There are groups of people who go out to Tobay Beach on the Bay side nearly every day during the summer. When the sun rises, most go out at 5:30 am, but as the sun comes up later, 6:30 am is our time to swim. If you've never seen swimmers...
Swimming at the Freeport Recreation Center
I swam at the Freeport Recreation Center in the past. I found it to be very pleasant. However, this time I swam there, I was horrified by the conditions. It was late summer and the Aquatic Center in Eisenhower Park was closed. I can also swim at Hofstra, since I'm...
Swimming with the Fish in Ft Lauderdale
After completing the Open Water Swim Long Island Fire Island Swim, I found myself in Pompano Beach, Florida. The blazing 101-degree heat had me craving a refreshing dip in the ocean. Naturally, I brought my ROKA wetsuit, Sable goggles, nose plugs, and custom earplugs down to the beach, ready for an open-water...
Pt. Lookout Ocean Swim Review
Pt. Lookout Ocean Swim Review After leaving the Bronx when my mom was a young girl, my grandparents built a house in Long Beach across from Lindell School. My mother and her brother went to High School there and after my mother got married to my father, we grew up...
2018 Fire Island Swim Race Review
Ever since I learned to swim almost four years ago, the Fire Island Swim, hosted by Open Water Swim Long Island (OWSLI), had been on my bucket list. But year after year, I doubted myself. “You’re ready,” Bryan Krut, race director and owner of OWSLI, reassured me. Despite his confidence, I couldn’t...
Swimming in the Tyrrhenian Sea
Swimming in the Tyrrhenian Sea I went on a 10-day cruise around the Italian peninsular and then finished off the trip by going to Sorrento, near the Amalfi Coast. I was on a mission to get some open water swimming in, so I brought my long sleeve ROKA suit, my...
How to Improve Your Swim Stroke
How to Improve Your Swim Stroke Barbara Cronin-Stagnati is an exceptional swimmer and often podiums at most events. Here she teaches us how to improve our stroke and become stronger swimmers. It's a must watch!
Swim Speed Secrets by Sheila Taormina
Swim Speed Secrets by Sheila Taormina The other day, someone asked me "what is your strongest discipline?" I didn't know how to answer him. My first thought, none because all three are hard and to master all three feels impossible when you only have seven days in a week to...
USMS Winter Fitness Challenge 30-Minute Swim
USMS Winter Fitness Challenge 30-Minute Swim When I saw the Smarty Pants Vitamins 2018 USMS Winter Fitness Challenge 30-Minute Swim challenge, I got excited. I had to sign up. I knew the money would go for a good cause, proceeds for this event went to the USMS swimming Saves Lives Foundation,...
Guppy Challenge Week 4 – 30 x 50 yard Swims
Guppy Challenge Week 4 - 30 x 50 yard Swims Thanks to Slowswitch.com, I've been following the "Guppy Challenge" as per my coach's request. Now I'm on week four and boy are my latts killing me! The first few weeks weren't easy and the workout seems to be getting harder,...