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^ It's weird, I tried to think about where my recovering arm was I started to pull but found it almost impossible to visualise it as I was swimming. Guess that's why being videoed helps.
I dread to think what my technique ended up looking like at the end of today's swim. When I first started getting back into swimming I struggled to do 3 back to back lengths without having a break. I've slowly built up to having fewer rests.
Today I did 5 sets of 200m as a warm up and then decided to keep going (and a relatively sedate pace of about 2:20/100m) without any breaks for as long as I could (or my time was up). Very happy that I made it all the way through to the end of the time I had, and I'd done 1200m in that one block but, as I said, my technique was all over the shop as I tired.
Need to think about what bits and bobs I need to support some proper training:-
Anything else recommended whilst I'm filling up an order on Wiggle? Are the hand paddles worth it for strength training or only if required/recommended? I guess the same goes for fins (years of riding fixed, playing 5-a-side and being heavy mean I've got pretty good leg strength).
I definitely plan on getting some coaching once I've got my swimming fitness up to reasonable levels. I understand that buying random training shit online is not going to magically help correct poor technique.