by Eney Jones Pool and Open Water Champion | Dec 12, 2024 | article, Swimming
“You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails” Swimming in a long sleeve wetsuit is better than it used to be. The material is lighter and more flexible yet it is still restrictive and confining. How do you adapt your stroke to the constriction? Use the...
by Eney Jones Pool and Open Water Champion | Dec 12, 2024 | article, Swimming
When open water gets rough . . . and it is not the water! “Ain’t that a kick in the head?” How to maintain your poise and composure when you have just been: Ziplined – pulled under and back by the ankle High fived to the face Clipped – every stroke...
by Eney Jones Pool and Open Water Champion | Dec 12, 2024 | article, Swimming
“From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!”Dr. Seuss One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. Swimming is not golf, there are no extra points for the least amount of strokes taken. It is not diving, there are no extra points for...
by Eney Jones Pool and Open Water Champion | Dec 12, 2024 | article, Swimming
“With power comes great responsibility”Attributed to Voltaire and also said by Uncle Ben in Spiderman. The swim stroke is broken into three phases: The catch phase – which can be a speerfish, over the barrell, or a classic reach and set pool catch....
by Ryan Stramrood, Distance Adventure Swimmer, South Africa | Dec 12, 2024 | article, Swimming
What is Cold Water Distance Swimming? If I had a buck for every time I have been asked WHY anyone would want to spend time in ‘cold water’, I would be a rich man. Cold open water distance swimming is not a sport for everybody. It is roughly defined to take place in...
by Eney Jones Pool and Open Water Champion | Dec 12, 2024 | article, Swimming
“Everything changes and nothing stands still” Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher What swimmers can learn from golf Cross knowledge is as important to achieve excellence in athletic performance as cross training. The above photo was given to me by my golf...
