My posts will be in DARK GREEN so you know it tis I, Timpani the Great. I think the name of this blog should be "Let's All Get Righteous Ghetto Booties". Ok, maybe not so catchy as Liz's choice.
My swimming routine- 15 minutes of breastroke (with swishy arms and kicking like a frog), 15 minutes of freestyle (the hardest for me, sometimes I can only make it 10 minutes), 15 minutes of backstroke (my second favorite, even though it's hard, I can BREATHE), and then 10-15 minutes of swimming underwater (my favorite, that was the first way I learned to swim as a kid was underwater) or twisties for stomach or just general goofing around/cooling down. It took me about a year to get up to this point (swimming full laps for 45 minutes to an hour straight)
At first, I had to take lots of breaks and only did half length laps (swimming the short length of the pool instead of the long length). I always swim at the YMCA in Edwardsville which has an Olympic length pool and lap lanes. I also used to spend a lot of time laying on my back and just kicking to catch my breath and to just keep moving for the full 1 hour cardio effect.
I'm pretty proud of how far I've come with this whole swimming thing ;)
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hooray for timpani! and jeez, 45 min to an hour, that's...well that's pretty good. i can do four laps. if i rest in between. good job! let's all have a round of applause for timpani! hoorah!
I kind of like "Ghetto Booties"! We'll have to think of a way to work that into our motto or something. :)
Wow Timpani!
I've really gotten into the swimming events at the Olympics. Can you do that dolphin swim move. That rocks!
Hey, Timpani now is officially a blogger! I've been wondering when you are going to start your own. I can't swim worth a darn. Good for you. I can't manage the breathing part. A bit scared. Keep up the good work!
do you know that john can do the dolphin kick thing? he always reminds me of a whale, though, when he goes under water. you know, have you ever seen a whale kind of slide/roll under water, and the last thing you see is the tail? he looks like that.
I am not at all familiar with the dolphin swim move. I like to kick off from the side of the pool facing down and then flip on my back underwater. I also can kick with both my feet together. Is that the dolphin kick?
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