Friday 13 January 2017 – How to swim more

Today’s date makes me think of horror movies and with my laziness in this summer season and in a heat wave, surely I can come up with a BB themed horror movie or game that will make me a fortune and allow me to retire to Manly . Like many of today’s swimmers travelling from distant spots.

 

I was thinking along the lines of Sharknado: combine something the paying public would want to see: combine sharks, jimbles etc. I came up with

Shurtle: the killer turtle that eats the jimbles and saves screaming swimmers

Sharknami: the shark tsunami combo that clears the coast of any enviro disasters

Plankonite: the multiplying plankton that sucks gases out of the air to reduce global warming

 

Here are the well travelled and keen swimmers

Laurent and Eddi from Belgium.

Allambie swimmers – Jodi, Nanette, Elizabeth and Simone

This lot smiling even though I told them about the jimbles and blue bottles. We all want to swim more

Allambie struck by jimbles. Yikes

whatever help you need at Manly, help is to hand. I had technical difficulties with the BB camera (operator problem) and got help from these early swimmers

Tim from Camden and Clive from Canberra.

Glenorie traithletes

Fernanda is going back to Chile! Bon voyage.

William Henry and Craig. From Hong Kong.

Rob swam the North Bondi Roughwater last Sunday. First in 1km because he was so fast and close to first on the 2km. I was pleased to hear about those results and was glad to complete both swims. I was not so glad to have an incredulous tourist on the beach ask me on the finish line if I had done a different swim to the others

Elaine continues her scientific pursuits with a captured jimble

Tim from Camden again

The A team arrive back at the beach just before they left

Swim technique discussion. I listened in carefully in case I got a tip

 

WWOW

Wonderful women of the wall

 

Massimo found it a great swim

Rainer and Marije

 

Jules, in the car park. Swim complete, coffee in hand and ready to drive off. Like the rest of us.

 

Summer badges swim information

1. No 6 km swim this saturday as Queenscliff carnival is on
2. 10km Harbour swim on 21 January starting with Shelly Beach usual swim at 7 am then transfer to Harbour and swim with the others until you bag a badge. And don’t forget to tick

 

Swimming courses – Rob Hawkins and many others don’t need this but lots of us do:

Join Pacific Jules coach Sarah Anne for an hour in the ocean and learn to swim with less fight and more speed!  Our series of workshops will teach you key essential skills ensuring your stroke is efficient, powerful, fluid, and fast!

1.  Efficiency and Alignment – Saturday 21 January 9-10am

The basics of all good swim technique starts with how you are aligned in the water. Is your body causing unnecessary drag? Are you wasting energy with poor balance?  This hour will focus on putting you in the most efficient position you can be, and start you feeling the necessity of being ‘unbalanced but stable’ in the water.

2. Propulsion and Power – Saturday 11 March 9-10am

There are some key areas for power in your stroke, but they may not be where you think!  Many swimmers use their arms and legs incorrectly when swimming, chewing up energy and causing unnecessary splash and resistance.  Swimming should be a whole body experience, timing is everything, and you need to ensure you are working with the water and not against it. The H2O will always win!

3. Breath Easy- Saturday 6 May 9-10am

One of the most common issues we here from swimmers is around breathing.  But, there are some key elements to your body alignment, position, and breath management that need to be in place before you even think about turning your head towards the air.  Join us for an hour in the water where we focus purely on the essentials skills for breathing with more ease, and flow.

4. Open Water Specifics – Saturday 8 July 9-10am

This is a high energy session for the end of our series! Adapting your stroke for open water is essential if you want to swim in the ocean, or compete in swimming events.  Learn some key changes that need to be in place, how to sight, how to enter and exit the water, buoy turns, and how to conserve energy in the swim by utilising those around you!

What to bring: swim suit, cap, goggles, wetsuit, water and money for a hot cuppa afterwards!

Cost = $25 per workshop or book in for all 4 workshops in the series for $79

Limited to just 10 people so please book in early to avoid disappointment.

Please email Sarah Anne directly to book on info@pacificjules.com.au or call 0420 923 067 for more info.

 

What I have been reading:  half way through Jane Harper’s book, The Dry. An Australian thriller. Really excellent

 

swimmers today: 327

Newbies: yes

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