A boy who swims would make an excellent boyfriend! First of all , they are in fantastic shape, which means they have an amazing body. This is because swimming literally works all of your muscles.The have fantastic abs, legs, back, and arm muscles. Secondly, swimmers are really dedicated, which is a good trait. This also shows how they are extremely focused and motivated. Their self-motivation shows how caring they really are.

BUMPER STICKER!

I found this bumper sticker on Facebook! I think it is hilarious and totally true!

I think that Michael Phelps is the person swimming in the background. The stroke he is swimming so gracefully, is Butterfly. Swimming fly, is probably one of the hardest strokes. It really requires a lot of upper body strength and muscle! It also uses a dolphin kick. Although it is a super interesting stroke to watch, my favorite is still Breaststroke!

Trying Out the New Drill

A few weeks ago, one of my coaches lent me this swimming technique video. From the video, I really got a lot out of it! I learned this new breaststroke drill that works mainly on the kick and body position. What I had to do was place my hands on my side and on every kick make sure that my feet touched my hands. This drill also focused on my body position because it forced me to make sure my head was aligned with my spine. This drill also forced my kick to remain strong to the end and put more emphasis on my glide. I love working on drills in practice, because it shows my body similar ways to improve technique within my stroke.

MARCH !

This month is a busy swim month! I have two big meets coming soon! I am swimming in sectionals, which is in two weeks, and I have Senior Champs, which is in three weeks! I am so excited! I am not sure if I am going to get a new racing suit of use my " knee skin”? I am pumped and curious to see how my times will turn out. I really hope that my new training and the amount of effort I have been putting in will begin to show! I also am curious to see where I will be listed on the heat sheets. I am ready to begin tapering so I can therefore be ultra prepared and focused on my upcoming races!

Pretty Awesome Pool!

For fun, I decided to Google pools. I know this sounds a little random, but it actually was interesting. There are all sorts of cool looking pools out there! For instance, in this pool to the right, looks like it is on top of a mountain. The view must be fantastic! It probably is awesome swimming up there! There is a huge difference from a backyard pool and an actual Olympic size pool! In the pool in my backyard, I probably could take about 5 strokes to get across. Doing a lap in a backyard pool is barely getting me any sort of exercise. What I also admire in this pool is how the water basically is at the same height as the floor. It looks super unique.

Wednesday's

I have been so exhausted from swim practice! Last week was definitely the hardest practice week of the season so far! There is always one day in the week that saves me, it actually is today. Wednesday's are always recovery days. This means that my swim sets are a little easier and that I do not have fitness right after swim. This recovery day is essential for my body. Without one easier day, I literally think that I my body would be even more physically exhausted than it is now. Wednesday's the sets have been very technique oriented and are on slower time intervals. This without a doubt makes practice less stressful on my body. It also helps me recover for tomorrows practice, which is going to be hard!

Swim Tan?

Sometimes, I wish I did not have a swimmers tan. During the summer, I worked super hard by wearing practice 2 pieces to swim practice. The first day that I decided I wanted to wear a 1-piece bathing suit again, there went my perfect tan! :( Some of my friends call my uneven swimmers tan the big circle on my back or "the whale tan". Although I am used to it, I just am in shock how easy it is for this tan to come back in so little time. This is quite an issue for many swimmers when wearing a regular bathing suits (bikinis)! Actually I think this is pretty funny issue Relative to some of my other swimmer friends, my uneven tan is nothing compared to theirs. One of my friends is literally beyond white on her stomach and as tan as possible on her legs and arms! She looks like an Oreo cookie! This summer I am positive that I will not be able to get rid of it, unless I decided to hide out from the pool, which is not going to happen.