What?, you ask.
Have you not been paying attention?, I ask.
I swam a full 50 meter freestyle without stopping and without breaking into the breaststroke!
How did you do that?, you ask.
Thanks for asking, I say.
It wasn't easy, but it was easier than the last time. I call that progress; I call that success. Movement toward my goal; well, at least one goal.
I focused on two things:
- slow and methodical motion
- link the movement of head to breath with the movement of arm exiting the water
Thanks to the suggestions from the following URL:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2125207_breathe-swimming-freestyle.html
Today, spurred by my freestyle pseudo-success, I uncovered the following URLs. My plan for continued improvement in my freestyle swimming will keep a nice pace with the use of the material on these sites.
http://www.swimsmooth.com/breathing.html
http://swimming.about.com/od/freeandback/a/breath_freestyl.htm
And, last but certainly not least, the bonus. Remember one of last week's posts called "Finding the Zone"?
If your answer is no, please read it before continuing :)
I think I caught a glimpse of "the zone" today while doing the breaststroke. Won't know for sure until I go in search of it again tomorrow.
To be continued....
Woo Hoo! Congrats!
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