938 meters) , Short Course, inside :-(.
Total this week: 31138 meters, 19.35 miles!
- 1x400 back kick,4x(1x300 free), 1x400 back kick
- 1x400 back kick,4x(1x350 free, w/paddles), 1x400 back kick
- 2x(1x400 free fins and paddles, 1x100 back kick)
Fri Oct 1, 4800 Meters, Short Course, outside.
- 3x{1x300 back kick,2x(1x200, 1x300 free)}, 1x300 back kick
- 1x500 free fins and paddles, 1x100 back kick
Total for Sept: 89300 meters or 55.5 miles
Wed Sept 29 , 4200 Meters, Short Course, outside.
Today I broke 150 miles!! 151.69.
- 3x{1x300 back kick,2x(1x200, 1x300 free)}, 1x300 back kick
Tues Sept 28 , 5300 Meters, Short Course, outside.

Total for Sept so far: 85100 meters.
- 2x{1x300 back kick,2x(1x200, 1x300 free)}, 1x300 back kick
- Main:1x100 back kick, (1x150,1x250,1x350,1x550, 1x1000) free w/Fins and Paddles
Mon Sept 27 , 5500 Meters, Short Course, outside.

Total for Sept so far: 79800 meters.
- 4x{1x300 back kick,2x(1x200, 1x300 free)}, 1x300 back kick
Sun Sept 26 , 6400 Meters, Short Course, outside.

Total for Sept so far: 74300 meters.
- 1x300 back kick,4x(1x200, 1x300 free), 1x300 back kick
- Main: (1x150,1x250,1x350,1x550,1x1000,1x550, 1x350, 1x250, 1x150) free w/Fins and Paddles
- 2x100 back kick, free
Sat Sept 25, 3800 Meters, Short Course, outside.
This week total 26.2 K
Sept Total so far: 67900 meters
- 1x300 back kick
- 13x200 free
- 3x300 back kick, free, cack kick
Fri Sept 24 , 5600 Meters, Short Course, outside.

Total for Sept so far: 64100 meters.
- 2x(1x300 back kick,4x200free), 1x300 back kick
- Main: (1x50,1x100,1x200,1x300,1x500,1x1000,1x500, 1x300, 1x100,1x50) free w/Fins and Paddles
Thurs Sept 23 , 4400 Meters, Short Course, outside.
- 4x(1x300 back kick,3x200free)
- 1x100 back kick, 1x600 free, 1x100 back kick. free w/Fins and Paddles
Tues Sept 21 , 6400 Meters, Short Course, outside.
- WU:3x(1x300 back kick*,2x200free), 1x300 back kick*
- Main: (1x50,1x100,1x200,1x300,1x500,1x1000,1x500,1x300, 1x200,1x100,1x50) free w/Fins and Paddles
- CD: 1x300 back kick, 2x{100 free, 100 back kick}
Sun Sept 19, 6000 Meters, Short Course, outside.
- WU:3x(1x300 back kick*,2x200free), 1x300 back kick*
- Main: (1x50,1x100,1x200,1x300,1x500,1x1000,1x500, 1x300,1x200,1x100,1x50) free w/Fins and Paddles
- CD: 1x300 back kick
* Mixed with T. I. Long Axis balance drills.
Fri Sept 17, 5600 Meters, Short Course, outside.
Total for this week: 16.5 K
Total so far for Sept is 41700 meters
- WU:2x(1x300 back kick*,2x200free), 1x300 back kick*
- Main: (1x50,1x100,1x200,1x300,1x500,1x1000,1x500,1x300,1x200,1x100,1x50) free w/Fins and Paddles
- CD: 1x300 back kick,1x300 free
* Mixed with T. I. Long Axis balance drills.
Tues Sept 14, 5600 Meters, Short Course, outside.
- WU:2x(1x300 back kick*,2x200free), 1x300 back kick*
- Main: (1x50,1x100,1x200,1x300,1x500,1x1000,1x500,1x300,1x200,1x100,1x50) free w/Fins and Paddles
- CD: 1x300 back kick,1x300 free
* Mixed with T. I. Long Axis balance drills.
Sun Sept 12, 5300 Meters, Short Course, outside.
- WU:2x(1x300 back kick*,4x100free), 1x300 back kick*
- Main: (1x50,1x100,1x200,1x300,1x500,1x1000,1x500,1x300,1x200,1x100,1x50) free w/Fins and Paddles
- CD: 1x300 back kick
* Mixed with T. I. Long Axis balance drills.
