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2007-02-22 4:06 AM

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Subject: Raleigh area swim help
My schedule does not allow me to join a master's swim group. Does anyone know of a coach/person that would be willing to help me once or twice - I'm still struggling with the whole sinking hips thing. Thanks.

2007-02-22 6:25 AM
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Chris, I found a coach at my local Y that helped immensely. I paid like $120 for 6 half hour lessons. The biggest thing for me when trying to keep my hips and legs up is head position. I have to really make sure to keep my head down and swim thru the crown of my head and not my forehead. Also, I have really had to work on rolling my head with my body to breath instead of lifting.
2007-02-22 7:39 AM
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I don't do it myself, but Pullen Aquatic Center has a triathlete class. I think it is at 7pm a couple of days a week, to late for me to drive back to Raleigh.

www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_97111_0_0_18/Aquatics_Brochure.pdf

2007-02-23 10:39 PM
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hey are does anyone know where there is a 50 meters long pool in Raleigh?
2007-02-23 10:42 PM
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Subject: RE: Raleigh area swim help
or I guess you would say an olympic size pool?
2007-02-24 10:37 AM
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I've never seen it, but my boss tells me Pullen opens their's up sometimes, but then there are very few lanes.

2007-02-28 2:06 AM
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Yup. Pullen, some mornings does "long course". But they also hold youth practices at the same time...so they give the rest of us three lanes. Slow = water walkers. Fast = egocentric forty-something men who think they are Mark Spitz. Medium = one lane for everyone else...very crowded. I don't go to Pullen much any more, Optimist is less busy in the morning.
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