Category: Reflections
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A few extra kilos may keep you warmer in cool water, but could also slow you down. Over the past few years, I’ve put on about 5kg. A common occurrence in mid-life, perhaps, but I attribute mine to running less, swimming more and starting resistance training rather than age or change in diet. I’m not…
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Your critical swim speed (CSS) is useful to know and track but it’s not a magic number.
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Swimming with the current will help you more if you’re a slower swimmer Recently, I completed a 10km swim in the Thames in around 90 minutes. But I haven’t become superhuman. I had a massive boost from an outgoing tide. The swim was a test for Swim London, an event taking place in September, and…
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Short swims are not just for beginners, says Lucy Young I’m writing this still buzzing from my recent swim at Brighton. It was another fun day out with my 16-year-old son Ed, who was doing his second-ever open water event (you can read how his first one made me feel here). The water was glorious,…
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Lucy Young discovered she got more joy from her son’s swim than her own
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Conflicting advice abounds. How do you know what’s best? I received an email from a reader recently asking about front crawl breathing. They get out of breath quickly and have been given so much different advice that they didn’t know what to try next. Getting out of breath quickly is relatively common for new front…
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There is very little you “should” do in swimming – turn your intention instead to what you want to do.
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It’s hard to be a perfect eco swimmer, but we can all make a difference
