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redheaded_asian

Catching up with the Acadamy Grads...

Oct 14, 2009 12:12

I planned on waking up today at 0500 to go to lap swim but didn't get up until 0530 which is still okay since I only swam until 0645. I'm doing my best to catch up the the two officers that are in the Search and Rescue swimmer program with me. I am still leaps and bounds ahead of the blue shirts but the officers are a little bit ahead of me. I am ( Read more... )

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slawson01 October 14 2009, 21:17:32 UTC

My personal best in the 1.5 run was 9:27. I was rolled my ankle at the turn around and I was pissed when I was done because I had a lot left in me. That was when I was running all the time so I would run that pace for 3+ miles 3-4 times a week.

Wait until you get to San Diego for the school. With any luck there will be a hottie or two in your SAR class. There were a couple during the time I was in C school and oh my did they have nice bodies.

Stick with just body weight exercises and it's hard to over train. If your numbers start to drop, take a day off and rest. When your effort is high your results should increase. If they start dropping it is because you are trying to do too much. A little rest will get you back to the gains.

redheaded_asian October 15 2009, 00:34:39 UTC

I wish I was going to San Diego... School is in Pensacola FL now, so that's where I'll be flying to. I don't think I'll run my personal best on a SAR In-Test just because it will tire me out too much for the swim, as of now my best is 8:24 but that was a pretty hard push during A-School. So if I can do a flat 9 and not be tired after I'll be satisfied ( ... )

slawson01 October 15 2009, 04:14:00 UTC

My friend Jim Emmons (now a chief) was SAR swimmer of the year in 2002. I asked him for some advice to help you with the swimming. Here's what he had to offer.

Practice, practice, practice! The only thing good for swimming, is swimming. But specifically for freestyle - head position in the water (or out) dictates how you will spend a lot of your energy - either pulling yourself through the water, or trying to hold your body up. A big mistake people make is lifting their head up when they breath. that drops the hips and legs and transfers some of your stroke energy into a downward force trying to keep you up, rather than a straight back force pushing you throught the water ( ... )

redheaded_asian October 15 2009, 09:15:14 UTC

That actually is all great information that will help me a lot, I think. I'll implement it in my practices.

Thanks!

What is Chief Emmons doing now? I haven't met him at the ATG pool.

slawson01 October 15 2009, 22:37:55 UTC

I don't know if he's a swimmer. He was STG2 last time I saw him. I only know he made chief because he has pictures of it on his facebook.

He did shore duty as a SAR instructor in San Diego. He was a swimmer in college ranked number 2 in the nation for NCAA division II. After he went through SAR school he wouldn't go to the "mandatory" practices. He would just show up and beat everyone in the swim by having a vastly superior stroke.

He would swim for PFA and would be out of the pool and not out of breath in well under 7 minutes.