Fri Sept 10, 6:00 pm 2000 Meters, Short Course, outside.
Total for weeK: 16.5 K
- WU: 1x200 back kick*
- Main: (1x50,1x100,1x200,1x300,1x400,1x300,1x200,1x100,1x50) free w/Fins
- CD: 1x200 back kick
* Mixed with T. I. Long Axis balance drills.
Fri Sept 10, 11:30 am 4500 Meters, Short Course, outside.
- WU: 1x300 back kick*,1x400 free, broken variously, 1x300 back kick*
- Main: (1x50,1x100,1x200,1x300,1x500,1x1000,1x500,1x300,1x200,1x100,1x50) free w/Fins and Paddles
- CD: 1x200 back kick
* Mixed with T. I. Long Axis balance drills.
Tues Sept 7, 5000 Meters, Short Course, outside.
- WU:2x(1x300 back kick*,3x100free), 1x300 back kick*
- Main: (1x50,1x100,1x200,1x300,1x500,1x1000,1x500,1x300,1x200,1x100,1x50) free w/Fins and Paddles
- CD: 1x200 back kick
* Mixed with T. I. Long Axis balance drills.
Sun Sept 5, 5000 Meters, Short Course, outside.
- WU:2x(1x300 back kick*,2x100free), 1x300 back kick*
- Main: (1x50,1x100,1x200,1x300,1x500,1x700,1x500,1x300,1x200,1x100,1x50) free w/Fins and Paddles (56 minutes)
- CD: 1x200 back kick, 1x500 free F&P.
* Mixed with T. I. Long Axis balance drills.
Fri Sept 3, 4200 Meters, Short Course, outside.
I broke 100 miles today!! 101.23

Total this week: 16.1 K
- WU:1x200 back kick*,2z50 free, 1x200 back kick*, 1x100 free, 1x200 back kick*},
- Main: (1x50,1x100,1x200,1x300,1x500,1x700,1x500,1x300,1x200,1x100,1x50) free w/Fins and Paddles
- CD: 1x200 back kick, 1x200 free F&P.
* Mixed with T. I. Long Axis balance drills.
Thurs Sept 2, 4500 Meters, Short Course, outside.
- WU:2x{ 1x300 back kick*,2x50 free}, 1x200 back kick*},
- Main: (1x50,1x100,1x200,1x300,1x400,1x500,1x400,1x300,1x200,1x100,1x50) free w/Fins and Paddles
- CD: 1x200 back kick, 1x700 free F&P.
* Mixed with T. I. Long Axis balance drills.

Total for August: 57732 meters :-) --
This is over 35 miles!
Mon Aug 30, 4000 Meters, Short Course, outside
August total ... 57732 meters
- WU: 1x300 back kick, 2x{(8x50) free, 1x300 back kick},
- Main: (1x50,1x100,1x200,1x300,1x400,1x300,1x200,1x100,1x50) free w/Fins and Paddles
- CD: 1x300 back kick, 1x700 free F&P.
Sun Aug 29, 3400 Meters, Short Course, outside
- 1x200 back kick, 2x{(8x50) free, 1x200 back kick},
- (1x50,1x100,1x150,1x200,2x250,1x200,1x150,1x100,1x50) free w/Fins and Paddles
- 1x200 back kick, 1x500 free F&P. , 1x200 back kick
Fri Aug 27, 3350 Meters, Short Course, outside -- 98 minutes
Total thus far for August is 50332 meters
Total this week is 12.15 K.
- 1x200 back kick, (8x50) free, 1x200 back kick,
- (1x50,1x100,1x150,1x200,1x250,1x200,1x150,1x100,1x50) free w/Fins and Paddles
- 1x200 back kick, 2x{(1x100,2x50) free, 1x100 back kick},
- (1x100 free, 1x100 back kick, 1x150 free 1x150 back kick) w/F&P
Thurs Aug 26, 2400 Meters, Short Course, outside
- 1x200 back kick, (6x50) free, 1x200 back kick,
- (1x50,1x100,1x150,1x200,1x150,1x100,1x50) free w/Fins and Paddles
- 1x200 back kick, (3x100) free, 1x200 back kick,
- (1x50,1x100,1x50) free w/F&P
Wed Aug 25, 3200 Meters, Short Course, outside
- 2x
  {
  - 1x200 back kick, (1x50, 1x100, 1x50, in some order) free, 1x200 back kick,
  - (1x50,1x100,1x150,1x200,1x150,1x100,1x50) free w/Fins and Paddles
  }
- 1x400 back kick
Monday Aug 23, 3200 Meters, Short Course, outside
- 2x
  {
  - 1x200 back kick, (1x50, 1x100, 1x50) free, 1x200 back kick,
  - (1x100,3x150,1x100) free w/Fins and Paddles
  }
- 1x200 back kick, (1x50, 1x100, 1x50) free, 1x300 back kick
Friday Aug 20, 2500 Meters, Short Course, outside
That makes 10.7 kilometers this week.
