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  1. MICHAEL LADGE | MIKE LADGE | THE THREE TECHNIQUES: THE SWIM

  2. THE SWIMWENTINTOTHEPOOLAREALIKEHEALWAYSPERFORMSWITHA BITOFASTRUT. HEDESIRESTHEVARIOUSOTHERDISCIPLINES, WHOARE WATCHINGTHISVERYFIRSTPRACTICE, TOKNOWTHATHEISNOTHINGBUT SLICK. HISHAIRISSLICKEDBACKABITMORETHANREGULARONTHIS VERYFIRSTDAYANDALSOHEHADPLACEDONASPLASHMORECHLORINE FRAGRANCETHANNORMAL. HEFULFILLED BUZZ, THETRAINER, ATTHE POOLTOGETORGANIZEDANDALSOPLANFORTHEINITIALWORKOUT.

  3. THE SWIMWASSOARROGANT. HEFELTFORCERTAINTHATHEWAS SIMPLYGOINGTOGETRIGHTINTOTHESWIMMINGPOOLASWELLASHOLE WITHAWORKOUT. ASHEMETTHEINSTRUCTORHERECOGNIZEDTHAT BUZZWASABITUNPREPAREDFORTHISINITIALDAY. ITWASSHOCKING THATTHE COACHWOULDCERTAINLYNOTHAVEACOLLECTIONWORKOUT OFAPARTICULARQUANTITYOFYARDSORCERTAINDRILLSORSKILLS, HOWEVERTHETRAINERJUSTWANTEDTOSEE THE SWIMGETINTHE POOL. THE RUNASWELLAS THE BIKEREMAINEDONTHEEDGEOFTHE POOLWISHINGTOSEETHEPHENOMENONTHATWASABOUTTHEUNFOLD. THEYINTENDEDTOSEEIFTHEONLINEREPUTATIONOF THE SWIMWAS LIKEADVERTISED. THE SWIMGOTINTHEPOOLWITHHISBOARDSHORTS SWIMTRUNKS, SAFETYGLASSES, ANDNOSWIMCAP. WHOREQUIREDA SWIMCAPWHENYOUHADSLICKEDBACKHAIR? MIKE LADGE

  4. THE SWIMHEADEDOFFFROMTHEWALLTOSWIMTHEVERYFIRSTLAPOF THISEXCELLENTEXPERIENCEOFSWIMMING. THE SWIMLOOKEDMUCH LESSTHANREMARKABLETOTHE TRAINTHATSAWHIMFLAILHISARMS AROUNDINTHEHAIR, KICKWILDLY, ANDALSOTRYTOMUSCLEHIS METHODWITHTHELAPS. THE SWIMCOMPLETEDHISVERYFIRST 25 YARDSASWELLASHADTOTAKEADEEPBREATH. WHATSEEMEDTOBEA VERYEASYCHANGEFROMSWIMMINGVIRTUALLY 20 YEARSBEFORE TODAY, CURRENTLYAPPEAREDCOMPLICATED. HOWCOULDHEEVERSWIM 300 BACKYARDSFORTHEFIRSTTRIATHLON, INADDITIONTOATSOME POINTDOSOMEOFTHELONGERTRIATHLONSSUCHASTHEHALF IRONMANDISTANCEOF 1.2 MILESWIMORTHEFULLIRONMANWHICHIS 2.4 MILES? COACH BUZZWAITEDON THE SWIMTORETURNBACKDOWN THELANEANDAFTERTHATTHEYSTARTEDTOSPEAK.

