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Swimming Tips - Swim Gear by WaterBound .. Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:33pm Use the kickboard. Use the kickboard to help strengthen your kicking muscles and improve your kick. Wetsuit = warm suit. If you're swimming in cold water, wear a wet suit. A swimming wetsuit is different from a surfing wetsuit, so get the right one. Anti-fog goggles. Look for goggles with Anti-fog to help avoid them from clouding up while you swim Read on »

Stock Up on Swim Gear by fitink Posted Thu 22 Jul 2010 7:47pm Between buying a bike and the maintenance fees that then follow, upgrading your running shoes and gear periodically, shopping for swim stuff and a pool membership for when... is an expensive sport. So if you're exhausted spending more and more on your sport, there is an online savior when it comes to the swimming gear. At least if you're searching to stock up Read on »

Triathlon Training: 750 Yds Swim + Video Gear Check by Jeff Irvin Patient Expert

Posted Fri 31 Jul 2009 10:39am protein, and some other supplies. From there it was cleaning out the car, packing my luggage, strapping the bike rack to the car, cooking dinner and packing up all my Tri gear! I... going to wear my hydration belt! Anyways, whenever I first decided to do a Triathlon one of the the things I found myself asking over and over again was, "What gear do I need Read on »

Sun Alert Swim Wear by LuvGear by Pink Lemonade .. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 15 May 2009 11:09pm

1 Comment when the UV levels change. SunAlert swim suits by LuvGear provide comfort, style and an alert to when UV rays are too strong; much more than any other swim suit we have... battled skin cancer, which strengthens my resolve to protect my children. Quick Facts regarding Sun Exposure (from the LuvGear Website ): Children gain 50 - 80 Read on »

Bay Swim by Rock G. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 23 Jan 2009 6:02pm love open water swimming. Was out for a measely half hour, gassed a few times during the swim but it's a start. Followed it up with a :45 minute run, backpack, swim gear, wet... Swimmer finishing. A nice afternoon for a swim in the bay. I just shot myself in the left eye with a brand new can of Pledge. Trying to figure out a way to make Read on »

Swim swim swim by Amy G. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 22 Oct 2008 6:15pm I think I'm swimming in my sleep now. The little sleep I'm getting, that is. Last night's training swim took me an hour and 20 minutes to complete. Back and forth and back and forth and back and repeat. This morning in our coach's weekly email we were told that we should register for the 1 mile swim at the Aqua Challenge at Lake Del Valle Read on »

Swim, swim, swim! by Kathy .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 22 Jul 2008 8:21pm Today I got up and went to the gym to begin my new swim routine. I picked up a great new bathing suit at TJ Maxx the other day. A Nike for just $20! It worked perfectly. I did half an hour. I forgot how much I love to swim, and can you believe it is a great calorie burner? Not only that but after the brutality of running on my ankles, legs Read on »

Just Keep Swimming, swimming, swimming... by Francine R. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 20 Oct 2010 7:09pm We roll merrily along as usual. Micah's birthday party has morphed - I got him to narrow his list to about 11 other kids, and I found a decently affordable magician, so we are having it at home. If he really really wants a pinata, it'll be out in the driveway, hanging from the bedroom window. No more dents in my walls, please. Sofia started he ... Read on »

Swim for Cancer Research by Jacki D. Posted Wed 03 Mar 2010 12:00am is the worldwide brand of choice for swimming gear, based on the highest industry standards of design and innovation. Launched in the mid-90s as a division of the diving industry leader... Ladies and Gentlemen? Take Your Mark? Go! I would so totally do this if it weren’t for the buckets of water that flood my nose every time I swim, or my hate Read on »

Triathlon Training: 1500 Yd Swim + Ab Ripper X by Jeff Irvin Patient Expert

Posted Sun 26 Jul 2009 11:02pm that comes off so I can sit down in the transition area to put on my shoes. It also has a compartment that is water proof to put your swim gear in after the race - very cool... to the pool to do laps and practice my bilateral breathing and Total Immersion technique. I am happy to report that today was my strongest swimming day in months! I did the first 20 Read on »