Total thus far for Aug is 38182 meters
- 2x(1x200 back kick, 2x50 free, 1x200 back kick, 5x100 free* on 2:00 to 3:00)
- 2x(1x100 back kick, 1x100 free*), 1x100 back kick
* Fins and paddles
Thursday Aug 19, 2500 Meters, Short Course, outside
- 2x(1x200 back kick, 2x50 free, 1x200 back kick, 5x100 free* on 2:00 to 3:00)
- 1x200 back kick, 2x50 free, 1x200 back kick
* Fins and paddles
Tues Aug 17, 2500 Meters, Short Course, outside
- 2x(1x150 back kick, 2x50 free, 1x150 back kick, 5x100 free* on 2:00 to 3:00)
- 1x150 back kick, 2x50 free, 1x150 back kick
* Fins and paddles
Mon Aug 16, 3200 Meters, Short Course, outside
- 3x(1x150 back kick, 2x50 free, 1x150 back kick, 5x100 free* on 2:00 to 3:00)
- 1x200 back kick
* Fins and paddles
Fri Aug 13, 2500 Meters, Short Course, outside
Total for the week 13.875 Kilometers.
Total thus far for Aug is 27482 meters
- 2x(1x300 back kick, 2x50 breast, 1x100 back kick, 5x100 free* on 2:00 to 3:00)
- 2x(1x150 back kick, 1x100 free*)
Thurs Aug 12, 3200 Meters, Short Course, outside
- 3x(1x300 back kick, 2x50 breast, 1x100 back kick, 5x100 free* on 2:00 to 3:00)
- 1x200 back kick
Tue Aug 10, 2000 meters, Short course, outside
- 2x(300 back kick, 5x100 on 2:00-2:30 free, sometimes broken)*
- 1x400 back kick
Mon Aug 9, 2700 meters, -- 78 minutes, Short course, outside
- 3x(300 back kick, 5x100 on 2:00-2:30 free, sometimes broken)*
- 1x300 back kick
Sun Aug 8, 3800 Yards, -- 110 minutes, Short course, inside :-(
A new PB for yardage in a WO. This is about 3475 meters
- 5x(300 back kick, 4x100 on 2:00-2:30 free)*
- 1x300 back kick
Fri Aug 6, 3200 maters, -- 90 minutes. Long course, meters, outside :-)
Weekly Total: 13.6 Kilometers
- 4x(300 back kick, 4x100 on 2:30 free)*
- 1x400 back kick
Thur Aug 5, 3000 maters, -- 84 minutes. Long course, meters, outside :-)
- 5x(300 back kick, 3x100 free)*
Wed Aug 4, 2700 YARDS, -- 70 minutes. Short course yards, inside :-(
This give a total for MTuW of about 7.4 kilometers
- 4x(300 back kick, Followed by 2x150, (100,200), or (150,100,50) free)*
- 1x300 back kick.
Tues Aug 3, 2700 YARDS, -- Short course yards, inside :-(
- 4x(300 back kick, 3x100 free)*
- 1x300 back kick.
Mon Aug 2, 2700 YARDS, -- Short course yards, inside :-(
- 4x(300 back kick, 6x50 or 3x100 free)*
- 1x300 back kick.
July Total: 48500 meters!
Sat July 31. 3200 meters -- Long Course!
- 5x(300 back kick, 6x50 free)*
- 1x100 back kick.
- 1x100 breast
That makes 10.7 kilometers this week.
Friday July 30. 2700 meters -- Long Course!
- 4x(300 back kick, 6x50 free)*
- 1x300 back kick.
Wed. July 28. 2700 meters
- 4x(300 back kick, 6x50 free)*
- 1x300 back kick.
* Some 100's in the free. Same yardage.
Monday July 26. 2100 meters
- 3x(300 back kick, 6x50 free)*
- 1x300 back kick.
Friday July 23. 2250 meters
Weekly total is 13.25 K
- 4x(1x250 back kick, 5x50 free)*
- 1x250 back kick.
Wendsday July 21, 1:35 pm: 2250 yards (Slighly over 2K)
- 4x(1x250 back kick, 5x50 free)*
- 1x250 back kick.
