Susan: Hey, let’s get these suits: Emily: I like thicker straps- make my ginormous shoulders look smaller. Do we have to wear the same suits? Mauricio: No, i don’t think I would look that good in that. Once you girls are swimming 20km… Read More ›
Month: July 2012
Governor’s Island Swim
Susan’s take of the swim: “Carrington and I swimming around the birthplace of NYC this am. Swim was great- jumped off a ferry, saw lady liberty waving at us every time we took a breath, swam around to the open Atlantic, and… Read More ›
NYC Pool Training
Evidence of Sooz and Carrington NYC training in TriBeCa. Em, lay off the Bourbon, will ya?
7km training Sitges
Lunch after a 7.15km group swim in Sitges. Included in this picture are three swimmers who recently crossed the Strait of Gibraltar: David Baulenas (1st from left), Alberto Compte (first from right), Jordi Cañellas (next to Alberto).
Endurance
It does not matter how slow you go so long as you do not stop – Confucius
Training Principles
Success on G day = Commitment to train + Determination to go beyond + refusal to quit when it hurts 1-Shoot for minimum of 3km swims. 2. Do at least one long swim per month of half the weekly distance… Read More ›
Travesía Sitges
The conditions made this crossing particularly challenging and it added a good 25% of the time normally required for this distance. This was Emily’s first Open Water race. The short distance and the added difficulties imposed by the current and… Read More ›
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