Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Swim Like a Girl

So here is how it all went down. BG moves over to swim with the ladies in lane 3. Coach Bill makes a funny comment about swimming with the girls. In lane 2, an unnamed person, who is a dear friend and supporter of lady power, says (under his breath) "I hope I don't swim like a girl today". Of course he was joking, but it's way too easy for me to pick up on. I mean, tell that to Janet Evans, Dara Torres, and Diana Nyad for heaven's sake! But it got me to thinking. When people say to a guy "you throw like a girl" it insults all of us who throw a mean spiral (I am from Ohio for heaven's sake) or those who say "you run like a girl" have never seen my friend Karen run, or "you bike like a girl" have never seen E do cyclecross. So, instead of taking insult, I say "yes! I hope we can all swim like a girl today!"

450 warmup
150 on 1:55
3 x 50 on :55
150 on 1:50
3 x 50 on :60
150 on 1:50
3 x 50 on 1:05
4 (3 x 50)
1-3 count strokes :55
4-6 drill/swim :55
7-9 stroke on :60
10-12 swim on :50
Main set:
25 on :25
50 on :60
75 on 1:10
100 on 1:20
75 on 1:10
50 on :60
25 on :30
25 on :25
50 on 1:05
75 on 1:10
100 on 1:20
75 on 1:10
50 on 1:05
25 on :35
25 on :30
50 on :60
75 on 1:10
100 on 1:20
75 on 1:10
50 on 1:10
25 on :30
400 swim "power"
6 x 50 on 1:05 (underwater to wall, no breath until flags)

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