Swimming Update-February 8, 2010

Monday, February 8

Tonight was IM night. This was prepare us for the Mini Meet on Wednesday. This was just going over the strokes, talking about them, and then doing extended IMs. We ended up doing a ladder of IM which was really tiring, because we only had thirty seconds of rest between each.

We did a 100 IM, so a 25 of each stroke

Then a 200 IM, a 50 of each stroke

A 400 IM, a 100 of each stroke

And then back down again.

The 400 IM was the hardest part, mostly because I have such a hard time with the butterfly. After doing a 100 of butterfly, I wanted to stop and catch my breath but I kept going. After we finished the 400 IM, we slowed down going back down the ladder which was nice, and it allowed me to focus more on the strokes, rather than just going fast.

After we finished up the IMs, we had some time left over, so we swam to the deep end of the pool and practiced our starts. This was my favorite part, because I love diving in.

We talked about what we should do after we dive in, how far down the pool we should go and what kick we should do, before coming up to breathe and do our strokes.

Even though I really don't like mini meets because everyone is always watching, I feel like I'm decently prepared for this up coming meet, and I know that even after this mini meet, I'll continue to get stronger and hopefully be even faster for the next meet.