Comments on: Swimming is Bullshit

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:20:54 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Chris! The swimming has gotten marginally better for me. I’m glad I’m not alone in my struggles :D Hope you check back soon — I try to post new content once a week or so.

By: RunningPirate

RunningPirate — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:21:30 +0000

Hi Rebecca -

I just stumbled on your site the other day, and it’s outstanding!

I like this particular post as I have just started a Masters Swimming program, locally, and I find myself trying to remember 17 thousand million little things about swimming while a) trying to get enough air, b) trying to remember to do all the steps in a drill in the right sequence, and c) trying not to sink.

I must be a bit of a masochist, because I keep going back. Hmmm…

Anyway, I look forwards to future posts.

Thankx,

Chris

By: Salvync

Salvync — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:09:37 +0000

What is with the speedos lol. They should be banned.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:55:13 +0000

I meant “not a good look” in terms of decency. Even the hottest swimmer probably shouldn’t have his ass hanging out. :P

By: Art

Art — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:20:14 +0000

“Not a good look”? With that body and that gorgeous ass? Are you joking?

By: Biking is Bullshit | MediocreAthlete.com

Biking is Bullshit | MediocreAthlete.com — Tue, 12 May 2009 05:04:11 +0000

[...] part 2 of my three part bullshit series, I thought I’d talk about the bullshittiness that is biking. My trainer scheduled us for a 55 [...]

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:02:44 +0000

Me swimming = well described by Triathelete-wannabe: “flail, wildly” I feel your frustrations. It’s one of the reasons I dropped my kids into the swimming pool at 3 years of age. Now they’re fish…

Swimming, skiing, and a number of sports need to literally be thrown at us at the same age when Tiger Woods picked up golf. My brother and I were 5 years too late (8 yo’s) in baseball — so I didn’t play college ball & he failed to get past Single A ball.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:46:26 +0000

2750 in 40 minutes? Try Flipper(s), not the the ones you put on your feet, but the dolphin! Grab the dorsal fin and hang on. As far as technique, I pick one thing to concentrate on each set. (200 yards focus on elbow position, 200 yards focus on grabbing the water, etc.)

By: Triathlete-Wannabe...

Triathlete-Wannabe... — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:12:43 +0000

LOL, your blog cracks me up, I think we’d be good friends…. lol Here’s mine… http://triathelete-in-training.blogspot.com/

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:11:50 +0000

My trainer kept telling me to keep my arms wider when I enter the water. Also, “You need faster arm turnover.” I’m like, “I don’t slow them down by choice! I’m just SLOW!”