I am trying to swim without kicking. This was my first attempt at a main set and it was... okay. My feet really want to kick to help me stay afloat. I really had to focus on telling them to stay still and focus on maintaining balance in the water. I am not really sure whether or not I liked this, but we'll see what I can learn from it.
Here is my set:
| 2x (5x100y) | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Lap 1 | 58.79 | 56.19 | 62.27 | 61.29 | 60.24 |
| Lap 2 | 58.56 | 62.39 | 66.09 | 64.8 | 65.54 |
| R | 35.97 | 21.62 | 29.4 | 16.54 | 49.59 |
| Lap 1 | 57.5 | 59.53 | 58.95 | 59.77 | 57.21 |
| Lap 2 | 65.6 | 64.09 | 59.72 | 65.68 | 58.75 |
| R | 12.75 | 25.87 | 15.43 | 18.93 |
Two things: First, I really wasn't kicking. I was so focused on not kicking, it was all I was thinking about. Second, I'm really surprised that my times are still around a minute per lap (generally). I really thought I was going to be in the 70sec+ range. That is good.
I think I could have probably gone harder, but I was trying to focus so much on my legs that the rest of the body was kind of on auto pilot. I would try to think about speed or form or how much my head was turning, but then my legs would try to kick... so I had to focus on them.
I did, however, get right into the pool without incident thanks to my handy dandy new neoprene cap. I put the neoprene cap on over my regular cap and goggles. I'm sure I looked like a 'tard, but whatever. I felt good. I felt warm (thank god) and the bonus feature of no water in the ears was great! I did have some goggle malfunction at first, but once I fixed it I was fine.
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