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Back in to Swimming

It’s a good thing that Tracy has been blogging about swimming. It’s kept it on the forefront of my mind. My goal this week was to get in to the pool. Preferably twice. I’ve done one so far and am not quite certain where to schedule my next one. Friday maybe. [...]

Open Water Swimming

**Tracy is a guest blogger for SilvermanOrBust.com. Tracy has a long background in fitness and has raced numerous Triathlons among other events.  She is also a physical therapist completing a graduate degree.  Tracy is going into her second year as a pro-triathlete. **

It might seem like an eternity before we can get back in the [...]

The Language of Swimming

**Tracy is a guest blogger for SilvermanOrBust.com. Tracy has a long background in fitness and has raced numerous Triathlons among other events.  She is also a physical therapist completing a graduate degree.  Tracy is going into her second year as a pro-triathlete. **

Yes, swimming has its own language. If you’ve ever gone to the pool [...]

Swimming Equipment

**Tracy is a guest blogger for SilvermanOrBust.com. Tracy has a long background in fitness and has raced numerous Triathlons among other events.  She is also a physical therapist completing a graduate degree.  Tracy is going into her second year as a pro-triathlete. **

Swimming really is a simple sport – or so it seems. All you [...]

Swimming basics

**Tracy is a guest blogger for SilvermanOrBust.com. Tracy has a long background in fitness and has raced numerous Triathlons among other events.  She is also a physical therapist completing a graduate degree.  Tracy is going into her second year as a pro-triathlete. **

As I said before, swimming is a technique based sport, unlike running and [...]

'The swimming numbers that really matter'

This should be useful to me once I start my swimming training regimen. I wonder what an appropriate stroke count is for the dog paddle?

“While no reliable link has ever been found between Max VO2 and swimming speed — and there’s been a negative correlation between Muscular Power and speed — coaches and athletes still [...]