Started this personal account to distinguish from my labs site. I’ve started swimming again after a 7 year hiatus and while it’s a long road ahead super excited to start down the path. Advice, encouragement all welcome! I’ll also be posting some science too along the way!

@MRebolleda MySwimPro! It’s an app which is amazing- has programs to follow, generates custom workouts, and tailors to your times and goals. Love it!

3000yds today and didn’t die doing 5x 100 IM on 2:00. Also didn’t drown doing first time 75 fly on 1:30. Turns still suck; streamline from start is around 16yds. Getting it. Anyone got any drills or tricks to improve turns? Mine suck

Good to get back after being out with an ear infection. 3000yds all free and drills. Now to figure out why, after years of swimming and diving, I’m getting ear infections…

Short course pool shut so long course for first swim of 2025. 2500m free and IM, pb time in lc of 1:19 for 100IM!

Dryland today! Pools shut because it’s NYE here. 44 mins of squats, planks, core rotation and swim pulls, followed by a nice cool dip in the pool nearby - it’s 86 out!

Great 3000m workout to close out the year. Mostly breast tho some drills and free, and some mid back. Goal for 2025 is crack the 100 in under 1:00. Wish me luck! #swim #swimmer

Day 2 of summer training camp in Brisbane 🇦🇺. 3200m a good mix of IM, mid distance, drills and sprints. Finally over jet lag so throttles are open!

I’m mostly over at the other site (oceansci_swim) but will share here that I’ve completed a bunch of workouts, most recently in Brisbane, 🇦🇺. It’s been primarily tech stuff, working on balance, push offs, turns, and things that could save a few s. Times have come down. #swimmer

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2500m today in the pool. Mostly free, some zipper, catch up and underwater freestyle drills. Video review says my hips still sinking, explains the 2 second gap between pulling and not pulling. Any advice? #swimming

Solid 3000m in the pool this evening. Trying a new freestyle breathing drill workout, which went well. Catch ups. Zippers, but had trouble with the paddle on forehead. Then last 1000 was IM. Loving this, would love to find a team to work with some day.

Solid 2700m today working on free rotation. I honestly hate doing the pull buoy between your ankles, but it’s a good workout… now to make turns tighter. Any advice?

From two days ago: forearm work! Balls and paddles. Fun 3000 yds.

Continuing on my quest to completely dry out my skin as I move through middle age, another 2800yd set of mainly sculling and free to keep my mobility :) not used to going so slow…

3000m freestyle technique today. Taking it slow to start to improve technique though still got a thorough workout. Kick still sucks. Got a new snorkel so hopefully that will help me focus on body position. Also, I know my elbow is too high! #swimming #freestyle

Amazing 2750 today at the UQ pool in Brisbane Australia. 9x 200 free and 9x 150 IM. Pity the pool filter was broken down so water quality was awful!

Solid 2400 slower set focused on stroke today, 4 x 50 IM in the warmup to start then 3 x 200IM in the main set. Doesn’t sound like much but for someone who couldn’t even fly more than 25 in a set this is an achievement! Now if I can kick the frogging… years of water polo…

Not lap swimming but a solid workout! 60 mins of kick, duck diving to 10 ft, and anoxic working on the seafloor. All that training helped!

Fun 4000m set to make up for not much pool time this week. Mostly back and free, but lots of drills. 90 mins!