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Comments: This was crazy fun on New Year's Day ... a bunch of L.A. idiots in Speedos decide to go race in the ocean. There's a mini-course called Amateurs where people just hop in and out (or go round a buoy that's at the surfline), and then the Pros (awesome! I got to go in the Pros wave!) actually do a 300m race. Look! There's purple in my graph. Heh. I haven't swum in six months. The water was BITCHING cold ... it was tough to breathe and move first getting in. I did head-up free at first and focused on breathing meditation, then was able to put my head in the water after about 50 yards. The rest went really smoothly, although occasionally I popped my head up and did a breaststroke to sight and get around others. I came in about mid-pack, which was great for being with a bunch of ocean swimmers, and my time was decent for a swim where you ran in and had to get past the surfline. What would you do differently?: Get fully wet or at least get my face wet and practice breathing in the cold water before the race. Oh, and maybe swim sometimes?  Post race
Warm down: Did a full-body change right there on Venice Beach. :) I had a towel around me for most of it, though. What limited your ability to perform faster: Ummm ... not swimming for six months? Bloody cold? Last updated: 2009-01-01 12:00 AM
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 2009-01-01 3:39 PM |
Melon Presser  52116   |  Subject: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive |
| 2009-01-01 4:04 PM in reply to: #1881428 |
TinkerBeth 23096   Liverpool, New York | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive |
| 2009-01-01 4:08 PM in reply to: #1881428 |
Champion 7495 Schwamalamadingdong! | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive What a fun way to start the new year! |
| 2009-01-01 5:05 PM in reply to: #1881428 |
Veteran 271 Greensboro,NC | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive Great race. I would like to hear more how you use breathing to calm down during a race. John |
| 2009-01-01 5:11 PM in reply to: #1881428 |
Royal(PITA) 14270 West Chester, Ohio | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive Only you would do this Like Beth, I *heart* purple too. |
| 2009-01-01 8:15 PM in reply to: #1881428 |
Expert 1112 I'm a Tennessee girl living in SoCal. | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive LOL! Sounds like a fun time. Personally, I can't even imagine an ocean swim this time of year. Brrrrrrrrrrrr!!  |
| 2009-01-01 8:42 PM in reply to: #1881428 |
Master 1639 Robbinsville NJ | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive Awesome job. I 2nd the idea of giving more info on getting your breathing under control out there in the water. I've struggled with that twice last year. |
| 2009-01-01 9:36 PM in reply to: #1881428 |
Veteran 334 | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive Congrats Yanti...way to bring in the new year! Very impressive to be in the pros wave!  |
| 2009-01-02 1:55 AM in reply to: #1881428 |
Expert 973 Berkeley, Calif. | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive You, darling, are FANTASTIC. What an insanely impressive way to kick off 2009! |
| 2009-01-02 11:33 AM in reply to: #1881428 |
| Master 1292 Houston | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive Great job getting in the water and swimming like a fish!!! I haven't been in the pool in over three months and will most likely sink! Take care and keep moving!!! |
| 2009-01-02 12:11 PM in reply to: #1881428 |
| Iron Donkey 38643 , Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive |
| 2009-01-02 12:19 PM in reply to: #1881428 |
Pro 4216 Sous Mon Diadème | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive Brrrrrrr!!! Awesome job, Yanti. |
| 2009-01-02 2:16 PM in reply to: #1881428 |
Master 1547 | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive umm...how did I not hear about this swim!!! |
| 2009-01-02 2:59 PM in reply to: #1882972 |
Cycling Guru 15134 Fulton, MD | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive I'll bet you could cut glass with the girls after that sort of swim!! Congrats on |
| 2009-01-02 3:44 PM in reply to: #1881428 |
Veteran 188 Rochester, NY | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive Woo Hoo! Nice swim! You must have been WIDE awake after that little dip. 54 degrees. Yikes! WTG! |
| 2009-01-03 8:11 AM in reply to: #1881428 |
Extreme Veteran 555 Land of living sighs | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive Very nice. Great way to end and start old and new years! Here we wear wet suits in August what whimps we are! Well done! |
| 2009-01-03 2:28 PM in reply to: #1881428 |
Extreme Veteran 482 | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive You are a naturally gifted swimmer!! I'd still be standing on the beach asking someone, "they want me to do what??" LOL!! Did I read your report correctly in that you swam in that cold of water in only your swimsuit? OMG!! You are one tough lady! I too would like to hear about your breathing and calming yourself down in that situation. Thanks Yanti for a great report! |
| 2009-01-03 3:32 PM in reply to: #1881428 |
Expert 683 Lafayette, CA | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive Nice job! You're nuts for getting out there. But I guess it goes with this TRI stuff! Great way to get out there and start the year off right. You've done much more swimming that I have done this year! :-) |
| 2009-01-04 8:14 PM in reply to: #1881428 |
Expert 713 WV | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive You are awesome. I live vicariously through you.... I doubt that I would ever have the courage to do that. Again....AWESOME!! |
| 2009-01-07 12:26 PM in reply to: #1881428 |
Master 1281 Long Beach, CA | Subject: RE: Venice Penguin Swim Club New Year's Dive Okay...you haven't swam in six months AND were in frigid water AND swam with your head up and still went 1:35 per 100! You are crazy fast, girl! Good job! Sounds like a fun way to kick off 2009! |
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Shuffled around in sweats looking like one of Venice's finest homeless people. Got body-marked. Put a swim cap on and earplugs in.
Got in the water up to my knees.