🏊‍♂️ Swimming My Talk and Talking My Swim 🏊‍♀️

🌊✨This morning’s swim felt so good. After chatting with a friend last night, she’s training for the police fitness test (which requires swimming 50m in under one minute) I decided to see how I’d go at it myself.

Normally, my swims are about distance and endurance. But today was all about speed.

I warmed up with 8 lengths (25m x 8 = 200m) and then went for the time trial. To my surprise, I swam 50m in 58 seconds. Then, on my next attempt, I managed 57 seconds. That gives me a solid baseline to work from.

From here, my next baseline goal is to time a 3km swim. From what I’ve heard about Jasi Masters and QE2 Masters, their sessions often cover 2–3km in about an hour. That’s where I’d love to get to, swimming with more ease and speed over longer distances.

While I was swimming today, I also noticed another swimmer using hand paddles. Her arms and upper body were super strong, and she barely kicked her legs while powering through the water. Naturally, I was curious, what advantages do paddles bring, and how might they help me in my training? Another question for the journey.

So now I have a couple of fresh goals:

1: Swim 50m in under 1 minute consistently.

2: Build speed and ease for a 3km swim.

And because I love a challenge, I’m now curious to try the police fitness test myself - not for the career, but for the sheer achievement of it. Who knows, maybe this will even help me rediscover running again one day!

As for my swim teacher application, I didn’t make it through to the next stage. And that’s okay. In fact, it’s opened up some even more exciting possibilities:

* Going private and offering one-on-one coaching.

* Approaching other swim schools with fresh energy.

* Supporting high-level athletes with swim technique to improve their times, whether for Ironman events, diving school fitness, or police swim tests.

The pool continues to teach me so much. Every length is a blend of meditation, reflection, and challenge.

And with each stroke, I feel I’m not only swimming my talk, but also talking my swim.

Exciting times ahead 🌊