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Thought I'd get a thread going for 2015's Swimathon. It's currently half price to sign up which equates to £6 for an adult. It's in mid-April, 17th-19th. I'd be interested to hear who's doing it and your previous Swimathon experiences/times.
I've previously done 3 Swimathons. I did my first as part of a team when I was about 12. My other two Swimathons, both 5km, I swam in my mid-teens. First one was a time of about 1h50m (about 14y/o) and the last just under 1h30m (about 16y/o). I swam 3-5 times a week between the ages of 5 and 18. When I went to uni unfortunately I stopped swimming and haven't got back in to it since. I'm now 24.
Hoping to raise a fair amount for Marie Curie and get back in to swimming and keep at it indefinitely! It will be interesting to see how I do compared with my times from some 8 years ago. I'm not going to be able to do tumble turns due to a lumbar spine problem so I'm thinking this will impact somewhat on my time. I'm going to start swimming again on the 26th of this month and aim to go at least twice a week doing about an hour or so a time building up distances once I've regained some fitness. Has anyone got/used a Garmin Swim before? I only ever swim seriously in a pool so seems suitable but wouldn't mind a recommendation before buying. I tend to lose count of lengths easily so it would be a help in tracking my (presumed) progress. Any other kit worth checking out? I mean to continue after the Swimathon so expect to get a lot of use out of them. I'd like to progress to 10km eventually - I'm never going to run a marathon so a roughly equivalent swim would be an achievement. I remember when I did my second one they offered a 10km Swimathon, a bit gutted they don't do it anymore for me to aim towards next year.
Official Swimathon webpage - enter here
I've previously done 3 Swimathons. I did my first as part of a team when I was about 12. My other two Swimathons, both 5km, I swam in my mid-teens. First one was a time of about 1h50m (about 14y/o) and the last just under 1h30m (about 16y/o). I swam 3-5 times a week between the ages of 5 and 18. When I went to uni unfortunately I stopped swimming and haven't got back in to it since. I'm now 24.
Hoping to raise a fair amount for Marie Curie and get back in to swimming and keep at it indefinitely! It will be interesting to see how I do compared with my times from some 8 years ago. I'm not going to be able to do tumble turns due to a lumbar spine problem so I'm thinking this will impact somewhat on my time. I'm going to start swimming again on the 26th of this month and aim to go at least twice a week doing about an hour or so a time building up distances once I've regained some fitness. Has anyone got/used a Garmin Swim before? I only ever swim seriously in a pool so seems suitable but wouldn't mind a recommendation before buying. I tend to lose count of lengths easily so it would be a help in tracking my (presumed) progress. Any other kit worth checking out? I mean to continue after the Swimathon so expect to get a lot of use out of them. I'd like to progress to 10km eventually - I'm never going to run a marathon so a roughly equivalent swim would be an achievement. I remember when I did my second one they offered a 10km Swimathon, a bit gutted they don't do it anymore for me to aim towards next year.
Official Swimathon webpage - enter here
