Suits: Which do you want? October 23, 2009

Which suit do you want to wear for swimming? Probably not a bikini or trunks. But then what? For girls, you probably want to wear a one piece. There are so many colors and pattern to choose from. At the moment, my suit is bright orange and red and yellow swirls TYR. Last year i had a plain dark blue speedo suit. A lot of my friends like Nike suits though. There is no “best” suit. You just have to pick the one that works best for you.

I like bright paterns like this, but many people have solids like this:

I’m not sure if these pictures will show up, but if you want to see some more, one of my favorite sites for shopping for suits is www.swimoutlet.com You should definitely go there for reduced prices on expensive suits if you need a new one.

Different suits are good for different things. Not all one pieces are ideal for swimming. For example, water polo suits are extremely tight. They are made so as not to be ripped or pulled off by opposing teams. But it would be hard to breathe during swimming if you were so restricted by the tightness of the suit. Before you buy a suit online (without trying it on) you should do some research on what it is made for and what it is NOT made for. Be careful; if you have specific size requirements, it is probably a better idea to go to the store and try them on before you buy.

I hope you found this useful. Please comment to tell me about different suits you want me to review or good sites. Thanks!

Wednesday Practice October 23, 2009

Wednesdays practice was pretty hard. I’m still sore. We started off with 21 laps warm up, then moved on to kicking. We did some fasst 50′s then raced 6 25′s free kick. Whew. Then we did PYRAMIDS. One of the hardest sets ever. Help. It was all freestyle. Pyramids are an easy 25. Then a sprint 50, then a 75 easy then a sprint 100. Then of course, back down, so an easy 100, a fast 75, an easy 50 and finally a no breather sprint 25. After a few of those we moved to the same thing except IM order. Yes, VERY hard. We did a few of those, then got a 50 easy as rest. After that, we did a broken 100 IM, which is when You sprint every lap from a dive. Then three laps warm down. Best part of practice. Haha.

October 16, 2009

We had a really hard workout on Wednesday… called The Five Lanes of Death.

The way it worked was that there were five lanes, (obviously) and each one was a different set, all 8-12 laps, and of course, all sprint.

Lane one was eight 25′s butterfly

Lane 2 was four 50′s fly to back

Lane 3 was three 75′s fly back breast

Lane 4 was two 100 IM’s

Lane 5 was a 300 free, and in my opinion the best lane. I started in Lane 4, and we were going backwards, so I did the freestyle last, which, I guess, was sort of good because freestyle is the easiest stroke for me.

We also had a great (easy) kicking set. Just 10 laps free to breast. That was nice.

Introduction October 16, 2009

Hey Sea Lions!! My name is Jasmine and I am a  swimmer. At the moment I go to fall swim, every Monday Wednesday and Friday. Here I will post some of the workouts we do. Swimming is amazing for your body because you can get it shape with out all the risks of other sports such as running or basketball, which put a lot of strain on your knees and feet. When you swim you use many muscles, but you probably won’t get injured in the same way unless you run headlong into the wall. Swimming is fun because its a good way for me to connect with friends I might not otherwise see very often, get closer with those I don’t know very well, and of course, make knew friends. 

In this blog I will talk about swim terms for those who aren’t familiar with them, do swim suit comparisons (coming soon) and possibly talk about recent pro swimming competitions.

If you have any ideas for pages that you want me to include in this blog, something you’d like to see more of, or you have any ideas for me, please tell me!!! I want to know what you think.

Feel free to visit this blog anytime. Unfortunately, I will probably update only on Monday, Wednesday Fridays, because I have computers on that day. Please comment on my posts, I always like feedback, unless its mean, and please come back to my blog!! Thank you!!

Hmm… my computer teacher said this post was supposed to be 300 words, but at the moment, its only 265 words. Its kind of frustrating, only needing 35 more word, but just not having any! As you can probably tell I am stalling, and adding extra words… Hey Mr. Milstead, I hope this counts!

Thanks for reading this, even though I’ve probably bored you to tears by now….. haha

(By the way, I’m up to 312 words!!!)

Hello world! October 14, 2009

Hi, I’m Jasmine and this is my blogggggg!!!!