First Night of Tri Club Swim Practice.

OK.... So. First night at the swim practice in Bay Village. We did about 1.6 Miles in the "fresh" waters of Lake Erie. Felt GREAT! Good swim... good people. We had a really nice day, water was fairly smooth for Lake Erie. We had a really nice storm roll through about 4:30 - 5:30... Thunder, Lightning, Monsoonesk Rains... Fantastic... Thought it might be cancelled.... got there and was joined by 5 other die hards... the clouds subsided and we had we hit the water right on time... 6:30. Busted out the first 3/4 mile, almost effortlessly. We were just cruising through the mileage, Made the next pass across the beach and then P and I raced the next pass across the beach and we both decided that "NOW THAT is the way that these practices should GO!!!!" While we treaded water waiting for the rest of the group we chatted about proper strokes. N and I chatted about his stroke and what he could fix to speed up a bit. It's an unfortunate issue with most triatheletes... no one taught then how to truly swim. Most of us are lacking the knowledge that comes with years and years of organized swimming... The proper stroke Technique. It's very important for both efficiency and for speed. So P and I were giving N some pointers when we finished the swim. I think that with some very simple changes he can really get quite a bit faster and more efficient. So we have something to work on for the next couple of weeks..... So that's it for Today.... OH... and my recommendations are for anyone who is trying to speed up their swimming time... when you practice do it with drag.... it will improve your power. which is very important when your talking about open water swimming. I always wear my speedo and a pair of swimming trunks, and a shirt (spandex)... when I get a bit stronger I'll add some more drag.... when you take off the drag or put on your wet suit you will "FLY" through the water.... Stronger and with effortlessly.... think of it as if you were running all the time with one of those little chutes on that football running backs use to improve their speed.... Ok... Seriously Gotta go. Tators Kids.