When we were doing the Winter Pools Challenge last year we came up with the concept of a “pool crawl”. This is essentially trying to visit as many pools as possible in one day. Last year we did the South West London edition of the pool crawl (Richmond Pools in the Park, Putney, Morden Park […]
MoreThis is a list of words/phrases that we use regularly when discussing swimming. As you will see from the below it is probably not that useful! Thanks to the usual Team Mermaids support crew for suggestions: Brian, pivo, Hilary, Lisa, Suz and Kate. Acclimatisation: The act of screaming/whinging upon entering freezing (see below explanation) water. […]
MoreI (Manda) first did this training session in December 2013 with Marsha from RG Active. We didn’t make it through the full set as we only had an hour in a 36m pool but December 2014 came around and Team Mermaids and friends decided to give it another go down London fields. London fields is […]
MoreThe festive season is fast upon us and if any mermaids are looking for ideas of what to ask Santa for, we have done some research for you! Gift ideas get more expensive as the days of Christmas progress! First day of Christmas: A nice little stocking filler that brightens up any outfit, bag or hat. […]
MoreI (Manda) heard about Shelley Taylor-Smith from Paul Newsome (of swim smooth fame) when he referred to her as his mentor in the run up to his Manhattan Marathon swim, which he won. It wasn’t for a year or 2 later that I got wind of her book and promptly tracked a copy of it […]
More“In 10 sessions you’ll feel the difference, in 20 sessions you’ll see the difference, in 30 you’ll have a whole new body” Joseph Pilates As mermaids get let’s say slightly older they are less able to swim every day and cross training – building fitness in different ways – becomes even more important. One of […]
More**UPDATED 20/05/17** These are sets we are doing ourselves so will be added to as and when we do new sessions. See also: 2.5k sets 3k sets 5k+ sets A few abbreviations explained: SR -> SECONDS REST ALT -> MEANS ALTERNATING, therefore, one length one thing, one length the other. BUILD -> get faster over […]
MoreGlossary: L = Length E = EASY M= MEDIUM H = HARD SR = Seconds Rest BP = Breathing pattern, so BP3 = Breathing every 3 4400 yds 10L WU — 1L HARD 3L MOD 5L HARD 7L MOD 7L MOD 5L HARD 3L MOD 1L HARD — 2L SWIM DOWN 3200 yds 4L […]
MoreWe’ve done a fair few SwimTreks between us… 8 in total. There are 6 detailed below. The final 2 we are waiting on Suz for… we could be in for a long wait. So until then enjoy the below. Katie and Kate‘s Croatian trip, 2010 This was the first SwimTrek that Kate and I went on together. […]
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