Better balance

[cjsmith]

20 lengths? 22 lengths? I lost track.

I'm definitely getting better at keeping my hips up and my head down. Another few swims and I'll start focusing on a better kick. I'm also no longer worried about being booted out of the medium-speed lane.

CRAWL STROKE people: I know breathing is done by rotating the head sideways. Do you also do anything to look forward, to see where you're going? Do you instead look only at your distance from the wall or from the lane boundary, so you don't veer? If the latter, is bumping into the end wall a surprise?

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[firecat]

I just figured out how to use the countdown timer on my waterproof watch as a counter. I put it into "set the timer" mode and increment the minutes once per length. Ah, how clever I felt when I figured that out. Unfortunately, I also discovered I wasn't going as fast as I thought (I thought I was doing half a mile in 30 minutes, but I was losing count and turns out it actually takes me 35 minutes).

I find it more comfortable for my neck and head to look down when I do the crawl. I have a bad habit of looking slightly forward.