Pt. Lookout Ocean Swim Review After leaving the Bronx when my mom was a young girl, my grandparents built a house in Long Beach across from Lindell School. My mother and her brother went to High School there and after my mother got married to my father, we grew up...
2018 Fire Island Swim Race Review
2018 Fire Island Swim Race Review Since I learned to swim nearly four years ago, I wanted to compete in the Fire Island Swim hosted by Open Water Swim Long Island OWSLI, but I never felt like I was ready. "You're ready," Bryan Krut, race director and owner of OWSLI...
Swimming in the Tyrrhenian Sea
Swimming in the Tyrrhenian Sea I went on a 10-day cruise around the Italian peninsular and then finished off the trip by going to Sorrento, near the Amalfi Coast. I was on a mission to get some open water swimming in, so I brought my long sleeve ROKA suit, my...
How to Improve Your Swim Stroke
How to Improve Your Swim Stroke Barbara Cronin-Stagnati is an exceptional swimmer and often podiums at most events. Here she teaches us how to improve our stroke and become stronger swimmers. It's a must watch!
Swim Speed Secrets by Sheila Taormina
Swim Speed Secrets by Sheila Taormina The other day, someone asked me "what is your strongest discipline?" I didn't know how to answer him. My first thought, none because all three are hard and to master all three feels impossible when you only have seven days in a week to...
USMS Winter Fitness Challenge 30-Minute Swim
USMS Winter Fitness Challenge 30-Minute Swim When I saw the Smarty Pants Vitamins 2018 USMS Winter Fitness Challenge 30-Minute Swim challenge, I got excited. I had to sign up. I knew the money would go for a good cause, proceeds for this event went to the USMS swimming Saves Lives Foundation,...
Guppy Challenge Week 4 – 30 x 50 yard Swims
Guppy Challenge Week 4 - 30 x 50 yard Swims Thanks to Slowswitch.com, I've been following the "Guppy Challenge" as per my coach's request. Now I'm on week four and boy are my latts killing me! The first few weeks weren't easy and the workout seems to be getting harder,...
Swimming in the Open Water in the Winter
Swimming in the Open Water in the Winter I went to Grand Cayman, Mexico and Cuba on a cruise. My goal with this trip was to try to get in as much open water swimming as possible. I registered for St. Anthony's Triathlon in April for Team in Training, which...
ROKA Swimsuit Review
ROKA Swimsuit Review If you love the ROKA wetsuits like I do, you will adore the ROKA swim suits. I bought three swimsuits from ROKA. As a member of WeRTriathletes Team, which by the way is free to join if you are a runner, cyclist, swimmer or triathlete (click here...
Swim Workout for the Month – Brought to you by Zealios!
Swim Workout for the Month - Brought to you by Zealios! Warm Up: 600 choice 4 x 25 = 25 kick, 25 drill, 25 scull, 25 drill, 25 swim (1 of each stroke) - :10 rest (1,100 yards) This set is called 14's (we love it in Bend!):...