  5. BUZZCLAIMED "SWIMMINGISNOTCONCERNINGJUSTHOWMUCHEFFORT YOUCANPUTINTOSPRAYINGINTHEWATER. YOUHAVETODISCOVERHOW TOSWIMFARBETTER. YOUHAVETOFINDOUTTOSWIMLOOSENEDUPAND ALSOTOSAVEENERGYFOR THE RUNASWELLAS THE BIKE. WEWILLNOT WINTHERACEIN THE SWIM, BUTWECANSHEDITTHERE." BUZZAFTER THATINFORMED THE SWIMTOTRYANDTAKEITSLOW-MOVINGAND CONSTANTDOWNTHELANEINSTEADOFWHIPPINGABOUTLIKEAFISH OUTOFWATER. HEPROCEEDED "YOUSHOULDBEKICKEDBACKINTHE WATER. IFYOUTURNYOURARMSOUTALSOMUCHORKICKWAYTOO MUCH, AFTERTHATYOUWILLABSOLUTELYUSEONYOUROWNOUT. YOUR TIMESWILLNOTGETANYKINDOFBETTERANDALSOYOUWILLCERTAINLY UNABLETOSUSTAINAQUALITYENDURANCESWIMIFYOUARETHRASHING ABOUT." HEAFTERTHATINSTRUCTED THE SWIMTOATTEMPTANDALSO RETURNDOWNTHELANEKICKINGMUCHLESSANDHAVINGMUCHLESS STROKES. THE SWIMDIDTHIS, HOWEVERFELTREALLYSLUGGISH. NEITHER BUZZNOR THE SWIMHADACTUALLYEVENBROUGHTAWATCH THATFIRSTDAYTOTIMETHEVARIOUSLAPS.

  6. DURINGTHETIMEOFTHISVERYFIRSTSWIM, THEREWASAKIDPOSSIBLY 12 YEARSOFAGESINALANEBESIDE THE SWIM. SHEWASFLYINGUPAND DOWNTHESWIMMINGPOOL. SHELOOKEDSIMPLEANDEASYINTHEMEANS SHEWASSWIMMING. THE SWIMMARVELEDATHERABILITY. HECOULD NOTPOSSIBLESHOTTOKEEPUPWITHHERRATEANDIDENTIFIEDTHERE THATHEWOULDCERTAINLYGETBETTERATSWIMMING. BUZZWASEVEN STUNNEDATTHERATEOFTHEYOUNGGIRLANDHOWMUCHSLOWERTHIS DISCIPLINESWASGOING. THE SWIMANDTHE COACHBOTHUNDERSTOOD THATTHISISMOSTINGLIKELYTOBEALONG, DIFFICULTPROCESSOF ATTEMPTINGTOOBTAINTHEAPPROPRIATEKINDASWELLASTOGET INVOLVEDIN "SWIMMINGSHAPE." THE SWIMSWAMANADDITIONAL NUMBEROFHUNDREDLAWNSANDFELTTIREDANDDISSUADED. MICHAEL LADGE

  7. THE RUNASWELLAS THE BIKEBOTHFELTINHIBITEDTOO. IF THE SWIM COULDNOTOBTAINTHE 3 TECHNIQUESAGREATBEGINNINGINTHE TRIATHLONTHENJUSTHOWWOULDTHEYHAVEBEABLETOCOMPETE? IF THEWHOLETEAMWASTOOWORNOUTONCETHEYEXITEDTHESWIMTHEN THE BIKEANDALSO THE RUNWOULDBEMUCHHARDER? THEGROUP LEFTTHESWIMMINGPOOLTHATDAYINHIBITEDREGARDINGTHEJOB THATWASAHEAD. THE SWIMHADTOBEFASTER, BUTADDITIONALLYHAD TOBEALOTMOREEFFICIENT. BUZZDETERMINEDTONOTREACHTHE SWIMMINGPOOLONCEMORENOTREALLYPREPARED, BUTWOULDRETURN WITHAPREPAREDWORKOUTFULLOFDRILLSTOOBTAIN THE SWIMALL SETFORCOMPETITION. HEWOULDCERTAINLYREQUIRETODORESEARCH STUDYTOFINDOUTJUSTHOWTOSWIMASWELLASWHERETOGETGREAT EXERCISES. THISWASMOSTINGLIKELYTOBEAWHOLEBRAND-NEW DIFFICULTYANDAMONGTHEHARDESTFORTHIS TRAINTOACCOMPLISH.

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