OK, so it has been well documented that I suck at swimming. I am trying to work on it, but I have some (probably very basic) q’s for all the fishies out there:
1 - What’s the best way to get chlorine stink offa ya? Regular showering w/ regular shampoo just don’t seem to cut it.
2 - How come my Tyr jammers that I just bought in 2/05 are already see-thru? I don’t swim more than maybe 2-3x / wk max (and often less, he says sheepishly), and yet these things have gone from Navy Blue to PG-13 in under 6 months. That’s lame if ya ask me. What if I swam 4-5x / wk, they woulda only lasted a coupla months. Are there any other training swim suits you could recommend that last longer? Any tips for post-swim care to keep them in better shape?
3 - So, I got one of those swim towels, the small chamois thingies. Why are they so stupid-small? And, what do you do with it after you dry off? Mine turns to cardboard every time, and I hafta soak it in the sink prior to the next useage, or it’s like drying off, well, with a piece of cardboard.
4 - Flippers - I’ve had a pair of Aqua Sphere Zip fins for a while, used 'em for the first time today. OK, so zipping along on kick sets was fun, but otherwise, they seem pretty pointless. Is there a point? I already have decent ankle flexibility, so other than giving me a reason to spend another 5-10 mins in the pool, they didn’t really seem to be helping me w/ my actual stroke.
5 - Paddles - don’t have any yet, worried about possible shoulder problems. (I occasionally get achy shoulders after swim workouts as is). Can they help w/ the stroke of a noob like me, or are they for experienced/fast users only?
6 - Dryland training - any suggestions for stretch cord or other workouts I could do to supplement the swimming I’m doing? I realize that I probably need to JFS a lot more, but if I could do that and also get in some training/drills that would help supplement it, I’m hoping I might see a bit more improvement.
Sorry for all the basic q’s, and thx in advance,
-M
2005 Worst Swimmer on the Forum Champion