I swam 3136m today, in the PC 32m outdoor pool. Started at 14:30. Sunny, warm. Pool was 27 C.
512m (8 laps) warm up.
12x 192m (3 laps) Descending tempo (with TT) per repeat, hold SPL.
| # | tempo | SPL held | # | tempo | SPL held |
| 1. | 1.20 | 22 | 7. | 1.14 | 22+ |
| 2. | 1.20 | 22 | 8. | 1.13 | 23 |
| 3. | 1.18 | 22 | 9. | 1.12 | 23 |
| 4. | 1.17 | 22 | 10. | 1.11 | 23 |
| 5. | 1.16 | 22+ | 11. | 1.10 | 23+ |
| 6. | 1.15 | 22+ | 12. | 1.09 | 23 |
In the 32m pool, 22 SPL is about 16.5 SPL in a 25m pool.
I had to work to hold the SPL. I was pumped at the end but not exhausted.
I experimented with the recovery arm swing and entry point to see if I could find a more relaxed stroke. When I recovered narrow and targeted a bit shallower (straighter forward rather than angling down), and hugged my shoulder to cheek I could get a bit more glide, but it cost me in energy consumption- just a lot more muscle strain involved to hold that position rather than use a wider swing, and more relaxed spear hand and lower target. To do the latter I would add 1+ to the SPL – but over a long distance it would be worth the energy savings to use this wider swing and more relaxed entry and reach to target.
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