*all free with extra large Zoomers paddles. Several 100s instead of 2x50.
Back kick done with flip turns + underwater dolphin kick.
Tuesday July 20, evening. Swim lesson 1000 meters (Total today 50.63)
Tuesday July 20, 2000 meters.
- 4x(1x250 choice kick, 5x50 free)*
* Kick choice: back, dside front. Free done with fulcrum (Zoomers) XLG paddles.
Tuesday July 20, evening. Swim lesson 1000 meters (Total today 50.63)
Monday July 19, 1:23 pm: 3000 meters. About 1 hour 25 minutes, 2K split -- 58 minutes.
- 6x(1x250 back kick, 5x50 free)*
Sunday July 18, 2:10 pm: 3000 meters. About 1 hour 25 minutes.
- 6x(1x250 back kick, 5x50 free)*
3000 Meters is a new PB for a w/o. Curriously, I was not particularly tired afterwards.
Fri July 16, 2000 meters -- long course (inside)
- 3x(1x300 back kick, 6x50 free)*
- 1x200 back kick.
New best weekly total: 12.5 k.
Thursday July 15, 1:35 pm: 2250 meters. 2K split: 55 minutes.
- 4x(1x250 back kick, 5x50 free)*
- 1x250 back kick.
*all free with extra large tsr paddles. Several 100s instead of 2x50.
Back kick done with flip turns.
Wed July 14, 1:15 pm: 1500 meters.
- 3x(1x250 back kick, 5x50 free)*
  *all free with extra large tsr paddles. Several 100s instead of 2x50.
  Back kick done with flip turns.
Tues July 13, 1:05 pm: 2000 meters. 55 minutes.
- 4x(1x250 back kick, 5x50 free)*
  *all free with extra large tsr paddles. Several 100s instead of 2x50.
  Back kick done with flip turns.
Tuesday July 13, 6:30 pm 500 meters. Misc. Lesson.
Monday July 12, 1:22 pm: 2000 meters. About One hour.
- 4x(1x250 back kick, 5x50 free)*
*all free with extra large tsr paddles. Several 100s instead of 2x50.
Back kick done with flip turns.
Sunday July 11, 1:30 pm: 2250 meters. About One hour.
- 4x(1x250 back kick, 5x50 free)*
- 1x250 back kick.
*all free with extra large tsr paddles. Several 100s instead of 2x50.
Back kick done with flip turns.
Friday July 9, 1:30 pm: 2250 meters. About One hour.
- 4x(1x250 back kick, 5x50 free)*
- 1x250 back kick.
*all free with extra large tsr paddles. Several 100s instead of 2x50.
Back kick done with flip turns.
Is 2250 meters in one sitting a PB? I think so.
That makes 10 k this week.
Thurs July 8, 1:30 pm: 2000 meters. One hour.
- 4x(1x250 back kick, 5x50 free)*
*all free with extra large tsr paddles. Several 100s instead of 2x50.
Is 2000 meters in one sitting a PB? Could be.
BTW I brought a HRM and could see that durring the free sprints, I could get my hr up to (at least) 140 bbm.
Thurs Evening: Swim class. At least 500 meters
Wed July 7, 1:30 pm: 1750 meters. Somewhere between 40 and 50 min.
- 1x250 back kick
- 3x(5x50 free, 1x250 back kick)*
Wed July 7. 5:00, 55 min. 1750 meters:
- 1x250 back kick
- 3x(5x50 free, 1x250 back kick)*
*all free with extra large tsr paddles.
I would like to cut further back on the rests. I aam finally getting the hang of freestyle breathing. Some of the free was done with breathing on the weak (left) side.
Today's total (3.5 kilometers) is certainly a PB.
Tues July 6: 1750 meters.
- 1x250 back kick
- 3x(5x50 free, 1x250 back kick)*
*all free with extra large tsr paddles.
Fri: July 2: 1800 meters.
- 1x200 back kick
- 4x(4x50 free, 1x200 back kick)*
- 1x50 breast
*all free with extra large tsr paddles.
June Total 8750 meters :-(
Wed June 30: 1050 Meters
- 1x200 back kick
- 2x(4x50 free, 1x200 back kick)*
- 1x50 breast
*all free with extra large tsr paddles.
Mon June 28: 1050 Meters
- 1x200 back kick
- 2x(4x50 free, 1x200 back kick)*
- 1x50 breast
*1st 4x50, third 50 with large TSR paddles, 2nd 2x50 all paddles.
