Titanic Swim

Anyone who knows me and my family pretty well have discovered that myself and my Dad were both cut from the same block. We have a lot in common from our taste in movies to our ability to have an interest in watching any type of any sport.
He was once asked if he could swim to which he replied, "Of course I can swim. I can swim just like a stone"; another thing we have in common.

So when I started training for the triathlon back in May swimming more then 2 laps without stopping was something I had hoped to be able to do. Now 3+ months later I can swim 30-40 laps without stopping. That said what is my problem? Well after my much publicised Titanic-esque swim in Athlone, I realised that swimming the breast stroke was not going to work in open water. Thankfully (unlike the Titanic) I get a second chance at that voyage.

I eventually got back in the water about 3 weeks ago to get ready for my Race in August (which just happens to be 2 weeks tomorrow). I've been there pretty much every day since I arrived in Seattle. I'm back swimming my 30 laps (breast stroke) without any issue. However my challenge is to do that same swim using the crawl. This is something I have been unable to do since I began training.

Time is running out and the nerves are are starting to get to me. Lucky enough persistence does pay off and today I turned a corner, I managed to do 10 laps using the crawl without any pain or exhaustion. Only for the fact I just finished a 30 lap breast stroke swim prior to this I feel I could have continued. The plan now is to get back in the water tomorrow and do those first 30 laps using the crawl.

Next stop is Kirkland and into the Cold water of Lake Washington....