I know I am most likely alone on this but the iPhone is a big flop.  After using two different  "sport" cases on my iPhone with two smashing events that has left my iPhone touch screen cracked I can attest that the iPhone is not an athletic supporter.  it is just to bulky...

The Sydney Morning Herald as an interesting article on Aussie swimmer Eamon Sullivan.  The paper followed Sullivan around and interviewed him, friends and coach.  You can read it at smh.com.au.  Here are a few snippets: "A silver medal isn't the worst thing in the world,&q...

Back in November our Team's Swim Rep sent out a Survey about the coaches, swimming, etc.  The survey had four questions and an option to add anything else you like.  I posted the survey and my answers to the questions.  But since I took a few days to think out my answers I emai...

This morning after a bit of a struggle I was able to pull myself out of bed and head to the pool for 6am workout.  Now that I'm done with the workout I am glad I went.  Since one of the 7:15 fast swimmers came at 6 I was pushed the whole workout.  I needed that!  Warm Up3...

How can one day have some extremes in weather?  Today was the CalTech Pentathlon which is just a fun meet.  As I've blogged early every swims a 50 of each stroke and then the 100 IM.  When the meet started at 10am it was still a bit chilly.  Make that more than chilly.�...

If I never swim an IM again I'll be happy.  Tonight's workout was all about Sunday's CalTech Pentathlon meet.  The workout started with an assigned warm up but I did my own thing swimming a 200 freestyle then pulling a 300 freestyle. Then we went to the deep end for 6 minutes...

I love the gym in the morning.  Thursday mornings are my weekday morning to get some extra sleep.  Mind you I fall asleep most nights between 10 and 11pm so waking up at 5am gives me about 6 hours sleep.  Which I'm fine with but by Wednesday I hit a wall.  Many a Wednesda...

When I got to swim practice I was just beat.  I wanted to go home and sit on the couch and watch tv.  But I dragged myself to the pool and swam.  Started off pretty easy.  Swam and pulled about a 500ish.  I lost count but then moved on to kicking a very easy 400. ...

Just catching up on my RSS reading and I noticed that the SCAQ Blog and Kastaway Blog had posted a preview of the latest entry into the swim tech suit war, the Tracer Titan!  The swim tech suit war is starting to look like the men's shaving blade war.  Every couple of months someone ...

Next to knowing your swim times in a set like swimming 10x100's a swimmer should know his/her heart rate.  By knowing your heart rate  you will be able to know your training intensity and spot changes in your overall physical condition.  In training one should know the four cat...