Fri June 25: 1000 Meters
- 1x200 back kick
- 2x(4x50 free, 1x200 back kick)
Wed June 23: 1000 Meters
- 1x200 back kick
- 2x(4x50 free, 1x200 back kick)
Wed Jun 16: 1000 meters
- 1x200 back kick
- 2x(4x50 free, 1x200 back kick)
I;m getting in a rut. Oh well. These are real leg killers with the zoomers and slim fins. Some free doen with large paddles.
10 June:1100 meters:
- 1x200 back kick
- 4x(2x100 free, back kick)
- 1x50 free 1x50 breast
June 9: 650 yards
- 1x200 back kick
- 4x50 free, 1x200 back kick
- 1x50 free
June 7: 1000 meters
- 200 back kick
- 2x( 4x50 free , 1x200 back kick)
- 1x200 breast
Wed Jun 2. 900 Meters 30 min.
- 2x(1x200, 4x50 back kick, free)
- 2x50 free, breast
May Total (yards or meters) 12150
Mon, May 24 850 yards
- 4x(2x50) back kick, free)
- 4x(2x100) Back kick, free
- 50 back kick
Fri May 21, 900 yards. Almost a week off. Pulled my left external oblique.
- 1x200 back kick
- 1x100 free 1x100 back kick
- 5x(1x50 back kick, 1x50 free)
Fri May 14, 1100 meters Long Course!
- 2x(1x200 back k, 2x100 free)
- 2x100 vback k, 1x100 free
Free sometimes broken.
Thurs May 13, 900 yards
- 1x50 breast
- 1x200 back k.
- 1x50 side glide drill
- 5x50 free
- 1x200 back k, 4x50 free
Tues May 11, 1200 yards. 35 min
- 1x50 breast
- 1x200 back kick
- 1x50 side glide
- 1x100 free
- 2x50 free (2nd with paddles, without fins)
- 1x200 back kick
- 1x125 free, 1x25 back kick, 1x50 free
- 1x200 back kick
- 1x100 free
Comments: 3 unbroken 100+ . Hey this is crappy, I realize, but its getting better. The 100s were no biggie. Got to try 150s and 200s soon.
Sun May 9, 800 meters 40 min
- 2x(1x200 back kick, 4x50 free)
About 50% of the free was with with paddles. 1st 5x50 was without fins.
Fri May 7, 1999, 500 yards. 20 min
- 2x100 back kink
- 6x50 free (one set with Tyr Extra large Catylist Paddles)
Wanted to finish before the rain started.
Thus May 6, 1999, 1200 yards. 35 min . Slim Fins.
- 1x400 back Kick
- 4x50 free with paddles (Tyr)
- 1x200 back Kick
- 2x50 back stroke
- 4x50 free , 1st 2 50s paddles and fins, 2nd two no equiptment.
Wed. May 5, 1999, 1100 meters. 35 min . Slim Fins.
- 1x200 back Kick
- 4x50 side Glide Balance
- 2x50 free with paddles (Tyr) , 1x100 free
- 1x200 back Kick
- 4x50 side Glide Balance
- 2x50 free
Tuesday May 4, 1999, 1000 yards, 35 minutes All with slim fins.
- 1x200 back Kick
- 4x50 side Glide Balance
- 2x50 flree with paddles (zura) , 1x100 free
- 1x200 back Kick
- 2x50 flree with paddles (Tyr Large) , 1x100 free
Monday May 3, 900 yards 30-35 minutes. Done with slim fins.
- 2x50 Side Glide Balance (SGB)
- 6x(3x50) Back K, Free, SGB, Free, SGB, BK
- 4x40 free
Sun May 2, 12:30 pm. 800 yards. 30 min or so.
- 1x50 breast
- Fins ON. 2x50 back kick
- 1x50 side glide
- 5x50 free
- 1x50 back kick
- 7x50 free
A vast mojority of the free was doen with zoomers, and with TYR catalyst, size L paddles.
April Total (yards or meters): 24750 :-)
Thurs April 29, 7:00 am 800 yards. 35 or 40 mins.
- 1x50 breast
- 1x100bck kick (zoomers)
- 2x50 side glide (L/R)
- 1x50 free zoomers + Tyr catalyst paddles, size L.
- 6x50 f/f/f/br/br/f (about 100 yds f's with paddles, as above)
- 1x75 free
- 1/50 back kick
Wed April 28, 600 meters, 15 or 20 min
- 1x50 breast
- 1x100 bak kick (fins)
- 1x50 free
- 2x50 breast free, free with Tyr Catalyst Size L paddles. This was work.
- 1x100 free
- 2x(2x50 breast, free)
4:00 pm 20 or so min 600 meters:
Just about identical to morning.
Tues April 27. 550 yards. 20 minutes
- 1x50 breat
- 1x100 back kick w/fins
- 1x50 breas
- 1x100 free
- 2x50 breast, free
- 1x100 free
- 1x50 breast.
Tomorrow I'll try for three 100s, and a 150.
Sunday April 25. Right after doing legs (weightlifting) . Not a good idea. 500 meters;
- 1x50 breast
- 1x100 back kick (fins)
- 5x50 free
- 1x100 free
I really need to increase my unboken distances. Even 100 feels hard. So. 1) I should do at leset 1 or 2 100's every day. 2) I shoud do a set adding 25 or 50 yds each day. Goal: Do a 200 by Friday.
April 23, 1999, 7:00 am 700 yds < 30 min
- 2x50 breast back K.
- 8x50 free
- 2x50 free with large paddles
- 2x50
5:00 pm 800 meters
- 8x(2x50 breast free) free count strokes.
I could do a consistant 20 strokes/25 meters (no or little push off).
April 22, 1999, 7:00 am 1050 yards 30 min (mostly in fins). Lota technical stuff.
- 8x50 breast, back kick (BK), side glide (SG), BK, fist free, free, BK, free w/paddles
- 4x50 free, (50 SG, 50 w/fist, 50s/paddles, 50 normal)
- 1x300 bk
- 5x50 free 1st 100 fist, 2nd 100 w/paddles, last 50 no fins, no nothing
Hope to get back there for 11:30 swim. Then I can do some normal freestyle. See if the technical drill are working. :-)
Well I went bak 11:30 am April 22, 1250 yards, 27 min swimming, 40+ total.
- 6x50 breast, back kick (BK), side glide (SG), BK, free, BK
- 4x50 free
- 1x100 bk
- 2x50 free
- Fins On 'till end of routine: 2x50 SG, free
- 1x200 bk
- 5x50 (2 50's with hand paddles: Kiefer Large)
April 21, 1999. 7:00 am 1000 meters, 37 min.
- 6x50 Breast, backkick, side slide drils, back kick, side glice drils, back kick. (Kiefer short fins.)
- 6x50 free (last 50 with paddles)
- 1x200 back kick (Kiefer short fins)
- 4x50 free (with fins, last 100 with paddles
Comments: A nice swim. A nice day. Its getting better.
April 19, 1999, 7:00 25 min (?) 650 yds.
Another quickie
- 3x50 br, bk, br
- 9x50 free, with a 1x50 br thown in at some point.
I hate colds. I really hope my endurance goes up when I get better.
April 18, 1999, 12:45 pm, 1 hour ?? min. Time swimming 50 min. 1800 yards.
- 9x50 misc. breast, back k (bk k) and freestyle
- 13x100. Alternating free and bk k. Exception tenth 100 was breast/back swim.
- 1x50 breast.
A long time, but decent mileage. Much of the free was semi-drills. The 13x100 was done in zoomers (with some exceptions). I realized that my breathing is on e of the things that is screwing up my freestyle form. In fact I glide quite nicely now on my non-breathing side. (This is a dramatic improvement over a week or two ago.). Keep head down. I start to sink, panic, then start the next stroke way to early .
April 16, 1999, 7:05 am, 15-20 minutes. I comming down with a cold. This was cut short. 600 yds.
- 5x50 breat, bk k, bk k, breast
- 8x50 free
- between some of the 50 frees were flip practice.
  It's not quite working, I have to practive the recovory from the wall more.
Well its time for
WO #2, 6:00 om unknown time 800 yds:
- 6x50 br, bk k, br, bk k, free, bk k
- 5x100 free, bk k, free, bk k, free
Almost entire (except breast) done with zoomers.
April 15, 1999, 7:05 am. 45 minutes. 1000 yards. Outside in the baby pool.
- 2x50 breast, back kick (bk k with zoomers)
- 2x25 side glide balance (with zoomers)
- 17x50 free.
  Exceptions 325-350 breast, 700-800 with zoomers
I think I still have either a cold or an alergic to something. -- I am looking forward to the inevitable (I hope) increase in distance, and speed.
WO #2, 11:40 am, 1000 yds, 37 minutes.
- 2x50 breast, free
- 1x200 back kick with red zoomers.
- 4x100 free (alternate 100s with zoonmers)
- 1x200 back kick with red zoomers.
- 1x100 free with zoomers.
Hey, I may as well have fun. I love back kick with zoomers.
April 14, 1999, 7:00 am, A quickie! Gotta grade quizes. 400 meters, 15 minutes.
- 2x50 br sw, bk k
- 4x50 free
- 4x25 fr,bk,fr,bk
Not much to say. Tomorrow I'll be back to 50 min+
April 13, 7:00 am, 50 minutes, 1100 yards. Much like yesterday. with some unbroken 100s.
- 1x50 breast, 1x50 back kick with red zoomers
- 50/100/50/50/100/50/50/50/100/50/50/100/50/50/50/50 free. The last 2 50s were done with webbed gloves. (Yes I know webbed gloves are stupud. I agree. But paddles are illegal in rec swim here. That is a stupid rule, BTW. ) Some of the front 25s of the 50s were done is bilateral breathing or breath every 4 or 6th stroke.
Tomorrow some 150s! I hope.
Back again. Swam for about 30-40 min in the afternoon. 750 yds. Forgot to time.
Did:
- 5x((1x50 choice: br sw, bk k), 2x50 free).
Sets 2 and 4 (of the 5) were done with zoomers. Zoom, Zoom Zoom. This is fun. Of course, the choice was bk k.
Much of the freestyle was done with attention to two things: 1) frond quadrant timing. and 2) High elbow arm stoke.
April 12, 43 minutes. 1100 yards. Absolutely none of the 50 free's were broken. Good to be back in the four figure yardage.
- 2x50 breast back
- 20x50 free
I am very happy with this, and this is kinda a milestone. Look back in March. I could not do more thatn 25 yds of freestyle at a time. After goind 2x25 free, I would have to do -- huffing and puffing and completly out of breath -- a 50 of back or breast. (See comments on March 17)
All of the 50s were unbroken. Some were (for me) quite hepoxic -- breath every 4th or 6th stroke. I even did a few of the front 25s as alernate breathing. Now -- how much tomorrow????
April 11, 25 minutes. 750 METERS. Short WO. Outside Outside Outlide!!! Alleluia! This is a 25 Meter course. (Or 50 meters, if they redid the setup).
- 2x50 breast back
- 13x50 free. Occasional 50 replaced by 25 free, 25 back.
Almost all free stroke. My current plan is to keep with free stroke, adding at least 100 meters a WO. Also at least one longer swim should be added. Tomorrow a 1x100. Tu or Wed a 1x150, etc., In no time I'll be doing a 1x500.
April 9 45 Min. 1000 yds. Despite the low yardage and high time, this was a success. All of a suddent at about 900 yds I had wind and speed and lots of energy. But then it was time to go to class. :-)
- 3x50 misc
- 2x150 k,sw,sw (back, free)
- 3x50 misc
- 1x200 breast
- 4x50 freestoke semi sprints.
Before the second wind I was huffing and puffing and getting nowhere. After the wind came back -- all of a suddent, freestroke got much much better. BTW breast stroke has completely fallen apart.
April 7: 1150 yds. Technique day. Caqn't yet wear fins becuause of injury to left big toe. This slows down the drill considerably. I was really tired this moning. Tomorrow (Thus) is a day off of everything!!!!! This will help.
- 4x50 free drills
- 2x50 back kick
- 1x50 back
- 1x50 dolphin k.
- 2x50 breast
- 1x50 dolphin k.
- 2x50 gfree drills
- 1x50 back kick
- 1x200 (broken) breast
- 1x50 back kick
- 2x50 free drills
April 6: 1250 yds. Easy day (sort of)
- 3x50 misc
- 2x50 back kik, 1x50 back
- 1x50 dolphin kick, 1x100 breast
- 1x50 dolphin kick, 2x50 free
- 2 x100 brest, free
- 1x50 back kick
- 1x200 breast
April 5: 1450 yds. Mostly breaststoke and working on freestyle form. 1 hour
- WU 3x50 free, breast, back kick
- 2x150 kick, seim, swim, back, breast
- 2x(1x200, 4x50). The 200 is breast, the 4x50 is freestyle, with attention to form -- Front quadrant. Keep the head down ------
- 1x200 breast
Comments: Freestyle is getting better. Need more work on form. This WO was not too hard. I just ran out of time. Could have continued. Gotta work back up to 1600 (best yardage yet.)
April 3: Mostly breaststroke. Did some timing. In that following the breast stoke is hard, but not sprint -- I think that my form (such as it is) would fall apart with sprints. The back stroke is more or less active rest. 900 yds 35-40 min.
- WU: 3x100 br bk, fr
- 6x100 br, bk, br, br, bk br
Comments: Some times breast stroke 50 yd times: :55, 1:02. Not bad (for me). I realize that these times are pathetic, but... a) I wasn't sprinting, and b) a bad time here is a good thing, as it gives copious room for improvement. So there.
Note that these times include a crappy turn. The muscles that get sore for breastroke seem to be the brachialis, various forearm muscles, and the abs. Of course lats and bi's are used but they weren't sore.
April 2: Mostly a technique day.Lots of time working on breast stoke form. It's all changed since I was age group.
I am considering making MWF technique, and TuTh distance & endurance. 1200 yds. 35 min.
- 2x50 breast, free
- 2x100 bk, br
- 1x50 free side drills (red zoomers)
- 1x50 bk kick (red zoomers)
- 2x100 bk, br
- 6x100 bk,br,fe,br,bk,br
Comment: Easy day. I had to get back to do some web stuff before class. That's my excuse anyway. Its been a hectic week.
Total for March: 7000 yards (or meters)
March 31: The lifegaurd with the key was late, so this was an abreviated workout. 1200 yds 35 minutes.
- With Zoomers (red):
- 3x150 kick swim swim: breast, free, back
- 1x50 free drills.
- Zoomers Off
- 2x150 free, back
- 2x200 breast, free
Comments: Zoomers are fun. I could back kick for hours with them. The great (relatively) time is partly due to the Zoomers.
Added 1 April: The red zoomers have a side effect. They are a great glute/ham/quad workout. My legs hurt. (This is good.)
March 29, 1999: Back to short Course. 1600 yds, 55 minutes.
- 3x150 kick pull swim: breast, free, breat
- 2X50 swim free breast
- 3x100 (broken) swim: free back breast
- 1x200 free
- 5x100 breast, back, free, back breast
Comments: Quite refreashing. Could have done more, but I want to keep swims to under an hour. free and breast form getting better.
March 25, 1999 Long Course 1300 meters, 55 minutes. (1000 m split: 44 minutes.)
- 2x100 easy swim: breast, back
- 4x50 freestyle drills: front balance, back balance, side glide swim
- 2x150 pull kick swim: breast, back
- 6x(2x50) free, br,bk,f,bk,br
Comments: This was refreshing. I could have swam another 200-300 meters easy. This is becoming a pattern. A day where swimming is really hard, and I want to puke after finishing, followed by a day where it all seems refeshing.
About freestyle form: I am trying to learn and practive front quadrant swimming. It feels awkward, and I can't yet do it unless I devote almost all of my attention to it. (Thus forgetting about hip thrust, balance, etc.,.etc., etc., ) But -- it is absolutely amazing -- a faster an easier freestyle, even though I don't have it all put together yet. I must spend more time on free style form.
March 22, 1000 meters (long course) 47 minutes
- 2x50 front/back balance (freestyle drills, naked feet)
- 2 x50 side glide left./right (more drills, naked feet)
- 6x100 breast, back, free, bk, br,bk
- 1x100 free Sprint AFAP, a killer, and the time was crappy.
- 1x100 back
Comments: Long course is different. I was disappointed in my yardage, 'till I realized that it was nearly 1100 yards. Wow, all this week, the pool is set up long course. My intention was to go on longer, but the freestyle sprint was a killer.
March 18, 1100 yds, 42 minutes
- WU: 2x25 kick free, back
- 2x50 breast, back
- WO: 3x100 free, breast, back
- 2x100 kick in IM order
- 3x100 back, breast, free
- CD: 1X50 misc kick
- 2X50 easy swim
Actually the times for the "3x100"s were probably close to what they were yesterday. The kicks, and cool down added considerable time. OTOH, I actually felt refreshed after swimming. The last 2x50 easy swims were actually quite pleasant.
Note the careful construction, with lots of backstroke, so I can catch my breath. Rests were 30-60 seconds, and were probably less than yesterday.
March 17, 800 yds (or meters?), 20-25 minutes
- WU: 3x50 pull swim, free, breast, free
- WO: 3x100 free, back breast
- 1x50 free
- 2x100 back, breast
- 1x100 IM
Comments: This workout was unpleasant. I thought I would die, towards the end. I had originally intended to have a cool down, but I had great difficulty completing the free portion of the IM.
The great quantity of back and breast is because I was gasping for air. I am not entirely displeased with the speed, but the endurance is pitiful. Fly needs to be worked on, especially the kick. I also need a great deal of work on turns.

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